Cybersecurity (BS)

Program Overview

All graduates in the B.S. in Cybersecurity program offered by the Turner College of Business will learn the essential skills necessary to join the cybersecurity workforce.

Career Opportunities

Typical current cybersecurity positions include:

Cybersecurity Manager
Cybersecurity Management Consultant
Cyber Security Analyst- Awareness and Education
Cybersecurity Regulatory Governance Lead
Cyber Security Measures and Reporting Lead
IT Cyber Security Controls Assessor
Information Security Governance Specialist
Cybersecurity Regulatory Compliance Instructor
Cybersecurity Policy and Compliance Analyst

Program of Study

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core IMPACTS Area : Institutional Priorities ¹		4-5
Choose one of the following communication options		3
COMM 1110	Public Speaking
Foreign Language Course Options
AMSL, ARAB, CHIN, FREN, GERM, GREK, ITAL, JAPN, KREN, LATIN, PORT, SPAN - 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002; SWAH - 1001, 1002.
Take one of the following courses		1-2
ITDS 1779	Scholarship Across the Disciplines
LEAD 1705	Introduction to Servant Leadership
PERS 1506	Perspectives 1-hour
PERS 1507	Perspectives 2-hour
Core IMPACTS Area : Mathematics & Quantitative Skills ¹		3-7
DATA 1501	Introduction to Data Science	3
MATH 1001	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning	3
MATH 1101	Introduction to Mathematical Modeling	3
MATH 1111	College Algebra	3
MATH 1113	Pre-Calculus	4
MATH 1125	Applied Calculus	3
MATH 1131	Calculus with Analytic Geometry I	4
MATH 1132	Calculus with Analytic Geometry II	4
MATH 1165	Computer-Assisted Problem Solving	3
MATH 1401	Introduction to Statistics	3
MATH 1501	Calculus I	4
MATH 2125	Introduction to Discrete Mathematics	3
STAT 1401	Elementary Statistics	3
Core IMPACTS Area : Political Science and U.S. History		6
HIST 2111	U. S. History to 1865	3
or HIST 2112	U. S. History since 1865
POLS 1101	American Government	3
Core IMPACTS Area : Arts, Humanities, and Ethics		6
Select one Fine Arts course		3
ARTH 1100	Art Appreciation
ARTH 2125	Introduction to the History of Art I– Prehistoric through Gothic
ARTH 2126	Introduction to the History of Art II– Renaissance through Modern
MUSC 1100	Music Appreciation
THEA 1100	Theatre Appreciation
ITDS 1145	Comparative Arts ²
Select one Humanities course		3
ENGL 2111	World Literature I
ENGL 2112	World Literature II
ITDS 1155	The Western Intellectual Tradition
ITDS 1774	Introduction to Digital Humanities
PHIL 2010	Introduction to Philosophy
ITDS 1145	Comparative Arts ²
Core IMPACTS Area : Communicating in Writing		6
ENGL 1101	English Composition I	3
ENGL 1102	English Composition II	3
Core IMPACTS Area : Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences ^1,3		7-11
ANTH 1145	Human Origins	3
ASTR 1105	Descriptive Astronomy: The Solar System	3
ASTR 1106	Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies	3
ASTR 1305	Descriptive Astronomy Lab	1
ATSC 1112	Understanding the Weather	3
ATSC 1112L	Understanding the Weather Lab	1
BIOL 1125	Contemporary Issues in Biology Non-Lab	3
BIOL 1215K	Introductory Biology	4
BIOL 1225K	Contemporary Issues in Biology with Lab	4
CHEM 1151 & 1151L	Survey of Chemistry I and Survey of Chemistry I Lab	4
CHEM 1152 & 1152L	Survey of Chemistry II and Survey of Chemistry II Lab	4
CHEM 1211 & 1211L	Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Lab	4
CHEM 1212 & 1212L	Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry II Lab	4
CPSC 1105	Introduction to Computing Principles and Technology	3
CPSC 1301K	Computer Science I	4
ENVS 1105	Environmental Studies	3
ENVS 1105L	Environmental Studies Laboratory	1
ENVS 1205K	Sustainability and the Environment	4
GEOG 2215	Introduction to the Geographic Information Systems	3
GEOL 1110	Natural Disasters: Our Hazardous Environment	3
GEOL 1121	Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology	3
GEOL 1121L	Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology Lab	1
GEOL 1122	Introductory Geo-sciences II: Historical Geology	3
GEOL 1322	Introductory Geo-sciences II: Historical Geology Lab	1
GEOL 2225	The Fossil Record	4
PHYS 1111 & PHYS 1311	Introductory Physics I and Introductory Physics I Lab	4
PHYS 1112 & PHYS 1312	Introductory Physics II and Introductory Physics II Lab	4
PHYS 1125	Physics of Color and Sound	3
PHYS 1325	Physics of Color and Sound Lab	1
PHYS 2211 & PHYS 2311	Principles of Physics I and Principles of Physics I Lab	4
PHYS 2212 & PHYS 2312	Principles of Physics II and Principles of Physics II Lab	4
Core IMPACTS Area : Social Sciences		6
Select one Behavioral Science course
ECON 2105	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2106	Principles of Microeconomics
PHIL 2030	Moral Philosophy
PSYC 1101	Introduction to General Psychology
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology
Select one World Cultures course		3
ANTH 1107	Discovering Archaeology
ANTH 1105	Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 2105	Ancient World Civilizations
ANTH 2136	Language and Culture
ENGL 2136	Language and Culture
GEOG 1101	World Regional Geography
HIST 1111	World History to 1500
HIST 1112	World History since 1500
ITDS 1156	Understanding Non-Western Cultures
Core IMPACTS Total Hours		42
Health and Wellness		3
KINS 1106	Lifetime Wellness	2
or PHED 1205	Concepts of Fitness
Select one of the following		1
Any PEDS course
MUSC 1206	Body Mapping (Music Majors Only)

