Computer Security & Information Assurance Major
B.S. in Computer Security & Information Assurance - Curriculum Map 2019-2020 Catalog
Students must declare either the Forensics Concentration, the Information Assurance Management Concentration, or both (see requirements below) no later than the end of their sophomore year.
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Cr. | Comp. | Spring | Cr. | Comp. |
| CS 100 Foundations of Computer Science and Information Assurance | 3 | CS 140 Programming and Computing | 4 | ||
| CS 111 Personal & Professional Cyber Safety | 1 | EN 102 Composition and Literature II | 3 | ||
| EN 101 Composition and Literature I | 3 | General Education History | 3 | ||
| MA 107 Precalculus Mathematics 1 | 4 | PY 211 Introduction to Psychology (General Education Social Science) | 3 | ||
| General Education Leadership | 1-3 | Free Elective | 3 | ||
| General Education Arts & Humanities | 3 | ||||
| Fall Semester Total Cr.: | 15-17 | Spring Semester Total Cr.: | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Fall | Cr. | Comp. | Spring | Cr. | Comp. |
| CS 228 Introduction to Data Structures | 3 | CS 212 Assembly Language & Reverse Engineering | 3 | ||
| IA 241 Cyberlaw and Cybercrime | 3 | CS 260 Data Communications and Networks | 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 | ||
| Fall Semester Total Cr.: | 16 | Spring Semester Total Cr.: | 16 | ||
| Junior | |||||
| Fall | Cr. | Comp. | Spring | Cr. | Comp. |
| DF 242 Computer Forensics I | 4 | CS 240 Database Management | 3 | ||
| IA 340 Introduction to Information Assurance | 3 | IA 342 Management of Information Assurance | 3 | ||
| Concentration Elective | 3 | QM 213 Business and Economic Statistics I or MA 232 Elementary Statistics | 3 | ||
| EN 112 Public Speaking | 3 | Concentration Elective | 3 | ||
| Free Elective | 3 | Concentration Elective | 3 | ||
| Fall Semester Total Cr.: | 16 | Spring Semester Total Cr.: | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||||
| Fall | Cr. | Comp. | Spring | Cr. | Comp. |
| CS 301 Software Engineering | 3 | IA 456 Cyber Defense Practicum (Capstone) | 3 | ||
| IA 455 Contemporary Issues in Information Assurance | 3 | Concentration Elective | 3 | ||
| Concentration Elective | 3 | Concentration Elective | 3 | ||
| General Education Literature | 3 | Free Elective | 3 | ||
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 | ||
| Fall Semester Total Cr.: | 15 | Spring Semester Total Cr.: | 15 | ||
| TOTAL CREDITS FOR THIS MAJOR: 124-126 | |||||
| 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 MA 107 requirement may be waived and the credit hours replaced with a free elective. |
Concentrations
Forensics Concentration 2019-2020 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 |
| DF 425 | Advanced Digital Forensics | 3 |
| Elective Courses - Choose any non-duplicate two 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 1 | 3 |
| CS 407 | Politics of Cyberspace | 3 |
| CS 410 | Computing Internship 1,2,3 | 1-6 |
| 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 | |
| 1 | May be taken more than once for credit by approval, contingent on different Topic titles. |
| 2 | Maximum of 18 credits allowed. |
| 3 | Earned internship credit may be applied to not more than two required CS/CSIA major technical/concentration electives. |
Information Assurance Management Concentration 2019-2020 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 1 | 3 |
| CS 407 | Politics of Cyberspace | 3 |
| CS 410 | Computing Internship 1,2,3 | 1-6 |
| DF 311 | Network Forensics | 3 |
| DF 312 | Malware Forensics | 3 |
| DF 411 | Cyber Investigation | 3 |
| DF 425 | Advanced Digital Forensics | 3 |
| MG 346 | Business Law II | 3 |
| PY 234 | Forensic Psychology | 3 |
| Total Cr. | 18 | |
| 1 | May be taken more than once for credit by approval, contingent on different Topic titles. |
| 2 | Maximum 18 credits allowed |
| 3 | Earned internship credit may be applied to not more than two required CS/CSIA major technical/concentration electives. |