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Security Studies
Dr. Frank, director; Prof. Niezgodski, Dr. Sutton
The Security Studies Program consists of two majors: national security and cybersecurity. Each major includes foundational courses, national security policy courses, Christian ethics, and relevant electives.
The program is designed to prepare graduates for careers in security-related positions in either the public or private sectors, by providing a more precisely focused, interdisciplinary curriculum than ordinarily obtained in traditional political science or computer science majors.
The cybersecurity major is aligned to meet the standards required for accreditation by the Department of Homeland Security and National Security Agency as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CD).
Students in both majors are expected to successfully complete the foundational courses before attempting upper-division coursework. Students are strongly encouraged to discuss second majors, minors, and internship opportunities with a program advisor.
NATIONAL SECURITY MAJOR (44 hrs.)
*Grade of C- or higher in all courses that count toward the major
Foundation (16 hrs.):
• POSC 2030, 2100, 2200, 2400 • MATH 2120
National Security Policy (9 hrs. from the following): • POSC 3300, 3310, 3370 • POSC/CRIM 3350
Ethics (3 hrs.): • PHIL/RLGN 3250
Electives (15 hrs. from the following): • CRIM/SOCI 2510 • CRIM 2520, 3050 • HIST 3220, 3240, 3250, 3300, 3360, 3370, 3510, 3520 • POSC 3212, 3250, 3300, 3310, 3330, 3360, 3370 • POSC/CRIM 3350 • PSYC/SOCI 3010
Senior Capstone (1 hr.): • POSC 4930
CYBERSECURITY MAJOR (56 hrs.)
Foundation (27 hrs.): • CPSC 2080, 2180, 2300 • MATH 2120, MATH 2200/CPSC 2250 • POSC 2030, 2200, 2400, 2420
Electives (8-9 hrs. from): • CPSC 2000 and above, CRIM 2520, POSC 3310, or POSC 3250
Ethics (3 hrs.): • PHIL/RLGN 3250
CYBERSECURITY MINOR (16 hrs.)
Core (9 hrs.): • CPSC 2080 Introduction to Cybersecurity (3) • POSC 2030 Introduction to National Security Studies (3) • CPSC 2180 Scripting and Systems (3)
Electives (7 or more hrs. from): • CPSC 2300 System Administration (3) • CPSC 3380 Applied Cryptography and Security (4) • CPSC 3410 Computer Networks (4) • CPSC 4480 Cybersecurity Certification (1) • POSC 2200 Public Policy (3) • POSC 3350 Homeland Security (3) • Up to 4 credits from CPSC 2550 or CPSC 3550 (Selected Topics)
