## ##   * Overview
  * Program Requirements
  * Plan of Study
The Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity teaches students the conceptual and
practical skills that will enable them to contribute to ensuring the
reliability and security of cyberspace. The program will provide students with
the fundamental knowledge of computer science that forms the technical
foundation of the field, with an essential focus on experiential learning
through laboratory exercises in the security-related courses, as well as
through the co-op program. The program’s holistic view of cybersecurity gives
it a strong interdisciplinary focus, teaching students how social behavior,
policy, and legal rules can affect cybersecurity and the tools of information
technology.
* * *
  * Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
  * Certain options within the program may be  _required_ at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 
* * *
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete
any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified
and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major
requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
## Cybersecurity Major Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Computer Science Overview|  
[CS 1200](/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200")| First Year Seminar| 1  
[CS 1210](/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210")| Professional Development for Khoury
Co-op| 1  
Computer Science Fundamental Courses|  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| Discrete Structures  
and Seminar for CS 1800| 5  
[CS 2500](/search/?P=CS%202500 "CS 2500")  
and [CS 2501](/search/?P=CS%202501 "CS 2501")| Fundamentals of Computer
Science 1  
and Lab for CS 2500| 5  
[CS 2510](/search/?P=CS%202510 "CS 2510")  
and [CS 2511](/search/?P=CS%202511 "CS 2511")| Fundamentals of Computer
Science 2  
and Lab for CS 2510| 5  
Computer Science Required Courses|  
[CS 3000](/search/?P=CS%203000 "CS 3000")| Algorithms and Data| 4  
[CS 3500](/search/?P=CS%203500 "CS 3500")  
and [CS 3501](/search/?P=CS%203501 "CS 3501")| Object-Oriented Design  
and Lab for CS 3500| 5  
[CS 3650](/search/?P=CS%203650 "CS 3650")| Computer Systems| 4  
[CS 3800](/search/?P=CS%203800 "CS 3800")| Theory of Computation| 4  
[CS 4700](/search/?P=CS%204700 "CS 4700")| Network Fundamentals| 4  
or [CS 4730](/search/?P=CS%204730 "CS 4730")|  Distributed Systems  
Presentation Requirement|  
Complete one of the following:| 4  
[COMM 1112](/search/?P=COMM%201112 "COMM 1112")| Public Speaking|  
[COMM 1113](/search/?P=COMM%201113 "COMM 1113")| Business and Professional
Speaking|  
[COMM 1210](/search/?P=COMM%201210 "COMM 1210")| Persuasion and Rhetoric|  
[COMM 1511](/search/?P=COMM%201511 "COMM 1511")| Communication and
Storytelling|  
[THTR 1125](/search/?P=THTR%201125 "THTR 1125")| Improvisation|  
[THTR 1130](/search/?P=THTR%201130 "THTR 1130")| Introduction to Acting|  
[THTR 1180](/search/?P=THTR%201180 "THTR 1180")| Dynamic Presence: Theatre
Training for Effective Interpersonal Interactions|  
[THTR 2345](/search/?P=THTR%202345 "THTR 2345")| Acting for the Camera|  
Cybersecurity Required Courses|  
[CY 2550](/search/?P=CY%202550 "CY 2550")| Foundations of Cybersecurity| 4  
[CY 3740](/search/?P=CY%203740 "CY 3740")| Systems Security| 4  
[CY 4740](/search/?P=CY%204740 "CY 4740")| Network Security| 4  
[CY 4770](/search/?P=CY%204770 "CY 4770")| Cryptography| 4  
[CY 4930](/search/?P=CY%204930 "CY 4930")| Cybersecurity Capstone| 4  
Cybersecurity and Social Issues Elective List|  
Complete one of the following:| 4  
[COMM 2551](/search/?P=COMM%202551 "COMM 2551")| Free Speech in Cyberspace|  
[CRIM 2340](/search/?P=CRIM%202340 "CRIM 2340")| Corporate Security: Securing
the Private Sector|  
[CRIM 4040](/search/?P=CRIM%204040 "CRIM 4040")| Crime Prevention|  
[LPSC 1101](/search/?P=LPSC%201101 "LPSC 1101")| Introduction to Law|  
[LPSC 2301](/search/?P=LPSC%202301 "LPSC 2301")| Introduction to Law, Policy,
and Society|  
[LPSC 3303](/search/?P=LPSC%203303 "LPSC 3303")| Topics in Law and Public
Policy|  
[POLS 2390](/search/?P=POLS%202390 "POLS 2390")| Science, Technology, and
Public Policy|  
[POLS 3307](/search/?P=POLS%203307 "POLS 3307")| Public Policy and
Administration|  
[POLS 3324](/search/?P=POLS%203324 "POLS 3324")| Law and Society|  
[POLS 3406](/search/?P=POLS%203406 "POLS 3406")| International Law|  
[POLS 3420](/search/?P=POLS%203420 "POLS 3420")| U.S. National Security
Policy|  
[POLS 3423](/search/?P=POLS%203423 "POLS 3423")| Terrorism and
Counterterrorism|  
## Concentrations or Electives Option
A concentration is not required. Students may complete electives in lieu of a
concentration.
