Spring 2027
Registration Opens: November 09, 2026
Course Preview Week: January 19 - January 25, 2027
Semester Dates: January 26 - May 07, 2027
Core Courses
Course title note: Course titles and content may vary by catalog year. Students should refer to the curriculum associated with their start term and work with their Academic Director to ensure they are meeting requirements.
CYB 701: IT & Operating System Security
This course introduces students to fundamental concepts of modern computing environments and their security implications. Students will explore information technology components including computer hardware, networks, and operating systems while developing practical knowledge of endpoint protection, vulnerability management, and security controls. Emphasis is placed on both technical understanding and security awareness.
CYB 720: Cybersecurity Ethics & Communication
This course is a study of the ways that communication, ethics, and cybersecurity intersect in relation to employment. In addition to ethical frameworks, students will learn to present technical information to audiences with varying goals and technical needs. Presentations and projects will emulate professional scenarios in cybersecurity.
Digital Forensics and Security Management
CYB 707: Cybersecurity Program Planning
Instruction on the process used to develop and maintain appropriate security levels for an organization with a focus on implementing a comprehensive security program, a documented set of security policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards. Topics include security planning, strategies, controls, and metrics for measuring the effectiveness.
Prerequisites: CYB 700
CYB 725: Digital Forensics
This course provides instruction on the investigative and forensics processes of digital evidence with a focus on identifying indicators of compromise, the use of common forensics tools, and the preservation of forensics tools. Topics include forensics iconology, and the analysis of disk, memory, chip-off, mobile device, and OS artifacts.
Prerequisites: CYB 701
Secure Systems Design
CYB 770: Security Architecture
Focuses on security architectures for the protection of information systems and data. Master identifying potential vulnerabilities in system architectures and design robust, secure architectures tailored to specific applications. Topics include common enterprise and security architectures, secure cloud computing, virtualization platforms, and the application of industry standards like the Zero Trust model.
Prerequisites: CYB 703
CYB 775: Advanced Cryptography
An in-depth study of modern cryptography. Topics include public key and private key cryptography, identity-base cryptography, types of attacks, key management, perfect secrecy, hashing, digital signatures, virtual private networks, and quantum key cryptography. Topics from number theory and discrete probability and statistics necessary for understanding current cryptosystems and their security will be covered.
Prerequisites: CYB 710
Capstone Courses
CYB 789: Cybersecurity Pre-Capstone
Prepares students for the capstone experience. Drawing on skills learned, students will submit a written project proposal – with organization, timeline, learning objectives, and specific deliverables identified – for faculty approval. This course is a pre-requisite for the capstone course.
Prerequisites: All core courses must be completed
CYB 790: Cybersecurity Capstone
Students present project identified in Capstone Preparation and submit a written report plus oral presentation to both faculty and host organization. Students will be assessed on clarity and content of written report and presentation. Host evaluation will account for a significant percentage of student’s final grade.
Prerequisites: CYB 789