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. (Program Length: 5 Semesters Minimum)

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)

ENGL 1101 - Composition and Rhetoric Credit hours: 3
ENGL 1102 - Literature and Composition Credit hours: 3
COMM 1109 - Human Communications 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
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology 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
PSYC 1101 - Introductory Psychology 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
PHSC 1111 - Physical Science I Credit hours: 3
PHYS 1110 - Conceptual Physics Credit hours: 3
PHYS 1110L - Conceptual Physics Lab Credit hours: 1
PHYS 1111 - Introductory Physics I Credit hours: 3
PHYS 1111L - Introductory Physics Lab I Credit hours: 1
BIOL 1111 - Biology I Credit hours: 3
BIOL 1111L - Biology Lab I Credit hours: 1
CHEM 1211 - Chemistry I Credit hours: 3
CHEM 1211L - Chemistry Lab I Credit hours: 1
CHEM 1212 - Chemistry II Credit hours: 3
CHEM 1212L - Chemistry Lab II Credit hours: 1
MATH 1112 - College Trigonometry Credit hours: 3
MATH 1113 - Precalculus Credit hours: 3
MATH 1127 - Introduction to Statistics Credit hours: 3
MATH 1131 - Calculus I Credit hours: 4
MATH 1132 - Calculus II Credit hours: 4

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 - Implementing Internet/Intranet Firewalls 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 - Cisco Network Fundamentals Credit hours: 4
CIST XXXX - Elective(s) Credit hours: 9

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