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Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, Associate in Applied Science
Curriculum CIS.CYB.AAS (C207S)
The Cybersecurity and Information Assurance program provides a foundation in computing and network security and provides students with the skills necessary to obtain positions as cybersecurity analysts, specialists, engineers, and technical security support personnel. Coursework will prepare students for Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification exams and offers courses required in the first two years of a bachelor degree. Students should note that four-year colleges and universities vary in specific course and transfer requirements. The student should consult the program coordinator, as well as the catalog and/or admissions advisor at the four-year college or university to which transfer is intended.
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the successful completion of the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance program, the graduate will be able to:
- describe hardware and software components of client computers, servers and networks in order to identify their areas of vulnerability;
- write programs to develop computer logic and reasoning skills to be utilized in assessing computer security of applications and other types of software;
- design and implement secure networks that protects users and data from unauthorized access;
- identify, assess and remediate vulnerabilities to practice on-going network maintenance and monitoring;
- design and deploy layered defense mechanisms to protect a complex network;
- apply forensics techniques to computers and wired and wireless networks; and
- develop information assurance polices and practices to protect information within an organization.
Associate in Applied Science Degree
| CIS 101 ◊ Computer Systems & Business Applications | | 3 credits |
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| CIS 102 # Professional Information Technology and Computer Science | | 3 credits |
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| CIS 105 ◊ A+ PC Hardware & Software | | 3 credits |
| CIS 177 ◊ Introduction to Linux | | 3 credits |
| CIS 210 ◊ # Data Communications & Networking Fundamentals | | 3 credits |
| RHT 101 ◊ # Freshman Rhetoric & Composition I | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 15 |
| CIS 125 ◊ # Discrete Mathematics for Computing | | 4 credits |
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| MAT 110 ◊ # College Algebra | | 3 credits |
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| MAT 111 ◊ # Pre-Calculus | | 5 credits |
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| MAT 114 ◊ # Plane Trigonometry | | 3 credits |
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| CIS 212 ◊ # Internetworking, Routing and Switching | | 3 credits |
| CIS 220 ◊ # Introduction to Network Security | | 3 credits |
| CIS 277 ◊ # Command Processing and Scripting | | 3 credits |
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| RHT 102 ◊ # Freshman Rhetoric & Composition II | | 3 credits |
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| SPE 101 ◊ # Principles of Effective Speaking | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 15-17 |
| CIS 121 ◊ # Introduction to Programming | | 3 credits |
| CIS 226 ◊ # Advanced Network Security | | 3 credits |
| General education/Humanities and Fine Arts | | 3 credits |
| Program electives | | 6 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 15 |
| CIS 271 # Capstone Project in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance | | 1 credit |
| General education/Social and Behavioral Science | | 3 credits |
| Program electives | | 15 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 19 |
| CIS 176 ◊ LAN Administration: Windows Server | | 3 credits |
| CIS 179 ◊ # Linux System Administration | | 3 credits |
| CIS 214 # Scaling & Connecting Networks | | 3 credits |
| CIS 227 # Vulnerability Analysis & Ethical Hacking | | 3 credits |
| CIS 229 # Information Assurance Ethics, Management and Policy | | 3 credits |
| CIS 231 # Information Assurance Risk, Continuity and Governance | | 3 credits |
| CIS 236 ◊ Introduction to Wireless LAN Administration | | 3 credits |
| CIS 238 ◊ # Introduction to Computer Forensics | | 3 credits |
| CIS 240 ◊ # Advanced Computer Forensics | | 3 credits |
Total Credit Hours: 64-66
See CIS course descriptions.
See Humanities or Fine Arts and Social or Behavioral Sciences General Education requirements.
Coordinator: Michael Henson, Ext. 3354