Information Assurance Major
Cybersecurity, B.S.
The Information Assurance (IA) major provides students with the techniques and strategies utilized in protecting public and private critical digital infrastructure. The IA degree is the perfect combination of coursework in computer science, programming, and incident response, which positions graduates to make immediate contributions in securing and protecting our most valuable information assets. High-performing students will have the opportunity to enter a 4 + 1 program during their senior year. Additional student learning outcomes for the major in Information Assurance are:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the tools and techniques utilized to assure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of an organization's data assets.
- Recommend policy, practices, and procedures required to ensure accuracy, authenticity, utility, and possession of data, and recognizing the needs of the organization for access as well as security.
- Utilize critical thinking skills by demonstrating proficiency in the ability to research, understand, and communicate appropriate responses based on best practices, to test a variety of information assurance threats.
Students are required to take the following 120 credits to satisfy the requirements of the degree:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The American Women's College Core | ||
| COM 111 | Fundamentals of Computing Technology | 3 |
| ENG 114 | Critical Reading and Response | 3 |
| ENG 124 | Research and Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
| ENG 134 | Literary Genres | 3 |
| Healthy Living Elective | 2 | |
| History Elective | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| MAT 120 | Statistics | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology I | 3 |
| Psychology/Sociology/Humanities Electives | 3 | |
| Science Elective | 4 | |
| WEL 220 | Women as Empowered Learners and Leaders | 3 |
| WEL 330 | Strategies for Personal and Career Growth | 3 |
| WEL 440 | Leadership in Practice | 3 |
| Subtotal | 42 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| CBY 101 | Introduction to Cybersecurity | 3 |
| CBY 202 | Cyber Governance: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights | 3 |
| CBY 301 | Fundamentals of Information Assurance | 3 |
| CBY 315 | Secure Software Engineering | 3 |
| CBY 335 | Data Privacy | 3 |
| CBY 440 | Cloud Computing | 3 |
| CBY 455 | Cybersecurity Capstone | 3 |
| CSC 101 | Applied Computing | 3 |
| CSC 210 | Computer Networks and Network Security | 3 |
| CSC 297 | Programming Languages | 3 |
| CSC 405 | Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence Analysis | 3 |
| Subtotal | 33 | |
| General Electives | ||
| Select 45 credits | 45 | |
| Subtotal | 45 | |
| Total Credits Required: | 120 | |