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Information Security, Bachelor of Science

Program Requirements for Information Security Majors (73 major credits)

Our information security program prepares students for one of the fastest growing fields in STEM: cyber security.

Students in our B.S. in Information Security program will:

  1. Develop proficiency in computer programming languages such as C++ and Java;
  2. Develop the skills to implement a security policy for protecting IT infrastructure and business data;
  3. Understand the legal and ethical issues surrounding cybersecurity;
  4. Understand the architecture of modern computers;
  5. Be able to understand common data structures used in computing;
  6. Be able to analyze computer algorithms;
  7. Develop proficiency in computer networking;
  8. Understand the principles of computer operating systems.

Required Courses:

CS 142Introduction to Programming

3
CS 142LIntroduction to Programming Lab

1
CS 150Object Oriented Programming

3
CS 150L
Object Oriented Programming Lab

3
CS 242Computer Architecture

3
CS 245Computer Data Structures

3
CS 322Computer Networks

3
CS 341Analysis of Algorithms

3
CS 344Operating System Principles

3
CS 490Capstone Project

3
INSC 410Legal Issues in Information Security

3
INSC 420Introduction to Computer Security

3
INSC 430Network Security

3
INSC 440Introduction to Cryptography

3
INSC 445Security Policies and Implementations

3
INSC 450Digital Forensics

3
 
MATH 155Statistics for Behavioral/Social Science

3
Or
MATH 220Introduction to Probability and Statistics

3
 
MATH 211Calculus I

4
MATH 212Calculus II

4
MATH 322Linear Algebra

2
MATH 322LLinear Algebra Lab

1
MATH 323Theory of Numbers

3
MATH 420Discrete Mathematics

3
PHYS 303General Physics I

3
PHYS 303LGeneral Physics I Lab

1
STEM 101STEM First Year Student Experience

1
STEM 102STEM First Year Student Experience II

1

An additional 13 credits of elective courses are needed to graduate.