Program Overview

University Catalog

The University Catalog provides information on the Cybersecurity, B.S. program offered by the Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics.

Cybersecurity, B.S.

The Cybersecurity, B.S. major is available in traditional as well as online formats.

Overall Requirements

• 120 credit hours, to include at least 36 credits at or above the 300 course level.
• Grade of C or higher in ISM 110.
• A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0.
• Grades of C or better in ISM 201, ISM 218, and ISM 240.
• At least 50 percent of the business semester hours required for the degree must be earned at UNC Greensboro.

Degree Program Requirements

The degree program requirements include:

• University Requirements
• General Education Requirements - Minerva's Academic Curriculum (MAC)

Major Requirements

The major requirements include:

• Bryan School Pre-Admission Courses
• Bryan School Common Business Core
• Cybersecurity Courses
• Electives

Bryan School Pre-Admission Courses

Students should plan to complete the pre-admission courses by the end of the sophomore year, or as soon as possible thereafter.

• Required courses:
  • BUS 115 and BUS 215: Blueprint for Personal Development and Blueprint for Professional Development
  • or BUS 216: Blueprint for Personal and Professional Development
  • ACC 201: Financial Accounting
  • ACC 202: Managerial Accounting
  • ECO 201: Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECO 202: Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECO 250: Economic and Business Statistics I
  • ISM 110: Foundations for Analytics using Spreadsheets
  • ISM 280: Information Systems for Decision Making
  • Select one of the following:
    • ENG 101: Exploring Writing in College Contexts
    • ENG 102: Academic Research and Writing
    • FMS 115: Freshman Seminar in Reasoning and Discourse: Written Communication
  • Completion of one of the following:
    • MAT 115: College Algebra
    • MAT 118: Algebra with Business Applications
    • MAT 120: Calculus with Business Applications
    • MAT 150: Precalculus I
    • MAT 151: Precalculus II
    • MAT 190: Precalculus
    • MAT 183: Mathematics for the Life Sciences
    • MAT 184: Calculus for the Life Sciences
    • MAT 191: Calculus I
    • MAT 292: Calculus II
    • MAT 293: Calculus III
    • MAT 196: Calculus A
    • MAT 296: Calculus B

Bryan School Common Business Core

The Bryan School Common Business Core includes:

• Required courses:
  • BUS 315: Global and Cultural Development
  • BUS 415: Leadership Development
  • CST 105: Introduction to Communication Studies
  • ECO 300: The International Economy
  • FIN 315: Business Finance I
  • MGT 301: Introduction to International Business
  • MGT 312: Organizational Behavior
  • MGT 330: The Legal Environment of Business
  • MGT 491: Business Policy and Strategy
  • MKT 309: Principles of Innovation
  • MKT 320: Principles of Marketing
  • PHI 261: Ethical Issues in Business
  • or PHI 262: Ethical Issues in Entrepreneurship
  • or PHI 263: Business Ethics with East Asian Philosophy
  • SCM 302: Operations Management
  • Global Sustainability Elective - One chosen from the list below:
    • ECO 100: Economics of a Global Sustainable Society
    • ENT 130: Entrepreneurship in a Sustainable Global Environment
    • LLC 120: Global Crossings: Topics in Images, Media, and Texts
    • LLC 130: Global Green: Cultures of Production and/or Consumption
    • HTM 200: Introduction to Sustainable Development

Cybersecurity Courses

The Cybersecurity Courses include:

• Core Courses:
  • ISM 110: Foundations for Analytics using Spreadsheets
  • ISM 280: Information Systems for Decision Making
  • SCM 302: Operations Management
• Required Courses:
  • ISM 201: Essentials of Cyber Security
  • ISM 218: Database Systems
  • ISM 240: Business Programming I
  • ISM 301: Systems and Process Analysis
  • ISM 324: Secure Networked Systems
  • ISM 452: Design of Management Information Systems
  • Select one of the following:
    • ISM 326: Ethical Hacking
    • ISM 328: Blockchain Technology Applications and Management
    • ISM 411: Undergraduate Internship in Information Systems
    • ISM 425: Business Analytics
    • ISM 498: Independent Study
    • ISM 499: Problems in Information Systems and Supply Chain Management
    • SCM 260: Essentials of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Electives

Sufficient electives to complete the 120 total credit hours required for the degree.