Bachelor of Science in Cyber Security -Information Assurance Concentration Degree
Information Assurance Concentration
Information systems play an important role in supporting commerce, banking, telecommunications, healthcare, and national security. As our reliance on computers increases and technology grows more sophisticated, the need for cyber security experts becomes critical to protect users and keep personal information out of the hands of hackers and safe from cyber threats. The Bachelors of Science in Cyber Security is designed to help students acquire and apply the latest methods, techniques, and tools for securing the public and private sector.
Outcomes: Core
- Evaluate computer and information security needs for an organization
- Implement continuous network monitoring and provide real-time security solutions
- Assess risk management policies to ensure adequate protection of critical assets and information
- Measure the performance of security systems within an enterprise-level computer network
- Maintain, troubleshoot, and update enterprise-level security systems
- Formulate, update, and communicate short and long term enterprise cyber security strategies
- Conduct risk and vulnerability assessments through the analysis of advanced threats and deploy countermeasures
Outcomes: Concentration
- Prepare student to evaluate the information security need of a public and private sectors.
- Protect the organization adequately by assessing cyber security risk management policies and rules.
- Investigate computer crimes, properly seizing and recovering computer evidence, and aiding in the prosecution of cyber criminals.
- Measure the organization system security performance.
- Troubleshoot, maintain information security system and offer effect and cost efficient real time security solutions for managing them.
- Formulate, update, and communicate short- and long-term cyber security strategies.
Degree Requirements
Courses: General Education
| COMS201 | Technical and Professional Writing | 4.5 |
| ECON210 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.5 |
| ENGL101 | Composition and Critical Thinking | 4.5 |
| ENGL103 | Composition: Writing and Research | 4.5 |
| HIST101 | Modern American History: 1950 to the 21st Century | 4.5 |
| IT254 | Spreadsheet Applications | 4 |
| MATH109 | Introduction to Algebra | 4.5 |
| MATH112 | Analytic College Algebra | 4.5 |
| MATH203 | Applications of Discrete Mathematics | 4.5 |
| MATH301 | Data Driven Statistics | 4.5 |
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| SCI101 | Introduction to the Sciences | 4.5 |
| SCI201 | Environmental Science and Sustainability | 4.5 |
| SCI203 | Environmental Science and Sustainability- Laboratory Course | 1.5 |
| SCI103 | Science and Technology- Laboratory Course | 1.5 |
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| PHIL301 | Ethics for Professionals | 4.5 |
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| PHIL306 | Ethics for the Information Age | 4.5 |
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| SOCL102 | Introductory Sociology | 4.5 |
| UNIV104 | Academic and Career Success | 4.5 |
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| HUMNELE | Humanities Elective | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 70 |
Courses Concentration
| CS104 | Problem Solving Concepts With C++ | 4 |
| CS115 | Programming With C++ | 4 |
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| CS126 | Unix Fundamentals | 4 |
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| CS146 | Introduction to UNIX | 4 |
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| CS215 | Intermediate C++ Programming | 4 |
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| CS246 | Structured Query Language | 4 |
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| CS362 | Structured Query Language for Data Management | 4 |
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| CS250 | Fundamentals of Database Systems | 4 |
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| CS251 | Fundamentals of Database Systems | 4 |
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| CSS370 | Security Architecture | 4 |
| CSS430 | Advanced Research in IAS and IT Management | 4 |
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| EM200 | Introduction to Website Development | 4 |
| IT145 | Client/Server Operating Systems | 4 |
| IT204 | Fundamentals of Networking | 4 |
| IT305 | Advanced Networking | 4 |
| IT340 | Client/Server System and Network Administration | 4 |
| IT375 | IT Management Strategy | 4 |
| Tech Electives | Select two CSS or CS or IT courses | 8 |
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| Total Credit Hours: | 64 |
Courses: Core
| CSS150 | Introduction to Computer Security | 4 |
| CSS200 | Principles of Network Security | 4 |
| CSS250 | Security Risk Management | 4 |
| CSS260 | Scripting with Perl | 4 |
| CSS300 | Vulnerability Assessment and Management | 4 |
| CSS321 | Software Assurance | 4 |
| CSS332 | Database and Web Vulnerabilities and Security | 4 |
| CSS350 | Computer Forensics I | 4 |
| CSS351 | Computer Forensics II | 4 |
| CSS380 | Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning | 4 |
| CSS410 | Cloud Computing, Privacy and Security | 4 |
| CSS441 | Security Compliance | 4 |
| CSS450 | Security Capstone | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 52 |
Total Credit Hours: 186
Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS)
The University curriculum for this program has been certified by the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) for education standards in computer systems security as follows:
NSTISSI-4011
National Training Standard for Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professionals, dated 20 June 1994
CNSSI-4012
National Information Assurance Training Standard for Senior Systems Managers, dated June 2004; Supersedes NSTISSI No. 4012, dated August 1997
CNSSI-4013
National Information Assurance Training Standard For System Administrators (SA), dated March 2004
CNSSI-4014
Information Assurance Training Standard for Information Systems Security Officers, dated April 2004; Supersedes NSTISSI No. 4014, dated August 1997
CNSSI-4016
National Information Assurance Training Standard For Risk Analysts, dated November 2005
Locations
- Colorado Springs
- Aurora (Denver Area)
- Virtual Campus