Cyber Security BAS Degree

The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree in Cyber Security requires completion of 120 credit hours. Students will be required to declare the BAS through admissions. Students are required to meet with Computer Technology/Computer Science faculty to set up an initial subject-specific advising meeting; develop a student plan; and review their general education requirements/transfer credits. Satisfactory completion (grade of C or higher), is mandatory for all core and computer prefixed (CIS,CNG,CSC) degree coursework. All skill set courses (CIS, CNG, CSC) must have been completed within 7 years of the current date for use within the earned program. Course work for this degree can be completed in traditional, hybrid, or online format.

 

Degree Requirements

General Education Required Courses (21 credits)

English

ENG 1031	Technical Writing I: CO1	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Mathematics

MAT 1340	College Algebra: GT-MA1	4
	or higher
Total Credit Hours:		4

Social and Behavioral Science

Social and Behavioral Science GT Course
(ANT, ECO, GEO, HIS, POS, PSY, SOC)

Total Credit Hours:

3

Arts and Humanities

Arts and Humanities GT Courses
(ART, FRE, GER, HUM, ITA, JPN, LIT, MUS, PHI, RUS, SPA, THE)

Total Credit Hours:

3

Natural and Physical Science

Natural and Physical Sciences GT Courses
(AST, BIO, CHE, ENV, GEY, PHY, SCI)

Total Credit Hours:

5

Communication

Choose one from the following:

COM 1150	Public Speaking	3
COM 1250	Interpersonal Comm: SS3	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Computer Technology Courses

Lower Division Computer Technology Courses (39 credits)

CIS 2020	Fundamentals of Unix	3
CIS 2068	Systems Analysis and Design I	3
CNG 1021	Computer TechnicianI: A+	4
CNG 1024	Networking I: Network +	3
CNG 1032	Network Security Fundamentals	3
CNG 1033	Fire Walls/Network Security	3
CNG 1036	Guide to IT Disaster Recovery	3
CNG 2056	Vulnerability Assessment I	3
CNG 2057	Network Defense/Countermeasures	3
CNG 2058	Digital Forensics	4
CNG 2059	Enterprise Security	4
CSC 1019	Intro. to Programming (lang)	3
Total Credit Hours:		39

Choose 3 Credits from the following

 

CIS 1018	Intro PC Applications	3
	or
CIS 1055	Complete Spreadsheets	3
CIS 2043	Introduction to SQL	3
CIS 2089	Capstone	3
CNG 1042	Intro to Cloud Computing	3
CNG 2002	Unix/Linux Server Admin	3
CNG 2012	Configuring Windows Server	4
CNG 2043	Cloud Security and Cyber Law	3
CNG 2080	Internship	3
	Faculty Advisor Approved Elective (3)
Total Credit Hours:		3

Upper Division Computer Technology Courses (53 credits)

CNG 3010	Fundamentals of Cybersecurity	4
CNG 3020	Cyber Law Ethics and Policy	4
CNG 3030	Methods of Network Analysis	4
CNG 3036	Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery	4
CNG 3040	Cyber Operations	4
CNG 3050	Cyber Investigation and Forensics	4
CNG 3056	Vulnerability Assessment II	4
CNG 4000	Active Cyber Defense	4
CNG 4010	Cyber Threat Intelligence	4
CNG 4020	Zero Trust Networks	4
CNG 4030	Cyber War	4
CNG 4054	Malware Threats and Analysis	4
CNG 4080	Internship	0-12
CSC 3026	SecureScript:Operating Systems	3
Total Credit Hours:		53

Choose 4 Credits from the following

 

CSC 3000	Advanced Computer Architecture	4
CSC 3022	Security Fund. and Databases	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

Total Credit Hours: 120