Cybersecurity Management BA/BS
The Cybersecurity Management program is designed to prepare students for industry. The Cybersecurity Management major fuses the three components: a strong cybersecurity management base, computer programming, and business management. The curriculum is designed to be very focused on industry needs and skills. Students take courses in networking, advanced cybersecurity and pentesting.
The goals of the Cybersecurity Management program is to provide students with learning experiences in both the classroom and laboratory so that they will be well-prepared to:
- Design and implement object-oriented and imperative programs
- Understand algorithms and data structures
- Understand relational databases, and network development
- Understand online safety in the context of the wider world
- Understand the different types of malware, including viruses and trojans, network security, and cryptography
- Identity theft and risk management
- Students will explain the concepts, theories, and practices in the functional areas of business
- Students will prepare professional oral and written forms of communication
- Students will evaluate and apply information technology in support of management decision making
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6.00 | |
| WRITING AND RHETORIC I and WRITING AND RHETORIC II | ||
| COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH | ||
| Oral Communication | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3.00 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-5.00 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
or CITPT-108 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | |
| ALGEBRAIC REASONING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING | ||
| PRECALCULUS I: ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| CALCULUS I | ||
| STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE SCIENCES | ||
| MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one course from two categories: | 6.00-8.00 | |
Literature | ||
| LITERATURE AND IDEAS | ||
| WORLD CLASSICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| MYTHOLOGIES | ||
Arts | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
| THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS | ||
| SURVEY OF MUSIC | ||
| MUSIC IN AMERICA | ||
| WORLD MUSIC | ||
| HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER | ||
| HISTORY OF JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC STYLES | ||
| SURVEY OF THE THEATER | ||
Language | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | ||
| Scientific Ways of Knowing | 7.00-8.00 | |
| Select two courses from two disciplines; one course must include a lab | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PLANTS AND PEOPLE | ||
| HUMAN BIOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I | ||
| SEMICONDUCTORS, SCIENCE, AND SOCIETY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE | ||
| PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ||
| WATER AND ENERGY | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE II | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE I | ||
| NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II | ||
| PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | ||
| DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
| PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I | ||
| Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one course from two disciplines: | 6.00 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| WORLD PREHISTORY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | ||
| WORLD HISTORY I | ||
| WORLD HISTORY II | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY I | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY II | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | ||
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| Global Perspectives | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-4.00 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| WORLD PREHISTORY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN WRITTEN LITERATURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | ||
| WORLD HISTORY I | ||
| WORLD HISTORY II | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY I | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY II | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| ETHICS AND IDENTITY | ||
| SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY | ||
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
ID 300A - 300Z (see course descriptions for options) | ||
| HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE | ||
| Foreign/Heritage Language | ||
| Select 16 credits of language if selecting Bachelor of Arts Degree | 16.00 | |
| Total Credits | 37.00-43.00 | |
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| CS-111 | COMPUTER SCIENCE 1 | 4.00 |
| CS-211 | COMPUTER SCIENCE II | 4.00 |
| CS-226 | SQL: STRUCTURED QUERY LANGUAGE | 3.00 |
| CYB-251 | NETWORKING FUNDAMENTALS | 3.00 |
| CYB-252 | SWITCHING & WIRELESS TECH | 3.00 |
| CYB-253 | ENTERPRISE NETWORKING & SECURITY | 3.00 |
| CYB-254 | ETHICAL HACKING | 3.00 |
| CYB-271 | CYBERSECURITY FUNDAMENTALS | 3.00 |
| CYB-272 | LINUX SYSTEMS FOR CYBERSECURITY | 3.00 |
| CYB-273 | PENETRATION TESTING | 3.00 |
| CYB-274 | LINUX ADMINISTRATION | 3.00 |
| WEB-111 | FOUNDATIONS OF WEB DEVELOPMENT | 3.00 |
| WEB-112 | FUND OF PROG: JAVASCRIPT | 3.00 |
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| STATISTICAL METHODS | ||
| Upper Division Requirements | ||
| BUS-311 | FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT THEORY | 3.00 |
| BUS-360 | LEADERSHIP | 3.00 |
| BUS-365 | BUSINESS LAW I | 3.00 |
| BUS-370 | PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 3.00 |
| CS-311 | ALGORITHMS AND DATA STRUCTURES | 4.00 |
| CS-480 | CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT | 4.00 |
| CS-494 | INTERNSHIP IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | 4.00 |
| CYB-300 | CYBER ETHICS | 3.00 |
| CYB-360 | CYBERSECURITY MANAGEMENT | 3.00 |
| Electives | 9.00 | |
| Total Credits | 83.00 | |
Sequential Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CORE | Mathematical Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CORE | Oral Communication | 3.00 |
| CORE | Scientific Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CS-111 | COMPUTER SCIENCE 1 | 4.00 |
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE | Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CORE | Scientific Ways of Knowing | 4.00 |
| CORE | Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CS-211 | COMPUTER SCIENCE II | 4.00 |
| ENGL-102 | WRITING AND RHETORIC II | 3.00 |
| Credits | 17.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE | Global Perspectives | 3.00 |
| CS-226 | SQL: STRUCTURED QUERY LANGUAGE | 3.00 |
| CYB-251 | NETWORKING FUNDAMENTALS | 3.00 |
| CYB-271 | CYBERSECURITY FUNDAMENTALS | 3.00 |
| WEB-111 | FOUNDATIONS OF WEB DEVELOPMENT | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| BUS-311 | FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT THEORY | 3.00 |
| CORE | Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CYB-252 | SWITCHING & WIRELESS TECH | 3.00 |
| CYB-272 | LINUX SYSTEMS FOR CYBERSECURITY | 3.00 |
| WEB-112 | FUND OF PROG: JAVASCRIPT | 3.00 |
| CORE | Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| Credits | 18.00 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CYB-253 | ENTERPRISE NETWORKING & SECURITY | 3.00 |
| CYB-273 | PENETRATION TESTING | 3.00 |
| ECON-300 | STATISTICAL METHODS | 3.00 |
| BUS-360 | LEADERSHIP | 3.00 |
| Credits | 12.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CYB-254 | ETHICAL HACKING | 3.00 |
| CYB-274 | LINUX ADMINISTRATION | 3.00 |
| BUS-365 | BUSINESS LAW I | 3.00 |
| BUS-370 | PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE | Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values | 3.00 |
| CS-311 | ALGORITHMS AND DATA STRUCTURES | 4.00 |
| CYB-360 | CYBERSECURITY MANAGEMENT | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Credits | 13.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CYB-300 | CYBER ETHICS | 3.00 |
| CS-480 | CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT | 4.00 |
| CS-494 | INTERNSHIP IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | 4.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Credits | 14.00 | |
| Total Credits | 120.00 | |