Cybersecurity and Forensics Emphasis IT Online Bachelor’s Degree
The Information Security emphasis in Cybersecurity and Forensics online bachelor’s degree prepares students to ensure the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of a system. Digital forensics courses will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of digital forensics investigation tools and techniques, and the collection, preservation, and analysis of digital evidence. Graduates will have an in-depth understanding of threats, risks, and attacks, and the technologies, policies and procedures to mitigate information system threats.
Graduates of the program will:
- Support the data management needs of business through the design, implementation, and maintenance of relational databases.
- Collaborate with constituents to establish the information technology needs of a business and plan an appropriate solution and procurement strategy.
- Demonstrate the use of project management techniques within an appropriate system analysis and design life cycle framework to develop an information system.
- Solve a variety of business problems through the application of structured program analysis and design concepts.
- Apply ethical decision-making models in the information technology environment.
- Analyze and assess computer attack models.
- Protect information assets through the implementation of security models and standards.
Course Listing (180 Credits)
CI1320 Computer Concepts
CI1420 Principles of Programming
CI2011 Introduction to Database
CI2211 Internetworking Fundamentals
CI2440 Introduction to Computer Security
CI3010 Linux
CI3070 Human-Computer Interaction—User-Centered Design
CI3140 Systems Architecture
CI3155 Computer Ethics
CI3310 Website and Web Application Design
CI4220/ MT4230 Project Management
CI4221 Systems Analysis and Design
CI4223 Integrative Systems Project
MT1050 Introduction to Business
CI3680 Java Programming
CI3710 Internet Security
CI3715 Cybercrime and Information Systems
CI3725 Network Security
CI3730 Computer Forensics
CI4710 Forensic Methods
CI3000+ Elective
6000DC+ or Elective
6000DC+ or Elective
6000DC+ or Elective
Elective
GENERAL EDUCATION (31.5 Credits)
Available for block transfer.
Communications
EN1150 Composition I
Science
SC Science Electives
Humanities
Humanities Electives
Behavioral/Social Science
Behavioral/Social Science Electives
GENERAL EDUCATION (34.5 Credits)
(Course-by-course transfer)
Communications
EN1300 Composition II
EN2100 Speech OR
EN2150 Interpersonal Professional Communication
EN3050 Technical Communications
Mathematics
MA2000 Quantitative Reasoning
MA3000 Business Statistics
General Education
CS1201 Juggling College, Life, and Career: Set Up for Success! OR
CS1203 Bridge to Success: Creating your future at NAU
CS1301 Do the Numbers! Achieving College and Career Success
CS2086 Career Path Planning
Course availability is subject to minimum class size requirements.