The BS in Cybersecurity prepares students to evaluate and manage an organization's computer, information and network security, as well as develop a solid information technology infrastructure.
| Program Requirements | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|
| Liberal Studies Requirements | 76 |
| Major Requirements | 100 |
| Open Electives | 16 |
| Total hours required | 192 |
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Identify the information security services provided by "Confidentiality," "Integrity," and "Availability" (CIA).
- Analyze the security controls present in an environment and identify any improvements needed to implement fully a defense-in-depth model.
- Design an enterprise infrastructure that implements a defense-in-depth model.
- Develop security policies for an enterprise environment.
- Interpret how some of the legal and regulatory requirements impact an enterprise environment.
- Evaluate the threat sources, attack vectors and asset vulnerabilities in an enterprise environment via a risk assessment.
Liberal Studies Requirements
Honors program requirements can be found in the individual Colleges & Schools section of the University Catalog. Select the appropriate college or school, followed by Undergraduate Academics and scroll down.
| First Year Program | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Quarter | ||
| LSP 110 or LSP 111 | DISCOVER CHICAGO or EXPLORE CHICAGO | 4 |
| Focal Point | ||
| LSP 112 | FOCAL POINT SEMINAR | 4 |
| Writing | ||
| WRD 103 | COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC I 1 | 4 |
| WRD 104 | COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC II 1 | 4 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Not Required | ||
| Sophomore Year | ||
| Race, Power, and Resistance | ||
| LSP 200 | SEMINAR ON RACE, POWER, AND RESISTANCE | 4 |
| Junior Year | ||
| Experiential Learning | ||
| Required | 4 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| Capstone | ||
| Required in major 1 | ||
- 1
Students must earn a C- or better in this course.
Learning Domains
Arts and Literature (AL)
- 3 Courses Required
Historical Inquiry (HI)
- 2 Courses Required
Math and Computing (MC)
- Not Required
Philosophical Inquiry (PI)
- 2 Courses Required (See note below)
Religious Dimensions (RD)
- 2 Courses Required (See note below)
Scientific Inquiry (SI)
- 1 Lab Course Required
Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry (SCBI)
- 3 Courses Required
Notes
Students must take one of the following ethics courses: CSC 208 (PI), IT 228 (PI), PHL 248/MGT 248 (PI) or REL 228/MGT 228 (RD)
Specified required courses within Liberal Studies may have grade minimums (e.g. C- or better). Please consult your advisor or your college and major requirements.
Courses offered in the student's primary major cannot be taken to fulfill LSP Domain requirements. If students double major, LSP Domain courses may double count for both LSP credit and the second major. Students who choose to take an experiential learning course offered by the major may count it either as a general elective or the Experiential Learning requirement.
In meeting learning domain requirements, no more than one course that is outside the student’s major and is cross-listed with a course within the student’s major, can be applied to count for LSP domain credit. This policy does not apply to those who are pursuing a double major or earning BFA or BM degrees.
Major Requirements
First Year
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CSC 241 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I 1 | 4 |
| CSC 242 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II 1 | 4 |
| CSEC 100 | CYBERSECURITY ORIENTATION | 2 |
| CSEC 101 | CYBERSECURITY TECHNOLOGIES OVERVIEW | 2 |
| IT 263 | APPLIED NETWORKS AND SECURITY | 4 |
| MAT 140 | DISCRETE MATHEMATICS I | 4 |
| NET 363 | INTRODUCTION TO LOCAL AREA NETWORKS | 4 |
- 1
Students with one (1) semester programming experience may take CSC 243 and one (1) additional Major Elective in lieu of CSC 241 and CSC 242.
Second Year
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CSC 233 | CODES AND CIPHERS | 4 |
| or CSC 333 | CRYPTOLOGY | |
| CSC 300 | DATA STRUCTURES I | 4 |
| CSC 301 | DATA STRUCTURES II | 4 |
| CSC 355 | DATABASE SYSTEMS | 4 |
| CSC 373 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS I | 4 |
| CSC 374 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS II | 4 |
| CSEC 340 | FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION ASSURANCE (FORMERLY CNS 340) | 4 |
| NET 365 | NETWORK INTERCONNECTION TECHNOLOGIES | 4 |
Third Year
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NET 377 | FUNDAMENTALS OF NETWORK SECURITY | 4 |
| NET 379 | TELECOMMUNICATION AND NETWORK SECURITY PRACTICUM | 4 |
| CSEC 320 | COMPUTER FORENSIC AND INCIDENT RESPONSE (FORMERLY CNS 320) | 4 |
| CSEC 378 | HOST BASED SECURITY (FORMERLY CNS 378) | 4 |
Fourth Year
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CSEC 228 | LEGAL, ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN INFORMATION SECURITY (FORMERLY CNS 228) | 4 |
| CSEC 388 | SECURITY TESTING AND ASSESSMENT (FORMERLY CNS 388) | 4 |
| CSEC 394 | INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY ENGINEERING I | 4 |
| CSEC 395 | INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY ENGINEERING II (FORMERLY CNS 395) | 4 |
| CMNS 201 | BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION | 4 |
| Eight (8) credit hours of Major Electives | 8 | |
Major Electives
Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in all major elective courses.
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Electives can be chosen from the list below: | ||
| WORKSHOP: JAVA FOR PROGRAMMERS | ||
| WORKSHOP: LINUX FOR PROGRAMMERS | ||
any 300 level CSEC, NET, CSC, SE, IS, or IT courses. | ||
Open Electives
Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.
Degree Requirements
Students in this degree must meet the following requirements: