Computer Security & Information Assurance Major
B.S. Computer Security & Information Assurance - Curriculum Map 2017-2018 Catalog
Students must declare either the Forensics Concentration, the Information Assurance Management Concentration, or both (see requirements below). Choice of concentration is typically declared no later than the end of the sophomore year in the CSIA program.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. |
| CS 100 Foundations of Computer Science and Information Assurance | 3 | CS 140 Programming and Computing2 | 4 |
| EN 101 Composition and Literature I | 3 | EN 102 Composition and Literature II | 3 |
| MA 107 Precalculus Mathematics1 | 4 | General Education Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| PY 211 Introduction to Psychology (General Education Social Science) | 3 | General Education History | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| Semester Total Credits | 13 | Semester Total Credits | 16 |
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. |
| CS 228 Introduction to Data Structures | 3 | CS 212 Assembly Language & Reverse Engineering | 3 |
| IA 241 Cyberlaw and Cybercrime3 | 3 | CS 240 Database Management | 3 |
| MA 240 Introduction to Number Theory and Cryptology (General Education Math) | 3 | MA 318 Cryptology (General Education Math) | 3 |
| MG 341 Business Law I (General Education Ethics) | 3 | General Education Lab Science | 4 |
| General Education Lab Science | 4 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Semester Total Credits | 16 | Semester Total Credits | 16 |
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. |
| DF 242 Computer Forensics I | 4 | CS 260 Data Communications and Networks | 3 |
| EN 112 Public Speaking | 3 | IA 342 Management of Information Assurance | 3 |
| IA 340 Introduction to Information Assurance | 3 | QM 213 Business and Economic Statistics I | 3 |
| Concentration Elective (see below) | 3 | Concentration Elective (see below) | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Concentration Elective (see below) | 3 |
| Semester Total Credits | 16 | Semester Total Credits | 15 |
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. |
| CS 301 Software Engineering | 3 | IA 456 Cyber Defense Practicum (Capstone) | 3 |
| IA 455 Contemporary Issues in Information Assurance | 3 | Concentration Elective (see below) | 3 |
| Concentration Elective (see below) | 3 | Concentration Elective (see below) | 3 |
| General Education Literature | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Semester Total Credits | 15 | Semester Total Credits | 15 |
| Total Credits For This Major: 122 | |||
| 1 | Requires a math placement score of 2. Students scoring below 2 must successfully complete the appropriate necessary prerequisite math courses first. With a math placement score of 3, the MA107 requirement may be waived and the credit hours replaced with a free elective. |
| 2 | Prerequisite: C or higher in IS 100 or CS 100, or instructor permission |
| 3 | Cross-listed as CJ 341 |
Concentrations
Forensics Concentration 2017-2018 Catalog
All courses used to fulfill a concentration must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
| Required Courses | ||
| DF 311 | Network Forensics | 3 |
| DF 312 | Malware Forensics | 3 |
| DF 411 | Cyber Investigation | 3 |
| Elective Courses - Choose any non-duplicate three of the following courses: | ||
| CS 221 | GUI Programming | 3 |
| CS 250 | Virtual Systems Administration | 3 |
| CS 270 | Operating Systems & Parallelism | 3 |
| CS 330 | Ethics in Computing and Technology | 3 |
| CS 406 | Special Topics in Computer Science * | 3 |
| CS 407 | Politics of Cyberspace | 3 |
| CS 410 | Computing Internship * | 3 |
| DF 423 | Advanced Digital Forensics | 3 |
| IA 360 | Network Security | 3 |
| MG 309 | Management of Organizations | 3 |
| MG 346 | Business Law II | 3 |
| MG 351 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| PY 234 | Forensic Psychology | 3 |
| Total Cr. | 18 | |
| * | May be taken more than once for credit by approval, contingent on each section taken covering substantively different content. |
Information Assurance Management Concentration 2017-2018 Catalog
All courses used to fulfill a concentration must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
| Required Courses | ||
| CS 270 | Operating Systems & Parallelism | 3 |
| IA 360 | Network Security | 3 |
| MG 309 | Management of Organizations | 3 |
| MG 351 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| Elective Courses - Choose any non-duplicate two of the following: | ||
| CS 221 | GUI Programming | 3 |
| CS 250 | Virtual Systems Administration | 3 |
| CS 330 | Ethics in Computing and Technology | 3 |
| CS 406 | Special Topics in Computer Science * | 3 |
| CS 407 | Politics of Cyberspace | 3 |
| CS 410 | Computing Internship * | 3 |
| DF 311 | Network Forensics | 3 |
| DF 312 | Malware Forensics | 3 |
| DF 411 | Cyber Investigation | 3 |
| DF 423 | Advanced Digital Forensics | 3 |
| MG 346 | Business Law II | 3 |
| PY 234 | Forensic Psychology | 3 |
| Total Cr. | 18 | |
| * | May be taken more than once for credit by approval, contingent on each section taken covering substantively different content. |