2021-2022 Residential Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    May 08, 2024  
2021-2022 Residential Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Undergraduate Residential Courses


 

Writing

  
  • WR 1011 - Composition for Multilinguals


    In this course, students whose native language differs from English will gain the opportunity to improve their critical thinking, reading, and writing proficiencies in a language supported classroom. Students will develop strategies for turning their experience, observations, and analyses into evidence suitable for academic writing. Over the course of the semester, students will build upon their critical thinking skills to learn the processes necessary for gathering and incorporating research material in their writing. With an emphasis on civics and the natural environment, students will learn how to evaluate, cite, and document primary and secondary research sources, as well as how to develop arguments and support them with sound evidence. The language supported classroom will offer opportunities for additional example analyses, lexical development, semantic awareness, and cultural aspects of academic written work. Corequisite: WR 1010   Credits: 2
Credits: 2

Women’s & Gender Studies

  
  • WS 2710 (PA 2710) - Philosophy of the Irrational


    In antiquity, Socrates tells us, “Some of our greatest blessings come to us by way of madness.” What is the relationship between the irrational and the madness of love, of creativity, or of religious ecstasy? Has madness/irrationality been associated with one sex more than the other? This course will explore the meaning of madness in the context of the development of reason in the western philosophical tradition. In addition to philosophy and women’s studies, this course will be of benefit to students of psychology, education and the arts. Credits: 4
Credits: 4
  
  • WS 3060 (SO 3060) - Social Inequality


    Power in the U.S. and in the world ‐ its causes and consequences ‐ will be examined in this course. This is essentially a study of political and economic power and powerlessness. Specific topics to be discussed include poverty, hunger, homelessness, welfare, class conflict, racism, and sexism. Credits: 4
Credits: 4
  
  • WS 3990 - Topics Courses in Women & Gender Studies


    A changing selection of courses designed to offer a variety of subjects in theatre. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor required Offered upon sufficient demand Credits: 2 to 4 This course may be repeated for credit for different topics. Topics to be determined by the Woman’s Study faculty.
Credits: 2 to 4
  
  • WS 4010 (PA 4010) - Moral Philosophy


    Advanced study of the concepts and judgments of value, including treatment of the notions of good and bad, right and wrong, and theories of moral obligation. Classic and contemporary readings will be engaged to explore contrasting views on the proper role of rules and virtues in morality, the relation of rules to the exercise of morality, moral psychology, an PA 4110 (WS 4110) Feminist Philosophies d the connection of morality to reason. Credits: 4
Credits: 4

Cybersecurity

  
  • CS 1000 - Cybersecurity Foundations


    This course provides students with a basic understanding of the fundamental concepts behind cybersecurity. This is a high level introduction or familiarization of the topics, not a deep dive into specifics. Topics include essential concepts of the cybersecurity field, with applications to system security; cyber defense tools and how to address a system attack; and appropriate measures to be taken should a system compromise occur. Credits: 4
Credits: 4
  
  • CS 2000 - Cybersecurity Principles


    This course provides students with basic security design fundamentals that help create systems that are worthy of being trusted. Students will examine the principles of cybersecurity and why each principle is important to security and how it enables the development of security mechanisms that can implement desired security policies. Students will also examine common security failures and the interaction between security and system usability. Credits: 4
Credits: 4
  
  • CS 2001 - IT System Components


    In this course, students will apply low level programming languages to implement complex programs such as internal operating system components and drivers to interface with and control hardware devices or to achieve other results (speed, size, efficiency, etc.). Students will also learn about the risks and rewards that result from using low level programming. Credits: 4
Credits: 4
  
  • CS 2010 - CompTIA Fundamentals


    This course prepares students to successfully complete the CompTIA certification exam.IT Fundamentals covers a range of IT topics and provides a solid grounding in the technology concepts and practices organizations use today. Credits: 2
Credits: 2
  
  • CS 2011 - CompTIA Security+


    This course prepares students to successfully complete the CompTIA certification exam.Security+ provides a global benchmark for best practices in IT network and operational security, one of the fastest-growing fields in IT. Prerequisite: Senior Standing Credits: 2
Credits: 2
  
  • CS 2012 - CompTIA Network+


    This course prepares students to successfully complete the CompTIA certification exam.Network+ certifies the essential skills needed to confidently design, configure, manage and troubleshoot any wired and wireless devices. Credits: 2
Credits: 2
  
  • CS 2013 - CompTIA Cloud+


    This course prepares students to successfully complete the CompTIA certification exam.Cloud+ validates the skills and expertise required to securely implement, maintain and utilize cloud technologies. Credits: 2
Credits: 2
  
