Cyber Security Science / Minor

Minor Credit Hours: 18

The minor in Cyber Security Science is designed to give students the technical expertise they need to understand, troubleshoot, and protect computers and communication networks. A Computer Science minor may also minor in Cyber Security Science if course duplication between minors is limited to only CPSC 20000 Computer Science 1. Computer Science majors may not minor in Cyber Security Science.

Minor Requirements

Minor: CYBR

Students will earn the minor in Cyber Security Science by completing a combination of required courses and electives totaling 18 credit hours. 

I. Required courses (9)

CPSC-20000	Introduction to Computer Science	3
CPSC-22000	Introduction to Unix	3
CPSC-42000	Cybersecurity Essentials	3

II. Electives (9)

Choose three of the following courses:

CPSC-25000	File Systems and Digital Forensics	3
CPSC-33000	Database Systems	3
CPSC-42300	Ethical Hacking	3
CPSC-42500	Encryption and Authentication Systems	3
CPSC-48000	Client-Server Computing	3