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Cybersecurity (CYBR) Minor

Required Minor Courses
ECE 4560Computer and Network Security Fundamentals3
CS 4264Principles of Computer Security3
Subtotal6
Networks Group
Select one of the following:3
ECE 3564
Introduction to Computer Networking
ECE 4564
Network Application Design
CS 3754
Cloud Software Development
CS 4254
Computer Network Architecture and Programming
Subtotal3
Systems Group
Select one of the following:3
CS 3214
Computer Systems
CS 4274
Secure Computing Capstone
CS/ECE 4504
Computer Organization
ECE 3574
Applied Software Design
Subtotal3
Interdisciplinary Group
Select one of the following:3
ACIS 4684
Information Systems Security and Assurance
BIT 4614
Information Security
CS 3274
Software Reverse Engineering
FIN 4014
Cyberlaw and Policy
MATH 4175
Cryptography
MATH 4176
Cryptography
Subtotal3
Additional Required Elective Course (3c)
Select one additional course from the Networks, Systems, or Interdisciplinary List3
Subtotal3
Seminar 1c
ECE 4944Cybersecurity Seminar (offered Spring semester only)1
Subtotal1
Total Credits19

Notes:

  1. Students majoring in Secure Computing in Computer Science are not eligible to enroll in the Cybersecurity Minor due to course duplication.
  2. To declare the Cybersecurity Minor, a student must be in a degree-granting major and have completed one of the following courses: CS 3214 Computer Systems or ECE 3574 Applied Software Design.
  3. The following substitutions are accepted for the Cybersecurity Minor:
    Required Minor Courses
    CS 4254Computer Network Architecture and Programming (or networking area group requirement) 13
    ECE 4560Computer and Network Security Fundamentals (one or the other) 23
    or CS 4264 Principles of Computer Security
    CS/ECE 4504Computer Organization 33
    Interdisciplinary course requirement 43
    Interdisciplinary course requirement 53
    One additional course requirement 63
    1

    Allowed Substitute: CS 5565 Network Architecture and Protocols/ECE 5565 Network Architecture and Protocols

    2

    Allowed Substitute: CS 5560 Fundamentals of Info Security/ECE 5560 Fundamentals of Info Security

    3

    Allowed Substitute: ECE 4530 Hardware-Software Codesign or CS 3274 Software Reverse Engineering/ECE 3274 Electronic Circuits Laboratory II

    4

    Allowed Substitute: PSCI 4164 Future of Security: Integrative Solutions for Complex Security Systems/CS 4164 Future of Security: Integrative Solutions for Complex Security Systems/BIT 4164 Future of Security: Integrative Solutions for Complex Security Systems

    5

    Allowed Substitute: CS 4274 Secure Computing Capstone

    6

    Allowed Substitute: In addition to a course from the networks, systems, or interdisciplinary groups, ECE 5504 Computer Architecture or CS 5204 Operating Systems may be used.

  4. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have completed the prerequisites for each course. For prerequisite grade requirements and the most accurate and up-to-date prerequisite information, please refer to the timetable of classes.