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Information Assurance Concentration

The Information Assurance concentration can be earned by completing 18 semester hours as described below.

Prerequisite Courses

Course Credits Title
CIST 1400 3 Introduction to Computer Programming
CIST 3100 3 Organizations, Applications and Technology
CSCI 1620 3 Introduction to Computer Science II
CSCI 1840 3 Advanced Topics in “C” *
CSCI 3320 3 Data Structures
MATH 1950 5 Calculus I
MATH 2030 3 Discrete Mathematics

Core Courses (6 semester hours)

Course Credits Title
CIST 3110 3 Information Technology Ethics
CIST 3600 3 Information Security and Policy
CIST 4360 3 Foundations of Information Assurance *
CIST 4370 3 Security Administration *
CIST 4540 3 Computer Security Management
CSCI 3550 3 Communication Networks

The courses marked with “*” in the Information Assurance concentration may also be used as part of the core extension.

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