College of Arts and Letters Interdisciplinary Studies Program Guide Cybersecurity Major Version August 2015 Contents 1. Program Description and Course Requirements 2. Sample - year Course Plan. Pre- requisites www.odu.edu/ccser
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science Degree Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) Major Cybersecurity Program Director: Tamer Nadeem, Department of Computer Science, College of Sciences Email: tnadeem@odu.edu Phone: +1 (757) 68 7718 Program Description This IDS Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in Cybersecurity is offered through the College of Arts & Letters at Old Dominion University. The program offers a four-year, 120-hour curriculum focused on the subject of cybersecurity and provides opportunities for students to integrate education and training with the application of problem-solving skills in the lab environment. Courses are drawn from the disciplines of philosophy, computer science, computer engineering, information technology, and criminal justice to examine the multi-faceted nature of cybersecurity. ODU students admitted to the program have a variety of credit options including portfolio review, CLEP, DANTES, and departmental exams. For more information about the cybersecurity interdisciplinary program, contact the Program Director: Youssif B. Al-Nashif, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (yalnashi@odu.edu). Course requirements are as follows: Lower Division General Education W - Written Communication 1 6 R - Oral Communication M Mathematics (MATH 211 and 212 required and satisfies this M requirement.) F - Language and Culture (If not met thru high school 0-6 course work, this requirement will entail an additional 6 hours.) G - Information Literacy and Research A - Human Creativity H - Interpreting the Past L - Literature P - Philosophy and Ethics (PHIL 20E or 250E) N - Nature of Science (PHYS 21 and 22 preferred; 8 PHYS 211 and 212 accepted.) T - Impact of Technology S - Human Behavior (CRJS 215S or SOC 201S) Total Hours 8-1 Grade of C or better required in both courses and in ENGL 110C and before declaring major.
Interdisciplinary Studies Core (9 hours) IDS 00W Interdisciplinary Theory and Concepts * Choose 2 of the following: IDS 07T Digital Writing IDS 68 Internship IDS 9 Electronic Portfolio Project Total Hours 9 Grade of C or better required. Law and Ethics (Choose 1) PHIL 55E Computer Ethics CRJS 05 Cyber Crime and Cybersecurity Total Hours Cybersecurity Foundations (Choose ) CS 62 Cybersecurity Fundamentals* ECE/ENMA/MSIM 70 Foundations of Cyber Security* CS 6 Networked Systems Security** ECE/ ENMA/MSIM 11 Networked System Security** CS 65 Information Assurance CS 6 Cryptography for Cybersecurity IT 17 Management of Information Security ECE/ENMA/MSIM 16 Cyber-Defense Fundamentals ECE/ENMA/MSIM 19 Cyber Physical Systems Security Total Hours 12 *Choose either CS 62 or ECE/ENMA/MSIM 70 **Choose either CS 6 or ECE/ENMA/MSIM 11 Cybersecurity Applications + (Choose ) CS 95 Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing CS 71 Operating System Concepts IT 10 Business Intelligence IT 15 Business Telecommunications and Networks IT 61 Implementing Internet Applications ECE 55 Network Engineering and Design ECE/ENMA/MSIM 17 Secure and Trusted OS ECE 52 Intro to Wireless Communications Networks Total Hours 12 + Other courses may be substituted with the approval of the program coordinator
