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Cybersecurity (BS) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


First Year Hours K-State Core  
Semester 1      
CIS 015   - Undergraduate Seminar   0      
CIS 115   - Introduction to Computing Science   2      
CIS 116   - Introduction to Programming   1      
ENGL 100   - Expository Writing I   3   KSC 010  
COMM 106   - Public Speaking I   3   KSC 020  
Arts & Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
MATH 220   - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I   4   KSC 030  
Total Credits: 16      
       
Semester 2      
PHYS 113  - General Physics I   OR 4      
PHYS 213   - Engineering Physics I  OR  5    
PHYS 223   - Physics I, Mechanics, and Thermodynamics   5      
CIS 200  - Programming Fundamentals   4      
ECE 241  - Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering   3      
MATH 221   - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II   4      
Total Credits: 15-16      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1      
CIS 300   - Data and Program Structures   3      
CIS 301  - Logical Foundations of Programming   3      
PHYS 114  - General Physics II  OR 4      
PHYS 214  - Engineering Physics II  OR 5      
PHYS 224  - Physics II, Electromagnetism, and Sound   5      
ENGL 200  - Expository Writing II   3   KSC 010  
Total Credits: 13-14      
       
Semester 2      
SOCIO 211   - Introduction to Sociology   3   KSC 050
Free Electives {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
CIS 400  - Object-Oriented Design, Implementation, and Testing   3      
CIS 415  - Ethics and Conduct for Computing Professionals   3      
MATH 510  - Discrete Mathematics   3 ​   
Total Credits: 15      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1      
CIS 308  - C Language Laboratory   1      
CIS 501  - Software Architecture and Design   3      
CIS 505  - Introduction to Programming Languages   3      
CRIM 550   - Cybercrime, Security, and Society    3    
Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Arts & Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Total Credits: 16      
       
Semester 2      
CIS 450   - Computer Architecture and Operations   3      
CIS 553   - Fundamentals of Cryptography    3   
CIS 575   - Introduction to Algorithm Analysis   3      
ENGL 415  - Written Communication for Engineers   OR 3      
ENGL 516  - Written Communication for the Sciences   3      
STAT 510   - Introductory Probability and Statistics I   3      
Total Credits: 15      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
CIS 551   - Fundamentals of Computer and Information Security   3      
CIS 525   - Introduction to Network Programming   3      
CIS 560  - Database System Concepts   3      
Math Elective 3    
Free Electives {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
CIS 655   - Security and Reliability of Computing Systems  OR 3      
CIS 755  - Systems Security   3      
CIS 599  - Cybersecurity Project    3   
Natural and Physical Sciences Requirement 4-5 KSC 040  
Unrestricted Elective 3-4    
Total Credits: 13-15      
       
Total Program Hours: 120