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Protecting our Core Infrastructure
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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Curriculum and Courses
Topics of study include fundamental cybersecurity principles, systems administration, networks and network security, data security including encryption, human security, and of course, offensive and defensive methodologies. Cybersecurity topics are built on a strong foundation of core computer science courses, including object-oriented programming, data structures, computer systems, and an introduction to software engineering.
- CSE 201 Introduction to Software Engineering
- CYB 234 System Administration and Scripting for Cybersecurity
- CYB 331 Software Security
- CYB 332 Human, Organizational, and Societal Security
- CYB 335 Defensive Security
- CYB 435 Offensive Security
“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. 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
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This is Where Your Journey to Miami University Begins
Explore what it means to be a college student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where students prepare to go anywhere and everywhere. We’ll be here to help every step of the way as you prepare for college admission, enrollment, and success.