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Undergraduate 132 CRs

  • Cybersecurity |
  • Language of Study: English

Program Description

The program curriculum provides great flexibility in course selection and offers a broad scientific base by containing a collection of courses in mathematics, physics, humanities, and sciences. These courses are accompanied by Cybersecurity courses covering different areas such as Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing, Digital Forensics and Incident Response, Software Security, Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering, Web Security, and others.

Learning Outcomes

  • Graduates of the Cybersecurity program at CCIT are expected, within a few years of graduation, to:
    - (PEO1) Have successful careers in a wide range of industries through leveraging their Cybersecurity expertise.
    - (PEO2) Advance their Cybersecurity skills through continuous learning, research, and/or graduate studies.
    - (PEO3) Further enhance their skills in communication, teamwork, leadership, critical thinking, and time management and commit to ethical, legal, and societal considerations.
    The review of the PEOs is launched every year. The primary goal is to periodically ensure that the PEOs are based on the needs of the program's various constituencies and are aligned with the institution's mission. The constituencies of the program are faculty, Industry representatives, alumni, and students.

Markets and Career

  • Cybersecurity prepares graduates for a number of highly required jobs in the market. The following are examples of some of the career opportunities for Cybersecurity graduates:
    - Security Engineer
    - Security Incident responder
    - Network Security Administrator
    -Cloud Security Administrator
    -System Security Administrator
    -Digital Forensics Investigator
    - Penetration tester
    - Cybersecurity managers
    - Security consultants
    - Chief Security Officer
    Upon the completion of the Bachelor of Cybersecurity, graduates have the opportunity to broaden and deepen their academic skills by pursuing post-graduate (masters and doctoral) studies.

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Brief

The program offers a bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity. The candidate for the bachelor's degree in cybersecurity is required to pursue scholastic quality and complete a plan of study prepared with his academic advisor and approved by the Computer Science Department Council. The number of credit hours required for graduation is 132 (cr. hr.) spreading over 8 academic semesters. The first 4 semesters are common for all College programs. Then, the student chooses her/his specialization among College Programs..

Term 1

Code Title Prequisites
UNR1403 Academic English None (or GLA0001 for students who have not passed the English Proficiency Test)
UNR1302 Fundamentals of Business None
UNRXXXX University Req. Elective -
EBA1203 Calculus I None (or EBA0201 for science students)
EBAXXXX_1 Science Elective -
CCS1101 Introduction to Computing None
CIS1000 Introduction to Information Systems None
EBA0201 Precalculus None
GLA0001 Remedial English None

Term 2

Code Title Prequisites
UNR2101 Communication and Presentation Skills UNR1403
UNR1407 Academic Writing UNR1403
EBAXXXX_2 Science Elective -
EBA1204 Calculus II EBA1203
CCS1302 Problem Solving and Programming CCS1101
CCS1001 Discrete Structures CCS1101
CNC1401 Entrepreneurship Skills 10 CR. or more

Term 3

Code Title Prequisites
CCS2102 Digital Logic Design CCS1101
CCS2303 Object-Oriented Programming CCS1302
EBA2204 Linear Algebra EBA1204
CCS2201 Introduction to Networks CCS1302
CIS2101 Database Systems CCS1302
EBA2203 Probability & Statistics EBA1204

Term 5

Code Title Prequisites
CCY3002 Introduction to Cryptography CCY2001, EBA2204
CCY3501 Cybersecurity Law and Ethics CCY2001
CAI3101 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence CCS1001, CCS2401
CCY3101 Software Security CCY2001, CSE2001
CCS3203 Operating Systems CCS2103, CCS2401
CIT3200 Professional Training in Mobile Apps Programming None

Term 6

Code Title Prequisites
CCY3201 Networks Security CCY3002
CCY3102 Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering CCY2001, CCS2103
CCY3302 Distributed Systems Security CCY2001, CCS3203
CCS3403 Computing Algorithms CCS2401
CCY3003 Digital Forensics and Incident Response CCY2001
CITXXXX_1 Professional Training I None

Term 7

Code Title Prequisites
CCY4301 Cyber-Physical Systems Security CCY3201
CCY4202 Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing CCY3201
CCY4901 Project I GPA>=2.0 & 90 CR or more
CCYXXXX_1 Major Elective None
CCYXXXX_2 Major Elective None
CITXXXX_2 Professional Training II None

Term 8

Code Title Prequisites
CCY4303 AI in CyberSecurity CCY2001,CAI3101
CCY4401 Cybersecurity Risk Management CCY2001
CCY4902 Project II CCY4901
CCYXXXX_3 Major Elective None
CCYXXXX_4 Major Elective None
CITXXXX_3 Professional Training III None
Courses
  • Degree Bachelor
  • Area of study: Science and Engineering
  • Duration: 8 Terms
  • Credit hours: 132.00 hrs
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