2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 07, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Computer Science with a Concentration in Cyber-Security, BA/MS (0701)


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Overview


College Core 58-63 Credits
Major Prerequisites 10 Credits
Major Requirements 22 Credits
CS Electives 3 Credits
Concentration 12 Credits
Open Electives 10-15 Credits
Total Credits for BA Degree 120

Overview: Year 5


Graduate Computer Science Courses 15 Credits
Total Credits 135

College Core


Major Prerequisites


Graduate Level Courses taken as Undergraduate


  • CS 650 - Operating Systems (3 Credits)
  • One CS Graduate Elective (3 Credits)

Cyber Security Concentration


Required Courses


  • CS 615 - Software Security (3 Credits)
  • CS 709 - Cryptography (3 Credits)

Select Two Electives


  • CS 722 - Database Security (3 Credits)
  • CS 771 - Web Security (3 Credits)
  • CS 775 - Mobile Application Security (3 Credits)
  • CS 779 - Network Security (3 Credits)

MS Requirements


  • CS 980* - Thesis Preparation Seminar (3 Credits)
  • CS 981* - Thesis (3 Credits)
  • 3 Graduate Level CS Electives (9 Credits)

* Thesis will be a security topic

Index Requirements


CS 201, CS 202 and all other courses counted toward the major must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. To continue in the major, students who fail to earn a grade of “C” or better in a required course must repeat that course before taking additional courses.

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