Fundamentals of Cyber Security AAS
This program prepares students to learn to identify, analyze, plan, implement, and monitor cybersecurity systems to protect networks, computer systems, informational assets, and other computer environments from attacks.
- Degree Type: AAS
- All required courses available online
- TSI: Required
- Capstone course: ITNW-1381 COOP: Comp Syst Networking & Telecom
Students are eligible to sit for the CySA+ exam if they pass all classes.
| General Education | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL-1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| MATH-1332 | Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning) | 3 |
| Lang./Phil./Culture or Creative Arts | ||
| ENGL-2322 |
British Literature I or British Literature II or American Literature I or American Literature II or World Literature I or World Literature II or Introduction to Philosophy or Introduction to Ethics or Introduction to Humanities I or Intermediate Spanish I or Intermediate Spanish II or Art Appreciation or Art History I (prehistoric to the 14th Century) or Art History II (14th Century to Present) or Foundations of Art or Theater Appreciation or Film Appreciation or Music Appreciation or Music Literature or American Music |
3 |
| Social/Behav. Science | ||
| HIST-1301 |
United States History I or United States History II or Federal Government Constitution or Texas Government or Principles of Macroeconomics or Principles of Microeconomics or General Psychology or Lifespan Growth and Development or Introduction to Sociology or Social Problems or Marriage and the Family or Introduction to Agricultural Economics |
3 |
| EDUC-1300 or PSYC-1300 |
Learning Framework or Learning Frameworks |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term One | ||
| ITSC-1305 | Introduction to PC Operating Systems | 3 |
| ITSC-1325 | Personal Computer Hardware | 3 |
| BCIS-1305 | Business Computer Applications | 3 |
| ITNW-1325 | Fundamentals of Networking Technologies | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Term Two | ||
| ITNW-1358 | Network+ | 3 |
| ITSY-1300 | Fundamentals of Information Security | 3 |
| ITSY-1342 | Information Technology Security | 3 |
| ITSE-1311 | Beginning Web Programming | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Term Three | ||
| ITSY-2301 | Firewalls and Network Security | 3 |
| ITSY-2342 | Incident Response and Handling | 3 |
| ITSY-2330 | Intrusion Detection | 3 |
| ITNW-1309 | Fundamentals of Cloud Computing | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Term Four | ||
| ITNW-1336 | Cloud Development and Infrastructure Mgt | 3 |
| COSC-1336 | Programming Fundamentals I | 3 |
| BMGT-1309 or ITNW-1381 |
Information and Project Mgt or COOP: Comp Syst Networking & Telecom |
3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |