2020-2021 Online and Continuing Education Catalog

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2020-2021 Online and Continuing Education Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Cybersecurity, B.S.

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Cybersecurity Program Description and Learning Outcomes

Students transferring from Dallas College should review the Dallas College Pathways .

Cybersecurity Core

(24 credits)

CS 1000 - Cybersecurity Foundations (4 credits)
CS 2000 - Cybersecurity Principles (4 credits)
CS 2001 - IT System Components (4 credits)
CS 3101 - Policy, Legal, Ethics and Compliance (4 credits)
CS 3301 - Basic Networking (4 credits)

Professional Training

(4 credits)

Select 4 credits from the following:

CS 2010 - CompTIA Fundamentals (2 credits)
CS 2011 - CompTIA Security+ (2 credits)
CS 2012 - CompTIA Network+ (2 credits)
CS 2013 - CompTIA Cloud+ (2 credits)
CS 2014 - CompTIA CySA+ (2 credits)
CS 2015 - CompTIA Project+ (2 credits)

Track

(20 credits)

Complete either the Management Track or Technical Track.

Management Track

CS 3102 - Cybersecurity Planning and Management (4 credits)
CS 3103 - Security Program Management (4 credits)
CS 3104 - Security Risk Analysis (4 credits)
CS 3105 - Data Administration (4 credits)
CS 3106 - Fraud Prevention and Management (4 credits)

Technical Track

CS 3302 - Basic Scripting and Programming (4 credits)
CS 3304 - Basic Cryptography (4 credits)
CS 3305 - Operating Systems Concepts (4 credits)
CS 3306 - Databases (4 credits)
CS 4301 - Network Defense (4 credits)

Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum, BA/BS

(40 credits)

WR 1015 - Writing in the Liberal Arts and Sciences I (4 credits)
MT 1100 - Quantitative Reasoning (4 credits) or higher
LAS 1110 - The Natural Environment - Understanding Our Place in the Natural World (4 credits) meets LAS1 requirement
LAS 1120 - The Civic Environment - Democratic Values (4 credits) meets LAS2 requirement
LAS 3 - The Creative Arts (4 credits)
LAS 4 - Social Sciences (4 credits)
LAS 5 - Lab Science (4 credits)
LAS 6 - Humanities (4 credits)
LAS 7 - Global Perspectives (4 credits)
LAS Elective (4 credits) One additional course that meets any LAS requirement or a combination of two 2-credit approved electives.

Electives

Select additional electives to meet 120 credits required for a bachelor’s degree.

Elective Courses

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