Cybersecurity, BS

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Delivery Area: Online

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements:

Minimum 121 Credit Hours
Writing Intensive Course
Minimum Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.00
30 Credit Hours of Residency Courses
9 Credits of Upper-Level Major Residency Courses
Minimum G.P.A. in the Major: 2.00

Program Major Requirements (81 Credit Hours):

CIS 101 - Introduction to Computer Science 3 CR
CIS 110 - Programming Fundamentals 3 CR
ISS 212 - Cybersecurity Scripting 3 CR
CIS 220 - Information Technology Hardware and Systems Software 3 CR
CIS 221 - Linux 3 CR
CIS 240 - Networking Concepts 3 CR
CIS 440 - Network Security 3 CR
CIS 460 - Computers & Culture 3 CR
ISS 210 - Introduction to Information Systems Security 3 CR
ISS 232 - Introduction to Cyber Forensics 3 CR
ISS 240 - Security Policy and Governance 3 CR
ISS 340 - Computer Security 3 CR
ISS 350 - Databases and Database Security 3 CR
ISS 380 - Cybersecurity Internship 3 CR
ISS 410 - Cybersecurity I 3 CR
ISS 470 - Information Systems Security Management 3 CR
MAT 115 - Elementary Statistics I 3 CR
Complete any three 200-level or higher ISS or CIS electives 9 CR

Select one of the following focus areas:

Focus Area: General Focus (21):
- ISS 260 - Cloud Security (3)
- ISS 264 - Wireless and Mobile Security (3)
- ISS 320 - Security Monitoring (3)
- ISS 360 - Incident Response (3)
- Complete any one 200-level or higher ISS elective (3)
- Complete any two 300-level or higher ISS electives (6)
Focus Area: Cyber Forensics (21):
- ISS 334 - Cyberlaw (3)
- ISS 385 - Malware Analysis (3)
- ISS 360 - Incident Response (3)
- ISS 430 - Computer Forensics (3)
- ISS 434 - Mobile Forensics (3)
- ISS 436 - Digital Evidence Analysis (3)
- ISS 438 - Cybersecurity Investigations (3)
Focus Area: Information Assurance (21):
- CIS 330 - Systems Analysis and Design (3)
- ISS 220 - Security Risk Management (3)
- ISS 250 - Auditing IT Infrastructures (3)
- ISS 262 - Identity Security and Management (3)
- ISS 310 - Information Security Architecture (3)
- ISS 320 - Security Monitoring (3)
- ISS 360 - Incident Response (3)
Focus Area: Cybersecurity Analyst (21):
- ISS 282 - Cybersecurity Operations (3)
- ISS 320 - Security Monitoring (3)
- ISS 360 - Incident Response (3)
- ISS 370 - Cyberwarfare and Cyberterrorism (3)
- ISS 385 - Malware Analysis (3)
- ISS 412 - Ethical Hacking (3)
- ISS 482 - Advanced Cybersecurity Operations (3)

Other Program Requirements (6 Credit Hours):

Remaining General Education Requirements (31 Credit Hours):

This section is waived for those who hold a prior bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Complete any 100-level Communications course 3 CR
ENG 101 - College Writing 3 CR
ENG 317W - Professional Writing 3 CR
MAT 111 - Algebra II 3 CR or higher
Complete any 100-level laboratory science course 4 CR

Complete one of the following Fine Arts electives (3):

ARC 100 - Intro to Architecture: What? Where? Why? How? 3 CR
ARH xxx any Art History course
ART xxx any Art course
DRA xxx any Drama course
ENG 351W - Creative Writing 3 CR
ENG 452W - Creative Writing II 3 CR
MUH 1xx any 100-level Music History course
MUS 1xx any 100-level Music course

Complete two of the following Humanities electives (6):

AME xxx any American Studies course
ARH 105 - History of Art and Architecture I 3 CR
ARH 106 - History of Art and Architecture II 3 CR
ASL 1xx/2xx any 100- or 200-level ASL course
DRA xxx any Drama course
ENG xxx any English course (except ENG 100 , ENG 101 , ENG 210W , ENG 317W or ENG 320W )
FRE xxx any French course
HGH xxx any Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide course
HTY xxx any History course
HUM xxx any Humanities course
MUH xxx any Music History course
PHI xxx any Philosophy course
SPA xxx any Spanish course
WGS xxx any Women and Gender Studies course

Complete two of the following Social Science electives (6):

ANT 1xx any 100-level Anthropology course
ECO 1xx any 100-level Economics course
ECO 201 - Macroeconomics 3 CR
ECO 202 - Microeconomics 3 CR
JUS 1xx any 100-level Justice Studies course
POS 1xx any 100-level Political Science course
PSY 1xx any 100-level Psychology course
SOC 1xx any 100-level Sociology course
SSC 1xx any 100-level Social Science course

General Electives (3 Credit Hours):

Complete any 100-level or higher general elective 3 CR

General Education:

It is the intention of the University of Maine at Augusta that every degree graduate will be prepared to function in our society as an effective and informed citizen. To this end, the faculty has designed a set of minimum expectations that students are expected to satisfy. The aspirations are defined by core skills, competencies, and abilities as well as knowledge based learning experiences that are the grounds for the General Education Requirements. To learn more, visit www.uma.edu/academics/general-education/