Cyber Defense Concentration
Cybersecurity, Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity - Cyber Defense Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements - 34 Hours Required | ||
| Minimum of “C-“required | ||
| Fundamental Skills | 15 | |
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | ||
| COLLEGE RESEARCH AND INFORMATION LITERACY | ||
Oral Communication – 3 hrs. | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
or CMST 2120 | ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | |
Quantitative Literacy – 3 hrs. | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | ||
or MATH 1130 | QUANTITATIVE LITERACY | |
or MATH 1140 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | |
or MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | |
Data Literacy – 3 hrs. | ||
Select one from the following: | ||
| DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | ||
| ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | ||
Until Fall 2028, students can satisfy this requirement with an approved data literacy course, or any approved natural or social science general education course. | ||
| Breadth of Knowledge | 13 | |
Social Science – 3 hrs. | ||
Humanities – 3 hrs. | ||
Natural & Physical Science (must complete a lab) – 4 hrs. | ||
Arts – 3 hrs. | ||
| Individual and Social Responsibility | 6 | |
Cultural Knowledge – 3 hrs. | ||
Civic Knowledge and Engagement – 3 hrs. | ||
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS - 71 Hours Required | ||
| **Course will satisfy UNO's General Education Requirement | ||
| ^Course requires pre-requisite(s) | ||
| All of the Following | 53 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SECURITY (**) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II (^) | ||
| CALCULUS I (^) | ||
| DATA ANALYSIS AND MACHINE LEARNING (^) | ||
| MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE (^) | ||
or MATH 2030 | DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | |
| LOW-LEVEL PROGRAMMING (^) | ||
| SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION (^) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF CYBER OPERATIONS AND DEFENSE (^) 1 | ||
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ETHICS (** ^) | ||
| DATA STRUCTURES (^) | ||
| COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (^) | ||
| CRYPTOGRAPHY (^) | ||
| CYBERSECURITY POLICY AND AWARENESS (^) | ||
| COMPUTER ORGANIZATION (^) | ||
| OPERATING SYSTEMS (^) | ||
| CAPSTONE (^) | ||
| Cyber Defense Concentration Core - complete all of the following: | 9 | |
| DIGITAL FORENSICS | ||
| MOBILE DEVICE FORENSICS | ||
| ETHICAL HACKING - NETWORK ANALYSIS | ||
| Cyber Defense Concentration Extension - complete 9 credits selected from: | 9 | |
CYBR XXXX | Any course with CYBR subject prefix not counted elsewhere in the plan of study, including lower or upper level CYBR transfer coursework | |
| THEORY OF COMPUTATION | ||
| NUMBER THEORY & CRYPTOGRAPHY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO CLOUD COMPUTING | ||
| ELECTIVES | ||
| Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours | ||
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Students who have previously earned credit for CYBR 4360 may substitute CYBR 4360 and PSCI 4260 in place of CYBR 3050.