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Protecting our Digital World
The Bachelor of Science in cybersecurity graduates professionals who understand the people, processes, and technologies that are essential to securing complex information systems. Students will learn how to identify security vulnerabilities, develop solutions to protect and defend assets, and respond to and recover from cyber attacks, through hands-on labs on our cyber range and gain real world experience by helping communities through our cybersecurity clinic.
Contact Information
James Walden, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of the Center for Cybersecurity
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
McVey Data Science Building 366
105 Tallawanda Rd.
Oxford, OH 45056
waldenjw@MiamiOH.edu
513-529-0334
Get to Know Our Program
Curriculum and Courses
The first two years of the degree program include foundational sequences in both cybersecurity and programming, as well as system and network administration. In the third year, students take courses focused in core areas of cybersecurity, including human security, network security, and software security. Courses in defensive and offensive security taken in the fourth year bring together core cybersecurity concepts and skills learned in earlier courses to build a broad perspective on securing systems.
- CYB 234 System Administration and Scripting for Cybersecurity
- CYB 236 Data Security
- CYB 331 Software Security
- CYB 334 Network Security
- CYB 435 Offensive Security
Demand for Cybersecurity Skills Outpaces Talent Supply
With soaring demand and endless opportunities, now is the perfect time to launch a career in cybersecurity.
Median wages (annual)
2023
Projected percent change in employment
2023-2033
unfilled cybersecurity job openings across the US
2024
“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
ADMISSION AND AID
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.