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 CPSC 20000 Computer Science 1. Computer Science majors may not minor in Cyber Security Science.

Degree Requirements

Minor: CYBR

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)

CPSC-20000Introduction to Computer Science

3

CPSC-22000Introduction to Unix

3

CPSC-42000Computer Security

3

II. Electives (9)

Choose three of the following courses:
CPSC-25000File Systems and Digital Forensics

3

CPSC-33000Database Systems

3

CPSC-42300Cyber Security and Forensics Tools

3

CPSC-42500Encryption

3

CPSC-48000Communications and Networking

3