Cybersecurity, B.S.

Within this program, students will assess modern cybersecurity challenges that threaten our privacy, security, and safety, and gain both the knowledge an dhands-on technical skills to protect digital assets from cybercriminals who leverage sophisticated social and cyber tactics to facilitate attacks.

Students who complete this curriculum will not only be prepared for a career as a cybersecurity professional, but they will also be well-positioned to obtain a number o fcertifications that will increase their emplyability, including certified ethical hacker, certified information systems security professional, and certified forensic examiner.

Students who complete the recommended IT focus area will not only be prepared for numberous cybersecurity certifications; they will also be prepared for the CompTIA A+ exam.

Rize Courses

Lake Erie College participates in the Lower Cost Models Consortium (LCMC) supported by Rize. Some courses in this major will utilize online course content offered through the LCMC. Students will be able to identify online courses offered through the LCMC by the “RZ” designator after the course number (for example, CSC 101 RZ).

Requirements for the Major

60 Semester credits including:

AC 101 - Accounting Principles I Semester Hour(s): 3
AC 102 - Accounting Principles II Semester Hour(s): 3
BA 201 - Business Communication Semester Hour(s): 3
BA 400 - Senior Seminar Semester Hour(s): 3
CYS 101 - Introduction to Cybersecurity Semester Hour(s): 3
CYS 201 - Cybercrime and Governance Semester Hour(s): 3
CYS 203 - Network and System Security Semester Hour(s): 3
CYS 303 - Security Operations Semester Hour(s): 3
CYS 304 - Ethical Hacking Semester Hour(s): 3
CYS 402 - The Future of Cybersecurity Semester Hour(s): 3
CYS 405 - Cybersecurity Capstone Semester Hour(s): 3
EC 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics Semester Hour(s): 3
EC 202 - Principles of Microeconomics Semester Hour(s): 3
FN 320 - Corporation Finance Semester Hour(s): 3
MK 203 - Marketing Principles Semester Hour(s): 3
MN 200 - Introduction to Management Semester Hour(s): 3
MN 215 - Business Statistics Semester Hour(s): 3
MN 216 - Applied Decision Models Semester Hour(s): 3
MN 310 - Operations Management Semester Hour(s): 3
MN 323 - Organizational Behavior Semester Hour(s): 3

IT Focus Area (Recommended)

ITM 101 - Introduction to Information Technology Systems Semester Hour(s): 3
ITM 201 - Networking Technologies and Telecommunications Semester Hour(s): 3
CLD 201 - Google Cloud Computing Foundations Semester Hour(s): 3
CSC 101 - Programming for Everyone I Semester Hour(s): 3
CSC 102 - Programming for Everyone II Semester Hour(s): 3