Cybersecurity, AAS

IS23

Program Description

The Cybersecurity degree is a sequence of courses designed to provide students with an understanding of the concepts, principles, and techniques required in computer information processing. Program graduates are to be competent in the general areas of language arts and communications, humanities or fine arts, social or behavioral sciences, and natural sciences or mathematics, as well as in the technical areas of computer terminology and concepts, program design and development, computer networking and information security. Program graduates receive a Cybersecurity associate of applied science degree.

View the Cybersecurity Program Fact Sheet for additional information.

Students who choose CIST 1130 as an elective could also complete the PC Repair and Network Technician certificate.

Students who choose CRJU 1010 and CRJU 2050 as electives could also complete the Cyber Crime Specialist certificate.

Employment Opportunities

Cybersecurity in business and industrial firms, financial institutions, government agencies, software developers, and internet service providers

Curriculum

Essential General Education Core Courses (15 Credits)

Area I - Language Arts/Communication

(Successful completion of ENGL 1101 is required)

COMM 1100 - Human Communication Credit hours: 3
ENGL 1101 - Composition and Rhetoric Credit hours: 3
ENGL 1102 - Literature and Composition Credit hours: 3
SPCH 1101 - Public Speaking Credit hours: 3

Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences

(Choose ONE of the following)

ECON 1101 - Principles of Economics Credit hours: 3
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit hours: 3
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit hours: 3
HIST 1111 - World History I Credit hours: 3
HIST 1112 - World History II Credit hours: 3
HIST 2111 - U. S. History I Credit hours: 3
HIST 2112 - U. S. History II Credit hours: 3
POLS 1101 - American Government Credit hours: 3
POLS 2401 - Global Issues Credit hours: 3
PSYC 1101 - Introductory Psychology Credit hours: 3
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology Credit hours: 3

Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics

(Successful completion of MATH 1111 or MATH 1103 is required)

MATH 1111 - College Algebra Credit hours: 3
MATH 1103 - Quantitative Skills and Reasoning Credit hours: 3

Area IV - Humanities/Fine Arts

(Choose ONE of the following)

ARTS 1101 - Art Appreciation Credit hours: 3
ENGL 2110 - World Literature Credit hours: 3
ENGL 2130 - American Literature Credit hours: 3
HUMN 1101 - Introduction to Humanities Credit hours: 3
MUSC 1101 - Music Appreciation Credit hours: 3
RELG 1101 - World Religions Credit hours: 3

General Education Elective:

To meet the minimum required 15 semester credit hours in general education courses, an additional 3 semester credit hours must be taken from Area I, Area II, Area III, or Area IV. Students can view the complete list of classes here .

Essential Technical Courses (57 Credits)

FYES 1000 - First Year Experience Credit hours: 2
CIST 1001 - Computer Concepts Credit hours: 4
CIST 1122 - Hardware Installation and Maintenance Credit hours: 4
CIST 1401 - Computer Networking Fundamentals Credit hours: 4
CIST 1601 - Information Security Fundamentals Credit hours: 3
CIST 1602 - Security Policies and Procedures Credit hours: 3
CIST 2601 - Implementing Operating Systems Security Credit hours: 4
CIST 2602 - Network Security Credit hours: 4
CIST 2611 - Network Defense and Countermeasures Credit hours: 4
CIST 2612 - Computer Forensics Credit hours: 4
CIST 2613 - Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Credit hours: 4
CIST 2431 - UNIX/Linux Introduction Credit hours: 4
CIST 2451 - Introduction to Networks-Cisco Credit hours: 4
CIST 2452 - Cisco Switching, Routing & Wireless Essentials Credit hours: 4
CIST XXXX - Elective(s) Credit hours: 5

Total Hours: 72

Elective(s):

Any CIST course(s) not required for program completion or

CRJU 1010 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credit hours: 3
CRJU 2050 - Criminal Procedure Credit hours: 3

Suggested First Semester classes:

FYES 1000 - First Year Experience Credit hours: 2
CIST 1001 - Computer Concepts Credit hours: 4
CIST 1122 - Hardware Installation and Maintenance Credit hours: 4
ENGL 1101 - Composition and Rhetoric Credit hours: 3