  • CS 2014 - CompTIA CySA+


    This course prepares students to successfully complete the CompTIA certification exam.Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) applies behavioral analytics to the IT security field to improve the overall state of IT security. Credits: 2
Credits: 2
  
  • CS 2015 - CompTIA Project+


    This course prepares students to successfully complete the CompTIA certification exam.Project+ validates the ability to initiate, manage and complete a project or business initiative on time and within budget. Credits: 2
Credits: 2
  
  • CS 3101 - Policy, Legal, Ethics and Compliance


    In this course, students will to gain an understanding of information assurance in the context of the rules and guidelines that control security measures and threats/crises. Students will examine the applicable laws and policies related to cyber defense, their responsibilities related to the handling of data as it pertains to legal, ethical and/or agency auditing issues, and the type of legal dispute (civil, criminal, private) affects the evidence used to resolve an issue. Credits: 4
Credits: 4
  
  • CS 3102 - Cybersecurity Planning and Management


    This course will help students develop the ability to design and implement plans and processes for a holistic approach to cybersecurity for an organization. Topics include the placement of security functions in a system; contingency plans for various size organizations; the protection of intellectual property, and the roles of personnel in planning and managing security. Credits: 4
Credits: 4
  
  • CS 3103 - Security Program Management


    In this course, students will develop the knowledge necessary to define and implement a security program for the protection of an organizations systems and data. Students will gain skills to develop a security program, identifying goals, objectives and metrics, effectively manage a security program, and assess the effectiveness of a security program. Credits: 4
Credits: 4
  
  • CS 3104 - Security Risk Analysis


    In this course, students will develop an understanding of risk assessment models, methodologies and processes such that they can perform a risk assessment of particular systems and recommend mitigations to identified risks. Credits: 4
Credits: 4
  
  • CS 3105 - Data Administration


    This course provides students with methods to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data throughout the data life cycle. Students will learn how to draw and describe a data and information lifecycle, identifying specific and general security issues at all stages. Credits: 4
Credits: 4
  
  • CS 3106 - Fraud Prevention and Management


    This course provides students with the necessary knowledge to develop plans and processes for a holistic approach to preventing and mitigating fraud throughout the system lifecycle. Topics include Symptom Recognition, Data Driven Detection, Investigation of Theft, Concealment, Conversion Methods, Inquiry and Reporting, Liability and inadequate disclosure, and Consumer fraud. Credits: 4
Credits: 4
  
  • CS 3301 - Basic Networking


    This course aims to provide students with basic understanding of how networks are built and operate, and to give students some experience with basic network analysis tools. Students are exposed to the concept of potential vulnerabilities in a network. Credits: 4
Credits: 4
  
  • CS 3302 - Basic Scripting and Programming


    This course provides students with the basic ability to create simple scripts/programs to automate and perform simple operations, and to provide students with the skills necessary to implement algorithms using programming languages to solve problems. This knowledge includes basic security practices in developing scripts/programs (e.g., bounds checking, input validation). Credits: 4
Credits: 4
  
  • CS 3304 - Basic Cryptography


    This course provides students with a basic ability to understand where and how cryptography is used. Topics include: the elements of a cryptographic system; the differences between symmetric and asymmetric algorithms; cryptographic protocols, tools and techniques appropriate for a given situation. Credits: 4
Credits: 4
  
  • CS 3305 - Operating Systems Concepts


    This course provides students with an understanding of the roles of an operating system, its basic functions, and the services provided by the operating system, including how operating systems interact with hardware and software applications, and basic security issues of operating systems. Credits: 4
Credits: 4
  
  • CS 3306 - Databases


    In this course, students will develop the skills to utilize database management system to solve specific problems. Specific skills include to compare and contrast database types including relational, hierarchical, distributed, and other models; the role of a database, a DBMS, and a database server within a complex system supporting multiple applications; SQL;DBMS access controls, privilege levels, and security principles;and common structures for storing data in a database management system. Credits: 4
Credits: 4
  
  • CS 4301 - Network Defense


    In this course, students, will learn the concepts used in defending a network, and the basic tools and techniques that can be taken to protect a network and communication assets from cyber threats. Concepts include defense in depth, minimizing exposure, among others. Students will also examine how network defense tools (firewalls, IDS, etc.) are used to defend against attacks and mitigate vulnerabilities; how security policies are implemented on systems to protect a network; and how network operational procedures relate to network security. Prerequisite: CS 3301 Credits: 4
Credits: 4
 

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