Program Overview

Cybersecurity and Networking

The Cybersecurity and Networking major provides students with hands-on experience building and defending computer networks using state-of-the-art simulations, attack and defend (red-team/blue-team) exercises, and a real-world capstone course sequence.

Hands-On Cybersecurity

The unique Cybersecurity and Networking, B.S., major provides students with hands-on experience building and defending computer networks using state-of-the-art simulations, attack and defend (red-team/blue-team) exercises, and a real-world capstone course sequence. The Cybersecurity and Networking degree fits your schedule with incredibly interactive fully online courses where you work with your team to configure and defend a network or perform live penetration testing.

Curriculum and Courses

Students will learn to securely configure security appliances, firewalls, routers, switches, servers, and workstations. Additionally, you will be grounded in sufficient theory to be prepared to earn highly valued professional certifications in cybersecurity and networking. Some certifications may require additional fees and/or experience. The curriculum includes:

• CIT 225 Fundamentals of DevOps [ICAgile ICP-FDO]
• CIT 258 Introduction to Global Cybersecurity [CompTIA Security+]
• CIT 263 Advanced Topics in Programming-Python
• CIT 281 Enterprise Network Infrastructure [Cisco CCNA R&S, CompTIA Network+]
• CIT 284 Enterprise Server Installation and Configuration [CompTIA Network+, Microsoft MCSE]
• CIT 358 Information Technology Assurance and Security [Certified Ethical Hacker]
• CIT 386 Designing/Deploying Secure Net [CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst]

Cybersecurity and Networking Career Options

The Cybersecurity and Networking degree prepares students for cybersecurity careers such as:

• Compliance Officer
• Cybersecurity Analyst
• Ethical Hacker
• Information Assurance Specialist
• Network Administrator
• Network Monitoring or Network Security
• Computer Network Support Specialist
• Information Security Analysts
• Network and Computer Systems Administrators
• Penetration Testers

Facts and Stats

The college experience will be one of the most exciting times of your life. To make sure of this, we'll provide you with a powerful support system.

• Top 5 of Ohio's Best Online Bachelor's Programs (U.S. News & World Report, 2025)
• $124,910 Cybersecurity Salary (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024)
• 700,000 unfilled positions nationwide (Fortune Magazine, June 2022)

Additional Opportunities

STEM Scholars

STEM Scholars provides scholarships of up to $5,000 a year and creates a customized pathway experience for Miami University students to advance from an associate to a bachelor's degree and on to a master's degree.

Microcredentials

Select from Microcredentials ranging from Agile-Certified Professional to Intro to Database Management. You can earn a digital credential in just nine credit hours, often entirely online.

Center for Cybersecurity

Located in the McVey Data Science Building, the Center for Cybersecurity brings together experts from multiple departments across the university, encompassing the fields of computer information technology, computer science, information systems and analytics, and political science.

Student Testimonials

Because of my prior military service, I dealt with crypto a lot, TDL, and cybersecurity was a big part of that. The Cybersecurity and Networking major is for somebody that wants to try and make a difference – trying to stop scamming and hackers.

• Nathaniel Nole Cybersecurity isn't simply about putting up firewalls and calling it a night. It's about working towards a better future, one where people won't have to fear losing their entire savings just because they trusted the wrong person or clicked on a phishing link.
• Cole Johnson

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