Program Overview

Interdisciplinary Program Overview

The Interdisciplinary program, specifically the Cybersecurity Curriculum, is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in the field of cybersecurity. The program is structured to be completed in 4 years, with a minimum number of credits required for graduation.

Program Structure

The program is divided into four years, with each year consisting of two semesters: Fall and Spring. The curriculum includes a range of courses that cover various aspects of cybersecurity, including information technology, computer networking, system administration, and more.

Fall Semester Year 1

• IT1050: Fundamentals of Information Technology (3 credits)
• IT2030C: Information Security and Assurance (3 credits)
• PHIL1025: Contemporary Moral Issues (3 credits)
• MATH1026: Pre-Calculus (5 credits)
• PD1170: Career Readiness for the Liberal Arts (1 credit)

Spring Semester Year 1

• ENGL1001: English Composition (C- min) (3 credits)
• IT1080C: Computer Networking (3 credits)
• IT1081C: System Administration (3 credits)
• MATH1071: Introduction to Discrete Mathematics (3 credits)
• A&S FRESHMAN SEMINAR: list provided each semester by advising office (3 credits)

INTR-BIS Additional Requirements

• (INTR-BIS) CLUSTER INFORMATION: Students are required to complete either 2 clusters (disciplines) with 15 and 12 credit hours per cluster or 3 clusters (disciplines) with 9 credit hours per cluster. Each cluster must have at least 1 course at the 3000-level or above and the clusters must total 27 credit hours. (27 credits)
• (INTR-BIS) A&S CREDIT INFORMATION: Of the 36 credit hours required by the INTR-BIS major, a minimum of 18 credits must come from A&S disciplines. (18 credits)
• (INTR-BIS) 3000+ COURSE INFORMATION: INTR-BIS major requires students to complete a minimum of 24 credit hours (out of 120 credits) of coursework at the 3000-level or higher. (24 credits)

Fall Semester Year 2

• IT2035C: Network Infrastructure Management (3 credits)
• IT2040C: Fundamentals of Web Development (3 credits)
• POL1001: Understanding the Political World: Democracy and Political Science (3 credits)
• PD2070: Professionalism and Purpose (3 credits)
• COMM2081: Business Communication (3 credits)

Spring Semester Year 2

• ENGL2089: Intermediate Composition (3 credits)
• CS1021C: Computer Science 1 (4 credits)
• CJ1001: Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 credits)
• IT3071C: Network Security (3 credits)
• MGMT1053: Business Foundations (3 credits)

Fall Semester Year 3

• BoK: SCE: FOREIGN LANGUAGE (5 credits)
• CYBER Concentration Elective (3 credits)
• IT2060C: Database Management I (3 credits)
• BoK: HP: HISTORY (HIST) (3 credits)

Spring Semester Year 3

• BoK: SCE: FOREIGN LANGUAGE (5 credits)
• BoK: NS: NATURAL SCIENCE (3 credits)
• CYBER Concentration Elective (3 credits)
• IT2020: Implications of Information Technology (3 credits)
• POL2035: Cybersecurity: National and International Strategy and Policy (3 credits)

Fall Semester Year 4

• CYBER Concentration Elective (3 credits)
• POL3001C: Quantitative Research and Data Analysis (3 credits)
• CS2021: Python Programming (2 credits)
• CJ4027: Computer Criminology: Cybercrime and Digital Security (3 credits)
• BoK: HP: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (3 credits)

Spring Semester Year 4

• INTR5001: Interdisciplinary Capstone (3 credits)
• ALLDISC3XXX+: 3000+ LEVEL COURSE: ELECTIVE (3 credits)
• Free Electives: ELECTIVE (3 credits)
• BoK: HU: HUMANITIES (3 credits)

Credit Hours Explanation

The minimum number of credit hours required for the program can vary based on previously earned credits and/or the level of placement into required coursework. The typical minimum number of credit hours students must complete is provided in the program structure.