Undergraduate Concentration in Information Assurance

The concentration in Information Assurance (IA) focuses on foundational principles, worked examples, theory, and skills necessary to analyze, design, and construct secure information systems. These courses address the fundamental technologies, policy, assurance, and ethics involved in the protection of information systems. Hands-on experience is gained through numerous laboratory exercised associated with each course. The concentration is designed to accommodate students with either a CS or MIS background.

Prerequisite Courses:

• CIST 1400 - Introduction to Computer Programming
• CIST 3100 - Org. Apps. & Tech.
• CSCI 1620 - Introduction to Computer Science II
• CSCI 1840 - Advanced Topics in "C"
• MATH 1930 - Calculus for Mgr. Life & Soc. Science
• MATH 2040 - Finite Discrete Mathematics *OR*
• MATH 2030 - Discrete Mathematics
• ISQA 3300 - File Structures for Information Systems OR CSCI - 3320 Data Structures

Core Courses - 18 hours:

• CIST 3110 - Information Technology Ethics
• ISQA 3400 - Business Data Communications OR CSCI - 3550 Communication Networks
• CIST - 3600 - Information Security and Policy
• CIST - 4360 - Foundation of Information Assurance
• CIST - 4370 - Security Administration
• CIST - 4540 - Computer Security Management

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