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Cybersecurity, BS

2022-2023 Edition

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The Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity teaches students the conceptual and practical skills that will enable them to contribute to ensuring the reliability and security of cyberspace. The program will provide students with the fundamental knowledge of computer science that forms the technical foundation of the field, with an essential focus on experiential learning through laboratory exercises in the security-related courses, as well as through the co-op program. The program’s holistic view of cybersecurity gives it a strong interdisciplinary focus, teaching students how social behavior, policy, and legal rules can affect cybersecurity and the tools of information technology.

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.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide 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
CS 3800Theory of Computation4
Presentation Requirement
Complete one of the following:4
COMM 1112
Public Speaking
COMM 1113
Business and Professional Speaking
COMM 1210
Persuasion and Rhetoric
COMM 1511
Communication and Storytelling
THTR 1125
Improvisation
THTR 1130
Introduction to Acting
THTR 1180
The Dynamic On-Screen Presenter
THTR 2345
Acting for the Camera
Cybersecurity Required Courses
CY 2550Foundations of Cybersecurity4
CY 3740Systems Security4
CY 4740Network Security4
CY 4770Cryptography4
CY 4930Cybersecurity Capstone4
or CY 4940 Research Projects on National Security
Cybersecurity and Social Issues Elective List
Complete one of the following:4
COMM 2525
Communication and Privacy
COMM 2551
Free Speech in Cyberspace
CRIM 2340
Corporate Security: Securing the Private Sector
CRIM 4040
Crime Prevention
LPSC 1101
Introduction to Law
LPSC 2301
Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society
LPSC 3303
Topics in Law and Public Policy
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

Cybersecurity Electives or Cyber Operations Concentration

Students have a choice between completing the BS Cybersecurity with the below Cybersecurity Elective options, or with the Cyber Operations Concentration. The degree automatically defaults to the Cybersecurity Elective options. Students looking to choose the Cyber Operations Concentration option must declare the concentration with their Academic Advisor. 

  • Cybersecurity Electives
  • Cyber Operations Concentration

Supporting Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Electrical Engineering Required Course
EECE 2322
and EECE 2323
Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization
and Lab for EECE 2322
5
Mathematics Courses
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 1342Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 3081Probability and Statistics4

Writing Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 24 credits of general electives.24

Khoury College GPA Requirement

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

Computer Science Credit Requirements

Complete 83 semester hours in the major.

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • 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


Cybersecurity Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Law Requirement
CY 4170The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies4
or CY 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
Cybersecurity Electives
If courses require prerequisites, those should be taken using general electives.
Complete four courses from the following:16
COMM 2525
Communication and Privacy
COMM 2551
Free Speech in Cyberspace
CRIM 2340
Corporate Security: Securing the Private Sector
CRIM 4040
Crime Prevention
CS 2800
Logic and Computation
CS 4240
Large-Scale Parallel Data Processing
CS 4400
Programming Languages
CS 4500
Software Development
or CS 4530
Fundamentals of Software Engineering
CS 4710
Mobile and Wireless Systems
or CS 6710
Wireless Network
CY 5010
Foundations of Information Assurance
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 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
MISM 2301
Management Information Systems
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

Cyber Operations Concentration

Course List
Code Title Hours
Cyber Operations Required Courses
CS 4710Mobile and Wireless Systems4
CY 5240Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights4
CY 5770Software Vulnerabilities and Security4
Electives
Complete two of the following:8
CS 4240
Large-Scale Parallel Data Processing
CS 4500
Software Development
or CS 4530
Fundamentals of Software Engineering
CY 5200
Security Risk Management and Assessment
CY 5210
Information System Forensics
EECE 3324
Computer Architecture and Organization
EECE 4534
Microprocessor-Based Design

Sample Plan of Study

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 25504MATH 13424 
CS 2500
and CS 2501
5MATH 13414  
ENGW 11114General elective 24  
General elective 14   
 19 17 9 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 30004CS 12101ENGW 3302 or 33154Co-op
CS 36504CS 37004MATH 30814 
CS 38004CY 37404  
Presentation Requirement4CY 47704  
 General elective 34  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opCY 47404EECE 2322
and EECE 2323
5Co-op
 CY 52404General elective 44 
 Cybersecurity elective4  
 Cybersecurity elective4  
 0 16 9 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1Hours 
Co-opCY 4930 or 49404(If needed) 
 Cybersecurity elective4General elective 54 
 Cybersecurity elective4General elective 64 
 Cybersecurity elective4  
 0 16 8 
Total Hours: 135
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