Cybersecurity - Cyber Operations Emphasis Requirements (BS)

This emphasis of the Cybersecurity major is open only to students who have completed an Associate of Applied Science degree in Information Technology or Cybersecurity from an institution that has an articulation agreement with UW-Whitewater. This 54 unit emphasis combines a specially designed 36 unit Cybersecurity major with 18 units of approved Applied Technical Skills courses transferred from the technical college. Students will also complete a set of unique requirements to ensure the necessary proficiency in mathematics and writing.

Major Requirements
Foundations:
CYBER 101INTRODUCTION TO CYBERSECURITY3
COMPSCI 222INTERMEDIATE C++3
or COMPSCI 220 INTERMEDIATE JAVA
COMPSCI 271COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ASSEMBLY PROGRAMMING3
ITSCM 332NETWORK MANAGEMENT3
or COMPSCI 460 COMPUTER NETWORKING
Core Knowledge and Skills:
COMPSCI 353CYBERSECURITY LAW AND POLICY3
COMPSCI 354INTRUSION DETECTION AND INCIDENT RESPONSE3
COMPSCI 455CRYPTOGRAPHY AND NETWORK SECURITY3
ITSCM 331SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION3
or COMPSCI 481 WEB SERVER AND UNIX ADMINISTRATION
Integration and Application:
CYBER 459SYSTEMS SECURITY ENGINEERING3
ITSCM 452INFORMATION ASSURANCE AND SECURITY3
Cybersecurity Electives:6
DATA STRUCTURES
DIGITAL FORENSICS
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
OPERATING SYSTEMS
THEORY OF ALGORITHMS
WEB SECURITY
MALWARE ANALYSIS
COMPUTER SYSTEM SECURITY
COMPUTER NETWORKING
MOBILE COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE
WEB SERVER AND UNIX ADMINISTRATION
SECURITY OPERATIONS IN THE CLOUD
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
NETWORK MANAGEMENT
AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
IT SECURITY ANALYTICS
Total Units36
Applied Technical Skills18
Approved information technology courses transferred under an articulation agreement with a technical college
Unique Requirements
COMPSCI 172INTRODUCTION TO JAVA3
or COMPSCI 174 INTRODUCTION TO C++
COMPSCI 215DISCRETE STRUCTURES3
or MATH 280 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
ENGLISH 370ADVANCED COMPOSITION3
or PWP 371 WRITING IN THE SCIENCES
or PWP 372 TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING