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2022-2023 Academic Catalog

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2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Cybersecurity Minor

This minor can be declared through the Department of Computer and Information Sciences .

Admission Requirements

Open to cadets in all VMI academic departments.

The Minor in Cybersecurity requires a 2.7 GPA for admission.

A track must be declared upon enrollment in this minor.

No track change is allowed without the permission of the Cyber Security Minor director.

Good Standing Requirement

Cadets must maintain a 3.0 GPA in the minor program throughout their course of study.

Course Requirements

Minimum 21 credits total plus practicum.

At least 9 credits outside the cadet’s major.

No more than three elective courses in any one track.

• 9-10 core credits [No prerequisite courses (beyond the VMI core) are required for any of the core courses]

Cyber Systems, Security, and Resilience

CIS 131 - Introduction to Information, Interconnections, Intelligence and Security Credit Hours: 3
or
CIS 231WX - IT: Past, Present, and Future Credit Hours: 3

Programming

CIS 111 - Programming I Credit Hours: 3 and
CIS 111L - Laboratory for Programming I Credit Hours: 1
or
EE 142 - C++ & Object Oriented Programming Credit Hours: 3

Behavior and Ethics

ERH 207W - Ethics Credit Hours: 3
or
PS 201 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours: 3

• 12 elective credits chosen from among two of the following tracks:

Technical Track - A

NOTE: CS and ECE majors CANNOT complete this Technical Track

CIS 112 - Programming II Credit Hours: 3 and
CIS 112L - Laboratory for Programming II Credit Hours: 1
CIS 211 - Internet and Mobile Programming Credit Hours: 3
CIS 301 - Networking Credit Hours: 3 and
CIS 301L - Networking Lab Credit Hours: 1
or
EE 445 - Computer Networks Credit Hours: 3
CIS 302 - Modern Operating Systems Credit Hours: 3
or
EE 328 - Computer Architecture Credit Hours: 3
CIS 303 - Computer & Information Security Credit Hours: 3 and
CIS 303L - Computer and Information Security Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CIS 402 - Computer Forensics Credit Hours: 3
CIS 401 - Advanced Network Security Credit Hours: 3
OR

Technical Track - B

NOTE: For all majors

CIS 401 - Advanced Network Security Credit Hours: 3
CIS 402 - Computer Forensics Credit Hours: 3
ELEC CIS - Computer & Information Sciences Elective Credit Hours: 3
3 credit hours chosen from CIS major elective at 400 level
(CIS 401 and CIS 402 are strongly recommended for CIS majors.)

Management and Policy Track

NOTE: ECBU majors CANNOT complete the Management and Policy Track

BU 330 - Management Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
BU 335 - Web 2.0 for Business Credit Hours: 3
EC 414 - Applied Game Theory Credit Hours: 3
IS 320 - National Security Policy Credit Hours: 3

Humanistic and Social Studies Track

NOTE: ERH majors CANNOT complete the Humanistic and Social Studies Track

ERH 221W - Digital Rhetorics Credit Hours: 3
ERH 302W - Civic Discourse Credit Hours: 3
ERH 314W - Technical Communication Credit Hours: 3
ERH 332W - Logic and Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3
PS 302 - Social Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PS 313 - Forensic Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Practicum

Must be pre-approved by the Cyber Security Minor Director
Must address issues related to security, ethics and resilience
Must qualify for a 3 credit or more course equivalence
Requires a final report and presentation accepted by the Cyber Security Minor director
May include, but not limited to, any of the following:

Capstone project

Internship

Summer research project