Program Overview
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The Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity BSC degree addresses the critical national need for a highly skilled cybersecurity workforce and provides you the knowledge and skills needed to protect critical cyber infrastructure and information assets. This innovative degree program uses an interdisciplinary approach that draws on solid technical as well as relevant human, policy, legal, ethical and management aspects needed to protect critical information infrastructure.
In addition, the program prepares students for well-known cybersecurity related industry certifications that are perfect for increasing career opportunities in the current rapidly growing cybersecurity job market.
Download our Degree Program Profile Sheet for an overview of our BS in Cybersecurity program.
Note:
Students who have professional certifications in cybersecurity can request that these be evaluated for college-level credits.
How Students Earn Credit in the Area of Study:
Students may earn credits by selected technical/certifications in the area of cybersecurity or courses taken at other regionally accredited educational institutions. A total of 18 area of study credits must be from courses at the 300 level or above.
Credit Distribution
Courses in the General Education Requirements are listed as a guide. Other courses may satisfy the areas and can be viewed on our website under General Education Courses.
I. General Education Requirements Credits (60 Credits)
A. Intellectual and Practical Skills (15 credits)
B. Civic and Global Leadership (9 credits)
| SOC-101 | Our Changing World An Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| ETH-230 | Ethics in the Digital Age | 3 |
| POS-110 | American Government | 3 |
C. Knowledge of Human Cultures (9 credits)
| ECO-112 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| HIS-114 | American History II | 3 |
| LIB-342 | Online Obsessions: Determining and Dealing with Digital Dependency | 3 |
D. Understanding the Physical and Natural World (8 credits)
E. Mathematics
For all TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Higher level Mathematics Courses.
F. General Education Electives (16 credits)
II. Area of Study Cybersecurity (54 Credits)
| CYB-120 | Introduction to Cybersecurity | 3 |
| ITS-130 | Database Fundamentals | 3 |
| ITS-140 | Introduction to Networking | 3 |
| ITS-150 | Computer Programming I | 3 |
| ITS-160 | Fundamentals of Modern Operating Systems | 3 |
| CYB-220 | Defensive Security | 3 |
| CYB-221 | Firewalls and Perimeter Security | 3 |
| ITS-231 | Database Programming | 3 |
| ITS-240 | Routing and Switching Fundamentals | 3 |
| ITS-261 | Linux | 3 |
| CYB-320 | Ethical Hacking | 3 |
| CYB-321 | Digital Forensics Techniques and Practices | 3 |
| ITS-340 | Wireless and Mobile Networking | 3 |
| ITS-363 | Windows Server Configuration | 3 |
| CYB-420 | Critical Infrastructure Security | 3 |
| CYB-421 | Cybersecurity Risk Analysis and Management | 3 |
| CYB-422 | Cybersecurity Policies, Programs, and Compliance | 3 |
| CYB-495 | Cybersecurity Capstone | 3 |
III. Electives (6 Credits)
Students choose one of the following options:
Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigation Option:
Cloud Security Option:
Homeland Security Option:
| HLS-410 | Counterterrorism: Constitutional and Legislative Issues | 3 |
| HLS-420 | Homeland Security: Preparedness, Prevention, and Deterrence | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 120