Information Systems - Cybersecurity Emphasis (B.S.)

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Program Information

All courses must be passed with a “C” (2.0) or better to be counted in the major.
Credits older than 10 years must be approved by the CSIS Department Chair before being allowed to count towards the major due to the rapid change in the industry.

Program Prerequisites

The Department of Computer Science and Information Systems strongly recommends that students complete the following courses as part of their General Education requirements, as they are prerequisites for required major courses. Students who do not complete these courses as part of General Education can potentially add additional credits and time to their degree.

CSIS 1010 - E-Commerce in a Global Society (can be used to fulfill General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences Knowledge Area)
MATH 1040 - Statistics * and MATH 1050 - College Algebra * (either can be used to fulfill General Education Quantitative Literacy)

* Note: Students who are not prepared for this math course may need additional math credits/preparation. Please consult your Student Success Advisor for more information.

General Education Requirement (30-37 Credits)

See General Education for course options.

Core Course Requirements (12-15 Credits)
Knowledge Area Requirements (18-22 Credits)

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree Requirement (12 Credits*)

Bachelor of Science Degree - Math or Science minimum requirement 12 Credits

* Note: A portion of the B.S. requirements may be met by fulfilling the General Education Core and Knowledge Areas. Because of this, these credits are typically not counted in the degree total at the bottom of page. Some students majoring in non-science fields may need additional math/science courses to reach the minimum 12 credits. Consult your Student Success Advisor for details.

Information Systems - Cybersecurity Curriculum Summary (84 Credits)

CSIS Common Core (21 Credits)

CS 1400 - Fundamentals of Programming 3 Credit(s)
CS 1410 - Object Oriented Programming 3 Credit(s)
CS 2300 - Discrete Structures 3 Credit(s)
CS 2420 - Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures 3 Credit(s)
CS 3200 - Database Design and Management 3 Credit(s)
IS 2600 - Data Communications and Networking 3 Credit(s)
IS 3650 - Network Security 3 Credit(s)

Information Systems Required Core (33 Credits)

ACCT 2010 - Accounting Principles 3 Credit(s)
EET 2750 - PC Hardware 3 Credit(s)
IS 2000 - Web Development 3 Credit(s)
IS 2620 - Linux Administration 3 Credit(s)
IS 2670 - Information Security and Assurance 3 Credit(s)
IS 3050 - Environments of Information Systems 3 Credit(s)
IS 3100 - Systems Analysis and Design 3 Credit(s)
IS 4810 - IS Capstone Project 3 Credit(s)
MATH 1100 - Applied Calculus 3 Credit(s)
MGMT 3180 - Management and Organizations 3 Credit(s)
MKTG 3010 - Marketing Principles 3 Credit(s)

Cybersecurity Emphasis (30 Credits)

Cybersecurity Core Required Courses (15 Credits)

CS 3600 - Operating Systems 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 3700 - Introduction to Digital Forensics 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 4700 - Advanced Digital Forensics 3 Credit(s)
IS 3620 - Network Administration and Management 3 Credit(s)
IS 3750 - Security Scripting 3 Credit(s)

Select Five of the Following Electives* (15 Credits)

ART 3250 - Web Design I 3 Credit(s)
ART 4250 - Web Design II 3 Credit(s)
CS 3150 - C and C++ Programming 3 Credit(s)
CS 3300 - Mobile App Development for Android 3 Credit(s)
CS 4300 - Mobile App Development for iOS 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 4540 - Human-Computer Interfaces 3 Credit(s)
CSIS 4560 - Big Data Analytics 3 Credit(s)
EET 2780 - Digital Electronics I 3 Credit(s)
IS 3660 - Server Administration 3 Credit(s)
IS 4750 - eBusiness Systems 3 Credit(s)

Note

* Additional courses outside of this list may count toward major requirements; consult a faculty advisor for options. Students may also elect to take CSIA courses (CSIA 6000 , CSIA 6030 , CSIA 6040 , CSIA 6060 , and CSIA 6240 ) as part of the undergraduate-graduate bridge program and use some of those courses toward the cybersecurity emphasis electives.

Free Electives (0-5 Credits)

Total elective credit is determined by General Education courses taken, degree type selected, additional credits earned, and any additional math or other prerequisite courses needed. For a bachelor’s degree, students must earn a minimum of 40 upper-division credits (courses numbered 3000-4999). Students may need to select additional upper-division courses not included in their major requirements in order to reach this minimum. Please consult your Student Success Advisor for details.