/Institutions/Messiah-College/json/2019-2020/Undergraduate-Catalog-local.json
/Institutions/Messiah-College/json/2019-2020/Undergraduate-Catalog.json
Cybersecurity (B.S.)
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates from Messiah’s Cybersecurity program can:
- Apply the knowledge of Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and Information Assurance theories to analyze problems, assess trade-offs, and develop creative solutions, including programs, computer-based systems, and processes.
- Analyze systems, identifying and defining the security risks and design solutions to mitigate those risks, with consideration for business concerns and technical issues.
- Develop strategies for responses to cybersecurity threats.
- Develop and defend an ethical code of conduct consistent with the Christian faith and formulated from an understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and responsibilities.
- Effectively communicate technical information for a range of audiences.
- Utilize industry recognized resources to stay abreast of the latest technology and the industry tools and techniques to safeguard those technologies.
- Function effectively on teams to establish goals, plan tasks, meet deadlines, manage risk and produce deliverables.
- Explain how faith connects to their discipline and how the biblical call to vocation relates to their potential career options.
- Engage in focused inquiry that seeks to answer or explore an intellectual and/or creative problem or question.
Major Requirements
Complete the following for your major:
CIS 150 | Introduction to Cybersecurity | 3 |
CIS 180 | Introduction to Computer and Information Science | 3 |
CIS 181 | Computer Programming I | 3 |
CIS 255 | NIX System Administration and Security | 3 |
CIS 265 | Digital Forensics | 3 |
CIS 284 | Computer Programming II | 3 |
CIS 332 | Database Concepts | 3 |
CIS 335 | Software Engineering | 3 |
CIS 354 | Information Assurance | 3 |
CIS 364 | Ethical Hacking | 3 |
CIS 384 | Elements of Computing Systems | 3 |
CIS 385 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3 |
CIS 411 | Systems Analysis and Design Concepts | 3 |
CIS 415 | Data Communications and Networking | 3 |
CIS 416 | Operating Systems and Computer Architecture | 3 |
CIS 455 | Network Security | 3 |
CIS 462 | Secure Software | 3 |
MATH 180 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
CIS 364: Fulfills Writing Enriched requirement for the major.
Four credits from the following:
INTE 391 must be taken for a letter grade to fulfill major requirement
Four credits from the following:
STAT 269 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
STAT 281 | Applied Statistics for Management | 3 |
STAT 291 | Statistics for Mathematical Sciences I | 3 |
INTE 391 must be taken for a letter grade to fulfill major requirement
QuEST Requirements
Experiential Learning requirement (INTE 391/INTE 394) |
met/major |
QuEST requirements |
Credits |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
Oral Communication |
3 |
Created and Called for Community (W) |
3 |
Mathematical Sciences (CIS 180, CIS 181) |
met/major |
Laboratory Science |
3 or 4 |
Science, Technology & the World |
waived |
Two of the following: Social Science, European or United States History |
6 |
Literature |
3 |
Philosophy and Religion |
3 |
Arts |
3 |
First Semester of Language |
3 |
Second Semester of Language |
3 |
Third Semester of Language or Cross Cultural |
3 |
Non-Western Studies |
2-3 |
Bible |
3 |
Christian Beliefs |
3 |
Wellness course |
1 |
Ethics, World Views, or Pluralism |
3 |
QuEST requirements |
48-50 |
Major requirements |
61 |
Free Electives |
14-12 |
Total |
123 |