CYBER DEFENSE AND INFORMATION ASSURANCE CERTIFICATE

The Mathematics & Computer Science Department is in the process of applying to become a National Security Agency (NSA)/Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center of Academic Excellent in Cyber Defense.  The following courses, which are required in the Computer Science and Information Security undergraduate program, cover the 17 Knowledge Units required for the NSA Center of Excellence designation.  When the application is completed, the following courses will lead to a Certificate in Cyber Defense and Information Assurance. 

The Center for Cybercrime Studies fulfills the NSA/DHS requirement that the courses be part of a college center that ensures that students and faculty have access to the latest technologies, research and information needed to become effective cyber security professionals. 

• PHI 216  Ethics and Information Technology (syllabus)
• CSCI 271 Introduction to Computer Science (syllabus)
• CSCI 272 Object Oriented Programming (syllabus)
• CSCI 373 Advanced Data Structure (syllabus)
• CSCI 360 Cryptography and Cryptanalysis (syllabus)
• CSCI 375  Operating Systems (syllabus)
• CSCI 377 Algorithms (syllabus)
• CSCI 379 Computer Networking (syllabus)
• CSCI 400 Capstone Experience in Digital Forensics I (syllabus)
• CSCI 411 Computer Security & Forensics (syllabus)
• CSCI 412 Network Security & Forensics (syllabus)

The following diagram shows the sequencing of certificate courses in the Computer Science and Information Security Major.    Courses in the same column may be taken concurrently.  Arrows indicate prerequisite dependencies.