
Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
Dallas, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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Introduction
The Cybersecurity Program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills of computer security, including theory, tools, and best practices. It seeks to prepare the student for careers in many areas of cybersecurity work including cyber analytics, penetration testing, network security, digital forensics, and cybersecurity operations and management careers.
Goals of the Cybersecurity Major
The Cybersecurity program seeks to:
- Identify and apply theories and processes related to information security, assurance, and cybersecurity.
- Apply security and cyber defense principles to the planning, implementing, and monitoring of Cybersecurity mechanisms to help ensure the protection of information technology assets.
- The ability of ethical decision making and professional integrity.
- Identify and analyze organizational problems relating to information assurance, security, and its implications on value creation and defense.
Program Highlights
A major in Cybersecurity requires a minimum of 32 credit hours in computer science plus 24 credit hours in Cybersecurity. More than the minimum requirements in computer science will be necessary for students wishing to pursue graduate work in a related field.
A few notable courses in this degree include:
- COSC 3305 - Computer Organization and Architecture
- COSC 3306 - Networks and Telecommunication
- COSC 3312 - Information Assurance
- COSC 3313 - Introduction to Cryptography
- COSC 4315 - Network Security
- COSC 4316 - Ethical Hacking and System Defense
- COSC 4317 - Digital Forensics
- COSC 4318 - Software Security
- COSC 4308 - Senior Project in Computer Science (S-L)
- COSC 4401 - Operating Systems
- COSC 4402 - Software Engineering (S-L)
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