2024-2025 Catalog

Cybersecurity B.S.

Course Requirements

Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
BUSI 100Introduction to Business at RIC

2

Fall, Spring.
CIS 252Introduction to Information Systems

4

Fall, Spring, Summer
CIS 320Information Technology: Hardware and Software Systems

4

As needed.
CIS 347Basic Cryptography Techniques

4

Fall, Spring.
CIS 421Networks and Infrastructure

4

Fall, Spring.
CIS 440Issues in Computer Security

4

Fall, Spring.
CIS 462WApplied Software Development Project

4

Fall, Spring.
CSCI 102Computer Fundamentals for Cyber Security

4

Fall, Spring.
 

CSCI 157Introduction to Algorithmic Thinking in Python

4

Fall, Spring.
-Or-

CIS 301Introduction to Computer Programming in Business

4

Fall, Spring.
 

CSCI 402Cyber Security Principles

4

Fall, Spring.
CSCI 410Digital Forensics

4

Fall.
CSCI 432Network and Systems Security

4

Spring.
and TWO ADDITIONAL COURSES in computer information systems or computer science at the 300-level or above (for a total of 8 credits).

Cognates

Note: MATH 177: Fulfills the Mathematics category of General Education.

Note: MATH 248: Fulfills the Advanced Quantitative Scientific Reasoning category of General Education.
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
MGT 201WFoundations of Management

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
MATH 177Quantitative Business Analysis

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
MATH 248Business Statistics I

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
 

PHIL 206Ethics

3

Fall, Spring.
-Or-

PHIL 207Technology and the Future of Humanity

3

Spring.
 

Total Credit Hours: 69

NOTE: BUSI 100 will be satisfied for students who have completed COLL 101 or COLL 150 or HONR 150 or NURS 100.