Cyber Security Science / Minor

Minor Credit Hours: 18

The minor in Cyber Security Science is designed to give students the technical expertise they need to understand, troubleshoot, and protect computers and communication networks. A Computer Science minor may also minor in Cyber Security Science if course duplication between minors is limited to only 70-200 Computer Science I. Computer Science majors may not minor in Cyber Security Science.

Degree Requirements

Students will earn the minor in Cyber Security Science by completing a combination of required courses and electives totaling 18 credit hours. 

I. Required courses (9)

70-200Introduction to Computer Science

3

70-220Introduction to Unix

3

70-420Computer Security

3

II. Electives: Choose three of the following courses: (9)

70-250File Systems and Digital Forensics

3

70-330Database Systems

3

70-423Cyber Security and Forensics Tools

3

70-425Encryption

3

70-480Communications and Networking

3