Bachelor of Science
Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations
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The Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations bachelor’s degree program offers essential training that prepares you to ensure the security of critical information, assets, and infrastructure. Emphasizing teamwork and communication, you’ll take courses based on three fundamental concepts: technical cyber defense strategies, risk management, and data-driven cybersecurity analytics. As you master these foundations, you’ll also choose or create an application focus area to apply your knowledge to a specific domain that interests you. In your classes, you’ll learn from accomplished faculty with industry experience to graduate with recognition from the National Security Agency and a comprehensive understanding of cyber defense strategies that can position you to safeguard online information across any industry and meet the demands of a rapidly growing cybersecurity workforce.
Students in the Major (FA ’23)
$80,970
Average Starting Salary
$23/hr
Average Intern Salary
100%
Students Complete Internships
84%
Students Receive Job Offers From an Internship Provider
Industry-Aligned Courses
Application Focus Areas
You’ll develop your skills and the foundation of your career by taking required and elective courses like:
You’ll apply concepts to a specific domain by taking courses in one of the areas below or creating your own:
• Computer and Cyber Forensics
• Application Development
• Cyber Incident Handling and Response
• Economics
• Decision Theory and Analysis
• Enterprise Technology
• Language, Logic, and Discrete Math
• Geopolitics
• Legal and Regulatory Environment
• Health Care
• Malware Analytics
• Law and Policy
• Network Security • Threat of Terrorism and Crime
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