Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity

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Degree: Bachelor of Science
Major: Cybersecurity
Hours: 120

Delivery Options:

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Cybersecurity Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity at Lamar University is designed to help you increase awareness of the growing threats facing organizations, governments and individuals. This program provides you with lifelong skills and the ability to defeat adversaries. Receiving this degree at LU will give you the opportunity to participate in stipend-based undergraduate research, along with potential intern opportunities.

Cybersecurity is part of LU's Department of Computer Science, which offers state-of-the-art equipment and small classes with a good ratio between student and instructors and professors with strong research credentials. As well as a lifetime commitment to quality teaching and service.

Cybersecurity Courses You May Take

Computer Organization: This course introduces the computer organization and assembly language. The system software includes loaders, assemblers, input-output devices and programming.

Discrete Structures: This course presents discrete mathematical structures for computer science and mathematics. Topics include: logic and methods of proof, structures of sets and functions, Boolean algebra, recursion, fundamentals of algorithms, permutations and combinations, discrete probability, graphs and trees, randomized search and optimization, and their applications.

Computer Law and Ethics: This course introduces the ethical style of good writing in computer science and presents the social, legal, philosophical, and economic issues related to computers.

Operating Systems: To introduce the major concept areas of operating systems principles develop an understanding of the organization and architecture of computer systems at the register-transfer and programming levels of system description and the inter-relationships between the operating system and the architecture of computer systems.

Cybersecurity Networks: This course provides a hands-on study of various network attacks and defending techniques, including main vulnerabilities of TCP/IP protocols, attacks on DNS servers, DoS attacks, Firewalls, VPN's, TLS and Blockchain. Basics of TCP/IP protocols and cryptography will also be covered.

Career Paths

After graduation with a degree in cybersecurity, you can expect to find your skills in high demand. You will have an opportunity to work for the government, military, private corporations, banks, etc.