2015-2016 Old Dominon University Catalog Bachelor of Science-Interdisciplinary Studies: Cyber Security This is an Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor of Science degree with a Major in Cybersecurity, not an Engineering degree. NOTE: This is a " sample" four year curriculum with a suggested ordering of courses. Students have the flexibility of re-ordering as needed. FALL SEMESTER (16 credits) Written Communication I (ENGL 110C) Oral Communication (COMM 101R) Info. Literacy and Research Human Behavior (CRJS 215S or SOC 201S) MATH 211: Calculus I (Satisfies Mathematics) FALL SEMESTER (15-16 credits) YEAR 1 - FRESHMAN (0-1 CREDITS) Credits SPRING SEMESTER (1-15 credits) Written Communication II (ENGL 21C) Nature of Science I (PHYS 21N preferred-or PHYS 111N also accepted) MATH 212: Calculus II IT 210: Business Applications w/c++ CS 150: Problem Solving & Programming 1 YEAR 2 - SOPHOMORE (0-1 CREDITS) Literature Nature of Science II (PHYS 22N preferred- or PHYS 112N also accepted) CS 250: Problem Solving & Programming IT 10: GUI Programming C++ or CS 170: Intro. Comp. Architecture IT 201: Intro. to Info. Systems ECE 21: Fund. Comp. Engineering CS 252 Intro Unix for Programmers 1 FALL SEMESTER (15 credits) ENGL/IDS 07T: Digital Writing (satisfies Impact of Technology and IDS Core) * PHIL 55E: Computer Ethics CRJS 05: Cyber Crime and Cybersecurity IDS 00W (IDS Core Course required) ECE 55 Intro Networks & Data Comms CS 55 Intro Networks & Comms IT 61 Systems Analysis FALL SEMESTER (15 credits) Upper Division Gen. Ed. Coursework***: Approved 00-/00-level course Interpreting the Past CS 81 Discrete Math CS 270: Comp Architecture IT 17: Princ of Technology Architecture STAT 0: Intro. to Prob/Stat ECE 0: Prob/Stat/Reliability BNAL 206: Business Analytics CS 61: Adv Data Structures & Algorithms CS 0: Obj Oriented Programming & Design IT 0: OO Programming Java YEAR -JUNIOR (0 CREDITS) Philosphy and Ethics (PHIL 20E or 250E) *Approved elective if PHIL 55E was selected Human Creativity or IT 50 Database Concepts ECE 6 Microcontrollers YEAR - SENIOR (0 CREDITS) IDS Core Course (either 68 or 9) Upper Division Gen. Ed. Coursework***: Approved 00-/00-level course Total Credit hours: 120-122 Please Note: This curriculum sheet does not include the University's General Education Language and Culture requirement which will entail an additional six credit hours if it has not been met through high school coursework. * If CRJS 05 is taken, the Lower Division General Education requirement for the E course must still be completed (PHIL 20E, 250E or 55E). ** From approved list -- please see list in catalog and consult with advisor. ***Upper Division General Education requirement can be met thru Option A- Minor in Computer Science IF the student chooses the following CS courses: 150, 250, 252, 61 (or 0) and six hours of CS at 00 level. For complete information please see: http://catalog.odu.edu/undergraduate/collegeofartsletters/ interdisciplinarystudies/#bachelorofsciencedegreeininterdisciplinarystudies-cybersecuritymajor
Rev-Wednesday, May 6, 2015 Pre-Requisites for Cybersecurity Foundations and Applications Courses Strome College of Business Information Technology IT 201 > BNAL 06 > IT 17 > IT 10 IT 201 > IT 17 > BNAL 06 > IT 10 IT 201 > IT 210 > IT 61 > IT 15 IT 201 > IT 17 > IT 17 IT 201 > IT 17 > IT 50 IT 210 > IT 10 > IT 61 College of Sciences Computer Science Math 162 > CS 62 Math 162 > CS 6 Math 162 > CS 6 Math 162 > CS 65 Batten College of Engineering Cross-listed courses CS 150+Junior Standing or Permission of the Instructor > ECE/ENMA/MSIM 11 ECE 55 or MSIM 70 > ECE/ENMA/MSIM 16 MSIM 70 > ECE/ENMA/MSIM 17 CS 150 > ECE/ENMA/MSIM 19 MSIM 10 (MSIM 205, 20, 82, 201, MATH 07, PHYS 227) or permission of instructor > MSIM 70 Old vs Revised Pre-Requisites for IT courses: IT61: Old Prerequisites: ACCT 201, IT 201 and IT 210, each with C or better New: IT 201 and IT 210, each with a C or better IT15: Old Prerequisites: IT 17 with C or better; IT 10 and IT 61. New: IT 61 with a C or better. IT17: Old Prerequisites: IT 15. New: IT 17 with a C or better. IT50: Old Prerequisites: IT 17 with a C or better; IT 10 and 61 New: IT 17 with a C or better IT10: Old Prerequisites: BNAL06 and IT50 New: BNAL206. The IT/CS equivalencies include: IT201~CS170, IT17~CS270, IT210~CS150, IT10~CS250. Also, BNAL206 is equivalent to ECE0. 1