Cyber Defense, BS

Bachelor of Science • CYBER DEF BS

The Bachelor of Science degree in Cyber Defense provides the proactive and reactive knowledge and skills that encompass security in the technological environment. Students will learn to ensure appropriate treatment of risk, compliance, and assurance from internal and external perspectives. With an emphasis on how to best protect an organization’s information assets, topics will be covered from both the business and technology perspectives. Students will have a choice between two specialties: Information Assurance or Health Care Information Assurance.

Foundations of Excellence - 33-34 Credits

ACES 100 - Achieving Career and Education Success 3 Credits
OR
Open Electives 3 Credits ¹ (if exempt)
COMM 120 - Presentation Techniques 3 Credits
ENGL 109 - Composition 3 Credits
ENGL 110 - Advanced Composition 3 Credits
ENGL 311 - Professional Writing 3 Credits
MATH 120 - College Mathematics 3 Credits
OR
MATH 125 - Intermediate Algebra 3 Credits
MATH 135 - College Algebra 3 Credits
OR
MATH 150 - Pre-Calculus 4 Credits
OR
MATH 215 - Calculus I 4 Credits **
SOSC 201 - Diversity in Society 3 Credits
SOSC 301 - Globalization and World Diversity 3 Credits
STAT 220 - Introduction to Statistics 3 Credits
Science Elective 3 Credits ¹

Foundations of Business - 9-10 Credits

ACCT 200 - Accounting Basics for Managers 3 Credits
OR
ACCT 201 - Accounting Foundations I 4 Credits
BUSN 210 - Professional Ethics 3 Credits
MGMT 211 - Management Foundations 3 Credits

Foundations of Cyber Defense - 15 Credits

BITS 211 - Microcomputer Applications: Spreadsheet 3 Credits
CISP 247 - Database Design 3 Credits
GPMT 287 - Principles of Project Management 3 Credits
IAAS 221 - Security Foundations 3 Credits
NETW 101 - PC Operating Systems 3 Credits

Major - 45 Credits

CISP 253 - Python Scripting 3 Credits
IAAS 256 - Windows Digital Forensics 3 Credits
IAAS 481 - Information Security and Assurance 3 Credits
IAAS 492 - Legal/Ethical Issues in Information Assurance 3 Credits
NETW 141 - MS Client and Server OS 3 Credits
NETW 151 - Cisco Networking Fundamentals 3 Credits
OR
NETW 220 - Data Communications and Networks 3 Credits
NETW 217 - UNIX Operating Systems 3 Credits
NETW 235 - UNIX/Linux Server Administration 3 Credits
NETW 241 - MS Implement Network Infrastructure 3 Credits
IAAS 490 - Information Assurance and Security Internship 3 Credits *
OR
TECH 489 - Field Experience in Technology 3 Credits *
TECH 497 - College of Technology Capstone 3 Credits

Choose One of the Following Specialty Areas:

Information Assurance Specialty [IASP] - 12 Credits

Health Care Information Assurance Specialty [HIAS] - 12 Credits

Open Electives - 16-18 Credits

Consider adding the Mathematics Minor [MTHM] with this program.

MATH 205 - Applied Linear Algebra 4 Credits
MATH 215 - Calculus I 4 Credits
MATH 216 - Calculus II 4 Credits
MATH 250 - Discrete Structures 3 Credits
MATH 317 - Calculus III 4 Credits
MATH 350 - Differential Equations with Modeling 4 Credits

Total Credits: 120

*Either IAAS 490 or TECH 489 must be completed unless the experiential learning component is satisfied. An upper level technology substitution must be chosen if the experiential component is completed within a required course in the major.

¹See “Guide To Electives “ for list of choices.