¹: The hours applied in the Institutional Priorities; Mathematics & Quantitative Skills; and Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences areas must add to 18 credit hours.
²: ITDS 1145 Comparative Arts, though listed under both Fine Arts and Humanities, may be taken only once.
³: At least 4 of the credit hours in this area must be in a lab science course.

Major Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Requirements
Complete the core requirements for this program		45
Core Total		45
Field of Study Requirements
A grade of "C" or better is required in each course.
CPSC 1301K	Computer Science I	4
CPSC 1302K	Computer Science II (1 Credit Hour to Required for the Major)	4
CPSC 2105	Computer Organization	3
CYBR 2159	Fundamentals of Computer Networks	3
CYBR 2160	Intro to Information Security	3
MATH 2125	Introduction to Discrete Mathematics (1 Credit Hour to Required for the Major)	3
Field of Study Requirements Total		18
Required for the Major
A grade of "C" or better is required in each CPSC and CYBR course.
CPSC 2108	Data Structures	3
CPSC 3125	Operating Systems	3
CPSC 3165	Professionalism in Computing	2
CPSC 4157	Computer Networks	3
CPSC 4000	Baccalaureate Survey	0
CYBR 3106	Cybersecurity Risk Management	3
CYBR 3108	Defensive Programming	3
CYBR 3119	Fundamentals of Digital Forensics	3
CYBR 3136	Wireless, IoT and Mobile Security	3
CYBR 4416	Cybersecurity Practicum	1
1 Credit Hour from Core IMPACTS: Mathematics		1
1 Credit Hour from Field of Study Requirements CPSC 1302K		1
1 Credit Hour from Field of Study Requirements MATH 2125		1
Required for the Major Total		27
Major Electives
A grade of "C" or better is required in each CPSC, CYBR and FTA course.
The five courses below are required
CPSC 3131	Database Systems I	3
CYBR 4127	Computer and Network Security	3
CYBR 4128	Penetration Testing and Countermeasures	3
CYBR 4160	Applied Cryptography	3
CYBR 4166	Intrusion Detection and Prevention	3
Select 9 credit hours from any CPSC/CYBR/FTA 3000 and above course		9
Major Electives Total		24
General Electives
Select 9 credit hours of general electives		9
General Electives Total		9
Total Credit Hours		123

