Cybersecurity
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On Campus
Major in Cybersecurity
The Cybersecurity major provides graduates with a thorough understanding of the key principles and practices related to the world of cybersecurity. It combines the basics of computer science with the skills and knowledge of security to form the basis for a range of careers.
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“The field of cybersecurity is growing at a rapid pace with the Occupational Outlook Handbook indicating there are over 163,000 openings at an average salary of $102,600/year,” said Scott Campbell, program director. “The field is predicted to grow at a pace of 25% over the next decade. This is a growing field of great importance both at the national and corporate levels.”
Scott Campbell
Senior Director of Technology and Instructor
Career Options
Careers include security analyst, penetration tester, network security engineer, security architect, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Cybersecurity Engineer, and application security engineer.
Curriculum and Courses
Topics of study include basic cybersecurity principals, systems administration, systems security, networks and network security, data security including encryption, and of course offensive and defensive methodologies. These are coupled with core topics of computer since including programming languages, algorithms, computer architecture, operating systems, and applications of computer science such as database systems, artificial intelligence, and computer networks.
- CYB 234 System Administration and Scripting for Security
- CYB 235 Computer Network Design and Administration
- CYB 236 Data Security
- CYB 334 Network Security
- CYB 332 Human, Organization, and Societal Security
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