  * Cyber Operations Concentration
  * Electives
## Supporting Courses
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Electrical Engineering Required Course|  
[EECE 2310](/search/?P=EECE%202310 "EECE 2310")  
and [EECE 2311](/search/?P=EECE%202311 "EECE 2311")| Introduction to Digital
Design and Computer Architecture  
and Lab for EECE 2310| 5  
Mathematics Courses|  
[MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")| Calculus 1 for Science and
Engineering| 4  
[MATH 1342](/search/?P=MATH%201342 "MATH 1342")| Calculus 2 for Science and
Engineering| 4  
[MATH 3081](/search/?P=MATH%203081 "MATH 3081")| Probability and Statistics| 4  
## Writing Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
College Writing|  
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| First-Year Writing| 4  
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines|  
[ENGW 3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302")| Advanced Writing in the
Technical Professions| 4  
or [ENGW 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315")|  Interdisciplinary
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines  
## Required General Electives
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Complete 24 semester hours of general electives.| 24  
## Khoury College GPA Requirement
Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS and IS courses
## Cybersecurity Credit Requirement
Complete 83 semester hours in the major.
## NUpath Requirements Satisfied
  * Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  * Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  * Analyzing and Using Data
  * Writing in the First Year
  * Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
  * Writing-Intensive in the Major
  * Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
_Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience_ is satisfied through co-
op.
## Program Requirement
134 semester hours required
* * *
### Concentration in Cyber Operations
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Cyber Operations Required Courses|  
[CS 4710](/search/?P=CS%204710 "CS 4710")| Mobile and Wireless Systems| 4  
or [CY 4760](/search/?P=CY%204760 "CY 4760")|  Security of Wireless and Mobile
Systems  
[CY 5210](/search/?P=CY%205210 "CY 5210")| Information System Forensics| 4  
[CY 5240](/search/?P=CY%205240 "CY 5240")| Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and
Digital Rights| 4  
Electives|  
Complete two of the following:| 8  
[CS 4500](/search/?P=CS%204500 "CS 4500")| Software Development|  
or [CS 4530](/search/?P=CS%204530 "CS 4530")|  Fundamentals of Software
Engineering  
[CY 5200](/search/?P=CY%205200 "CY 5200")| Security Risk Management and
Assessment|  
[EECE 3324](/search/?P=EECE%203324 "EECE 3324")| Computer Architecture and
Organization|  
[EECE 4534](/search/?P=EECE%204534 "EECE 4534")| Microprocessor-Based Design|  
### Electives Option
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Law Requirement|  
[CY 4170](/search/?P=CY%204170 "CY 4170")| The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data
and Digital Technologies| 4  
or [CY 5240](/search/?P=CY%205240 "CY 5240")|  Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and
Digital Rights  
Cybersecurity Electives|  
If courses require prerequisites, those should be taken using general
electives.|  
Complete four courses from the following:| 16  
[COMM 2551](/search/?P=COMM%202551 "COMM 2551")| Free Speech in Cyberspace|  
[CRIM 2340](/search/?P=CRIM%202340 "CRIM 2340")| Corporate Security: Securing
the Private Sector|  
[CRIM 4040](/search/?P=CRIM%204040 "CRIM 4040")| Crime Prevention|  
[CS 2800](/search/?P=CS%202800 "CS 2800")| Logic and Computation|  
[CS 4400](/search/?P=CS%204400 "CS 4400")| Programming Languages|  
[CS 4500](/search/?P=CS%204500 "CS 4500")| Software Development|  
or [CS 4530](/search/?P=CS%204530 "CS 4530")|  Fundamentals of Software
Engineering  
[CS 4700](/search/?P=CS%204700 "CS 4700")| Network Fundamentals|  
[CS 4710](/search/?P=CS%204710 "CS 4710")| Mobile and Wireless Systems|  