Program Map

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Credit Hours
ENGL 1101	English Composition I (minimum grade of C)	3
MATH 1113	Pre-Calculus (minimum grade of C)	4
Institutional Priorities	COMM 1110 Public Speaking or foreign language 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002 ¹	3
CPSC 1301K	Computer Science I (minimum grade of C)	4
Arts, Humanities, and Ethics	Fine Arts ²	3
	Credit Hours	17
Spring
ENGL 1102	English Composition II (minimum grade of C)	3
MATH 2125	Introduction to Discrete Mathematics (minimum grade of C)	3
CPSC 1302K	Computer Science II (minimum grade of C)	4
Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences	Science Elective with Lab ^{1, 3}	4
Institutional Priorities	ITDS 1779 (2), LEAD 1705 (2), PERS 1506 (1; may be repeated with different topic), PERS 1507 (2) ¹	1
	Credit Hours	15
Second Year
Fall
CYBR 2159	Fundamentals of Computer Networks (minimum grade of C)	3
CPSC 2105	Computer Organization (minimum grade of C)	3
CPSC 2108	Data Structures (minimum grade of C)	3
Arts, Humanities, and Ethics	Humanities Elective ²	3
Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences	Science Elective with Lab ^{1, 3}	4
	Credit Hours	16
Spring
CYBR 2160	Intro to Information Security (minimum grade of C)	3
CPSC 3131	Database Systems I (minimum grade of C)	3
STAT 1401	Elementary Statistics	3
HIST 2111 or HIST 2112	U. S. History to 1865 or U. S. History since 1865	3
CPSC 3125	Operating Systems (minimum grade of C)	3
KINS 1106 or PHED 1205	Lifetime Wellness or Concepts of Fitness	2
	Credit Hours	17
Third Year
Fall
CYBR 3136	Wireless, IoT and Mobile Security (minimum grade of C)	3
CPSC 4157	Computer Networks (minimum grade of C)	3
CYBR 3106	Cybersecurity Risk Management (minimum grade of C)	3
POLS 1101	American Government	3
Social Sciences	Social Sciences Elective (Behavioral Science)	3
Health and Wellness	PEDS Elective	1
	Credit Hours	16
Spring
CPSC 3165	Professionalism in Computing (minimum grade of C)	2
CYBR 3108	Defensive Programming (minimum grade of C)	3
Program Elective	CYBR or CPSC 3000 and above course (minimum grade of C)	3
CYBR 3119	Fundamentals of Digital Forensics (minimum grade of C)	3
Social Sciences	Social Science Elective (World Culture)	3
	Credit Hours	14
Fourth Year
Fall
CYBR 4160	Applied Cryptography (minimum grade of C)	3
CYBR 4127	Computer and Network Security (minimum grade of C)	3
CYBR 4128	Penetration Testing and Countermeasures (minimum grade of C)	3
Program Elective	CYBR or CPSC 3000 above course (minimum grade of C)	3
General Electives	General Electives	3
	Credit Hours	15
Spring
CYBR 4416	Cybersecurity Practicum (minimum grade of C)	1
CPSC 4000	Baccalaureate Survey	0
CYBR 4166	Intrusion Detection and Prevention (minimum grade of C)	3
Program Electives	CYBR or CPSC 3000 and above course (minimum grade of C)	3
General Electives	General Electives	3
General Electives	General Electives	3
	Credit Hours	13
	Total Credit Hours	123

¹The hours applied in the Institutional Priorities; Mathematics & Quantitative Skills; and Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences areas must add to 18 credit hours.

²ITDS 1145 Comparative Arts, though listed under both Fine Arts and Humanities, may be taken only once.

³At least 4 of the credit hours in this area must be in a lab science course.

Admission Requirements

There are no program specific admission requirements.

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