Cybersecurity

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.

Admission Requirements

Tests & Prerequisites

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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..