or [CS 6710](/search/?P=CS%206710 "CS 6710")|  Wireless Network  
[CS 4730](/search/?P=CS%204730 "CS 4730")| Distributed Systems|  
[CY 4760](/search/?P=CY%204760 "CY 4760")| Security of Wireless and Mobile
Systems|  
[CY 5200](/search/?P=CY%205200 "CY 5200")| Security Risk Management and
Assessment|  
[CY 5210](/search/?P=CY%205210 "CY 5210")| Information System Forensics|  
[DS 4300](/search/?P=DS%204300 "DS 4300")| Large-Scale Information Storage and
Retrieval|  
[DS 4400](/search/?P=DS%204400 "DS 4400")| Machine Learning and Data Mining 1|  
[EECE 3324](/search/?P=EECE%203324 "EECE 3324")| Computer Architecture and
Organization|  
[EECE 4534](/search/?P=EECE%204534 "EECE 4534")  
and [EECE 4535](/search/?P=EECE%204535 "EECE 4535")| Microprocessor-Based
Design  
and Lab for EECE 4534|  
[IS 4300](/search/?P=IS%204300 "IS 4300")| Human Computer Interaction|  
[LPSC 1101](/search/?P=LPSC%201101 "LPSC 1101")| Introduction to Law|  
[LPSC 2301](/search/?P=LPSC%202301 "LPSC 2301")| Introduction to Law, Policy,
and Society|  
[LPSC 3303](/search/?P=LPSC%203303 "LPSC 3303")| Topics in Law and Public
Policy|  
[MATH 3527](/search/?P=MATH%203527 "MATH 3527")| Number Theory 1|  
[MISM 2301](/search/?P=MISM%202301 "MISM 2301")| Introduction to Information
Systems and Digital Technologies|  
[POLS 2390](/search/?P=POLS%202390 "POLS 2390")| Science, Technology, and
Public Policy|  
[POLS 3307](/search/?P=POLS%203307 "POLS 3307")| Public Policy and
Administration|  
[POLS 3324](/search/?P=POLS%203324 "POLS 3324")| Law and Society|  
[POLS 3406](/search/?P=POLS%203406 "POLS 3406")| International Law|  
[POLS 3420](/search/?P=POLS%203420 "POLS 3420")| U.S. National Security
Policy|  
[POLS 3423](/search/?P=POLS%203423 "POLS 3423")| Terrorism and
Counterterrorism|  
## Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
Year 1  
---  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[CS 1200](/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200")| 1| [CS 2510](/search/?P=CS%202510
"CS 2510")  
and [CS 2511](/search/?P=CS%202511 "CS 2511")| 5| [CS
3500](/search/?P=CS%203500 "CS 3500")  
and [CS 3501](/search/?P=CS%203501 "CS 3501")| 5| General Elective| 4  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| 5| [CY
2550](/search/?P=CY%202550 "CY 2550")| 4| [MATH 1342](/search/?P=MATH%201342
"MATH 1342")| 4| General Elective| 4  
[CS 2500](/search/?P=CS%202500 "CS 2500")  
and [CS 2501](/search/?P=CS%202501 "CS 2501")| 5| [MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")| 4|  |   
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| 4| General Elective | 4|  |   
General Elective | 4|  |  |   
| 19|  | 17|  | 9|  | 8  
Year 2  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[CS 3000](/search/?P=CS%203000 "CS 3000")| 4| [CS 1210](/search/?P=CS%201210
"CS 1210")| 1| [MATH 3081](/search/?P=MATH%203081 "MATH 3081")| 4| Co-op| 0  
[CS 3650](/search/?P=CS%203650 "CS 3650")| 4| [CS 4700](/search/?P=CS%204700
"CS 4700") or [ 4730](/search/?P=CS%204730 "CS 4730")| 4| General Elective| 4|  
Presentation Requirement| 4| [CY 3740](/search/?P=CY%203740 "CY 3740")| 4|  |   
Cybersecurity Elective| 4| Cybersecurity Elective| 4|  |   
| General Elective | 4|  |   
| 16|  | 17|  | 8|  | 0  
Year 3  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
Co-op| 0| [CS 3800](/search/?P=CS%203800 "CS 3800")| 4| [ENGW
3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302")| 4| Co-op| 0  
| [CY 4740](/search/?P=CY%204740 "CY 4740")| 4| [EECE
2310](/search/?P=EECE%202310 "EECE 2310")  
and [EECE 2311](/search/?P=EECE%202311 "EECE 2311")| 5|  
| [CY 5240](/search/?P=CY%205240 "CY 5240") or [ 4170](/search/?P=CY%204170 "CY 4170")| 4|  |   
| Cybersecurity Elective| 4|  |   
| 0|  | 16|  | 9|  | 0  
Year 4  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours|  |   
Co-op| 0| [CY 4770](/search/?P=CY%204770 "CY 4770")| 4|  |   
| [CY 4930](/search/?P=CY%204930 "CY 4930")| 4|  |   
| Cyber and Social Issues| 4|  |   
| Cybersecurity elective| 4|  |   
| 0|  | 16|  | |  |   
Total Hours: 135