Risk Management Major
Cybersecurity, B.S.
The Risk Management major provides students with the skills and technology-related competencies to identify, evaluate, and manage threats to an organization’s digital assets. This degree will combine coursework in data privacy, project management, crisis management and incident recovery. Graduates of this program will be equipped with a unique balance of problem-solving, leadership and technical knowledge needed to create and implement risk management strategies. 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 Risk Management are:
- Demonstrate understanding of various stakeholder perspectives and frameworks for assessing risk.
- Describe and explain ways to mitigate risk across an enterprise.
- Describe best practices for the documentation and communication of risk to various stakeholders.
Degree requirements for the Risk Management major are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Core | ||
| Behavioral/Social Science Electives | 9 | |
| BUS 204 | Financial Wellness | 1 |
| ENG 114 | Critical Reading and Response | 3 |
| ENG 134 | Literary Genres | 3 |
| Humanities Electives | 9 | |
| MAT 120 | Statistics | 3 |
| Science Electives (lab required) | 7 | |
| WEL 100 | Empowered as Learners and Leaders | 3 |
| or WEL 220 | Empowered as Learners and Leaders | |
| WEL 350 | Strategies for Career and Personal Growth | 2 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| BUS 241 | Introduction to Project Management | 3 |
| CBY 101 | Introduction to Cybersecurity | 3 |
| CBY 202 | Cyber Governance: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights | 3 |
| CBY 225 | Intrusion, Incident Response, and Crisis Management | 3 |
| CBY 230 | Risk Management | 3 |
| CBY 301 | Fundamentals of Information Assurance | 3 |
| CBY 320 | Cyber Strategy | 3 |
| CBY 335 | Data Privacy | 3 |
| CBY 455 | Cybersecurity Capstone | 3 |
| COM 111 | Fundamentals of Computing Technology | 3 |
| CSC 101 | Applied Computing | 3 |
| CSC 210 | Computer Networks and Network Security | 3 |
| CSC 297 | Programming Languages | 3 |
| ENG 124 | Research and Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
| General Electives | ||
| General Electives | 38 | |
| Total Credits Required | 120 | |