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CDM 2024 Info Technology

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.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year ProgramHours
Chicago Quarter
LSP 110
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 241INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I 14
CSC 242INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II 14
CSEC 100CYBERSECURITY ORIENTATION 2
CSEC 101CYBERSECURITY TECHNOLOGIES OVERVIEW 2
IT 263APPLIED NETWORKS AND SECURITY4
MAT 140DISCRETE MATHEMATICS I4
NET 363INTRODUCTION TO LOCAL AREA NETWORKS4
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 233CODES AND CIPHERS4
or CSC 333 CRYPTOLOGY
CSC 300DATA STRUCTURES I4
CSC 301DATA STRUCTURES II4
CSC 355DATABASE SYSTEMS4
CSC 373COMPUTER SYSTEMS I4
CSC 374COMPUTER SYSTEMS II4
CSEC 340FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION ASSURANCE (FORMERLY CNS 340)4
NET 365NETWORK INTERCONNECTION TECHNOLOGIES4

Third Year 

Course Title Quarter Hours
NET 377FUNDAMENTALS OF NETWORK SECURITY4
NET 379TELECOMMUNICATION AND NETWORK SECURITY PRACTICUM4
CSEC 320COMPUTER FORENSIC AND INCIDENT RESPONSE (FORMERLY CNS 320)4
CSEC 378HOST BASED SECURITY (FORMERLY CNS 378)4

Fourth Year 

Course Title Quarter Hours
CSEC 228LEGAL, ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN INFORMATION SECURITY (FORMERLY CNS 228)4
CSEC 388SECURITY TESTING AND ASSESSMENT (FORMERLY CNS 388)4
CSEC 394INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY ENGINEERING I 4
CSEC 395INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY ENGINEERING II (FORMERLY CNS 395)4
CMNS 201BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION4
Eight (8) credit hours of Major Electives8

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:

  • Complete a minimum of 192 credit hours (generally 48 courses) 
  • Earn a grade of C- or higher in WRD 103WRD 104, and all Major and Minor courses 
  • Earn a grade of D or higher in all other Liberal Studies and Open Elective courses
  • Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher