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Cybersecurity and Business Administration, BS

2021-2022 Edition

  • Undergraduate
    • Admission
    • Information for Entering Students
    • College Expenses
    • Academic Policies and Procedures
    • University Academics
    • College of Arts, Media and Design
    • D'Amore-​McKim School of Business
    • Khoury College of Computer Sciences
      • Computer Science
      • Cybersecurity
      • Data Science
      • Khoury Combined Majors
        • Chemical Engineering and Computer Science, BSChE
        • Civil Engineering and Computer Science, BSCE
        • Computer Engineering and Computer Science, BSCmpE
        • Computer Science and Behavioral Neuroscience, BS
        • Computer Science and Biology, BS
        • Computer Science and Business Administration, BS
        • Computer Science and Cognitive Psychology, BS
        • Computer Science and Communication Studies, BS
        • Computer Science and Criminal Justice, BS
        • Computer Science and Design, BS
        • Computer Science and Economics, BS
        • Computer Science and English, BS
        • Computer Science and Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, BS
        • Computer Science and Game Development, BS
        • Computer Science and History, BS
        • Computer Science and Journalism, BS
        • Computer Science and Linguistics, BS
        • Computer Science and Mathematics, BS
        • Computer Science and Media Arts, BS
        • Computer Science and Music with Concentration in Music Technology, BS
        • Computer Science and Philosophy, BS
        • Computer Science and Physics, BS
        • Computer Science and Political Science, BS
        • Computer Science and Sociology, BS
        • Computer Science and Theatre, BS
        • Cybersecurity and Business Administration, BS
        • Cybersecurity and Criminal Justice, BS
        • Cybersecurity and Economics, BS
        • Data Science and Biochemistry, BS
        • Data Science and Biology, BS
        • Data Science and Behavioral Neuroscience, BS
        • Data Science and Business Administration, BS
        • Data Science and Chemistry, BS
        • Data Science and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, BS
        • Data Science and Economics, BS
        • Data Science and Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, BS
        • Data Science and Health Science, BS
        • Data Science and Journalism, BS
        • Data Science and Linguistics, BS
        • Data Science and Mathematics, BS
        • Data Science and Physics, BS
        • Data Science and Psychology, BS
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    • College of Engineering
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    • College of Science
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    • Faculty
    • Appendix
  • College of Professional Studies Undergraduate
  • Graduate
  • Course Descriptions
  • Catalog Archives
  • Overview
  • Program Requirements
  • Plan of Study

The cybersecurity and business combined major delivers a technical and security-focused degree with a strong grounding in business. Students will complete most of the requirements of a business major, including macroeconomics and microeconomics, while also focusing on the conceptual and practical computer science skills that will enable them to contribute to ensuring the reliability and security of cyberspace.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Cybersecurity Major Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Computer Science Overview
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
CS 1210Professional Development for Khoury Co-op1
Computer Science Fundamental Courses
CS 1800
and CS 1802
Discrete Structures
and Seminar for CS 1800
5
CS 2500
and CS 2501
Fundamentals of Computer Science 1
and Lab for CS 2500
5
CS 2510
and CS 2511
Fundamentals of Computer Science 2
and Lab for CS 2510
5
Computer Science Required Courses
CS 3000Algorithms and Data4
CS 3500
and CS 3501
Object-Oriented Design
and Lab for CS 3500
5
CS 3650Computer Systems4
CS 3700Networks and Distributed Systems4
Cybersecurity Required Courses
CY 2550Foundations of Cybersecurity4
CY 3740Systems Security4
CY 4170The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies4
or CY 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
CY 4740Network Security4
Cybersecurity Electives
If courses require prerequisites, those should be taken using general electives.
Complete one course from the following:3-4
COMM 2551
Free Speech in Cyberspace
CRIM 2340
Corporate Security: Securing the Private Sector
CRIM 3030
Global Criminology
CRIM 4040
Crime Prevention
CS 2800
Logic and Computation
CS 4240
Large-Scale Parallel Data Processing
CS 4400
Programming Languages
CS 4500
Software Development
CS 4710
Mobile and Wireless Systems
CS 6710
Wireless Network
CY 5200
Security Risk Management and Assessment
CY 5210
Information System Forensics
CY 5770
Software Vulnerabilities and Security
DS 4300
Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval
DS 4400
Machine Learning and Data Mining 1
EECE 2322
and EECE 2323
Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization
and Lab for EECE 2322
EECE 3324
Computer Architecture and Organization
EECE 4534
and EECE 4535
Microprocessor-Based Design
and Lab for EECE 4534
IS 4300
Human Computer Interaction
LPSC 1101
Introduction to Law
LPSC 2301
Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society
LPSC 3303
Topics in Law and Public Policy
MATH 3527
Number Theory 1
MATH 4575
Introduction to Cryptography
PHIL 1145
Technology and Human Values
POLS 2390
Science, Technology, and Public Policy
POLS 3307
Public Policy and Administration
POLS 3324
Law and Society
POLS 3406
International Law
POLS 3408
International Security
POLS 3420
U.S. National Security Policy
POLS 3423
Terrorism and Counterterrorism

Business Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Accounting
ACCT 1201Financial Accounting and Reporting4
ACCT 2301Managerial Accounting4
Finance
FINA 2201Financial Management4
Organizational Behavior
ORGB 3201Organizational Behavior4
Marketing
MKTG 2201Introduction to Marketing4
Statistics
MGSC 2301Business Statistics4
Strategy
STRT 4501Strategy in Action4

Business Concentration

Complete a four-course business concentration from the following list.

  • Accounting
  • Brand Management
  • Business Analytics
  • Corporate Innovation and Venture
  • Entrepreneurial Startups
  • Family Business
  • Finance
  • Fintech
  • Healthcare Management and Consulting
  • International Business (available only as a second concentration)
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Marketing Analytics
  • Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Supply Chain Management

Business Cooperative Education Requirement

Complete one six-month co-op experience.

Integrative Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
MISM 2301Management Information Systems4

Supporting Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Mathematics Courses
Complete one of the following:4
MATH 1341
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
MATH 1231
Calculus for Business and Economics
Economics
Complete one of the following: 4
ECON 1115
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 1116
Principles of Microeconomics

Writing Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
Complete one of the following:4
ENGW 3302
Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
ENGW 3315
Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 16 credits of general electives.16

Khoury College GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses.

Business GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all business courses.

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World 
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning 
  • Analyzing and Using Data 
  • Understanding Societies and Institutions
  • Writing in the First Year 
  • Advanced Writing in the Disciplines 
  • Writing-Intensive in the Major 
  • Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone 

Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-op.

Program Requirement

133 semester hours required

Sample Patterns:

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12001CS 2510
and CS 2511
5CS 3500
and CS 3501
5Vacation
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5CY 25504Elective 14 
CS 2500
and CS 2501
5MATH 1341 or 12314  
ENGW 11114ACCT 12014  
ECON 1115 or 11164   
 19 17 9 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 30004CS 37004MKTG 22014Co-op
CS 36504CY 37404Elective 34 
ACCT 23014Business concentration 14  
MGSC 23014Elective 24  
 CS 12101  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opCY 4170 or 52404FINA 22014Co-op
 Business concentration 24ORGB 32014 
 Business concentration 34  
 CY 47404  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1Hours 
Co-opENGW 33024STRT 45014 
 MISM 23014Elective 44 
 Business concentration 44  
 Cybersecurity elective4  
 0 16 8 
Total Hours: 134

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12001CS 2510
and CS 2511
5VacationVacation
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5CY 25504  
CS 2500
and CS 2501
5MATH 1341 or 12314  
ENGW 11114ACCT 12014  
ECON 1115 or 11164   
 19 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 3500
and CS 3501
5CS 12101VacationCo-op
CS 36504CS 37004  
ACCT 23014CS 30004  
MGSC 23014Business concentration 14  
 Elective 14  
 17 17 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opCY 37404FINA 22014Co-op
 MKTG 22014ORGB 32014 
 Business concentration 24  
 Elective 24  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opCY 4170 or 52404ENGW 33024Co-op
 CY 47404Elective 44 
 Business concentration 34  
 Elective 34  
 0 16 8 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opMISM 23014  
 STRT 45014  
 Business concentration 44  
 Cybersecurity elective 4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 134
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