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2024-2025 Catalog

Cybersecurity (ITCYO)

Location(s): South Omaha Campus, Online


Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree
Academic Focus Area: Information Technology
 

This degree prepares students to engage in the issues and emerging information and management concepts related to cybersecurity. Students are provided with a strong technical foundation to analyze, identify, plan, and apply the knowledge and skills learned to defend a network.

 

Graduation Requirements
To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.
Total credit hours required: 94.5

Recommended Curriculum Plan

 

Links to Additional Resources



 

General Education Course Recommendations for this Program:


  • Communication: ENGL 1220
  • Quantitative/Numeracy: MATH 1240
  • Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness: PHIL 1100
  • Professionalism/Life Skills and Information Literacy: HMRL 1010

 

Associate in Applied Sciences General Education Requirements - 22.5 credits


The following are General Education requirements for an Associate in Applied Sciences degree (AAS). Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

Communication


1 Course     4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 Level I course from the list of Communication General Education Courses.  

Quantitative/Numeracy


1 Course     4.5 - 5.0 credits 

Please check your degree program for recommended Math course. Based on the Math course you select, pre-requisites may be required.

Select 1 course from the list of Quantitative/Numeracy Skills General Education Courses 

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness


1 Course     4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 course from the list of Humanities   or Social Sciences   courses under the Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness General Education Courses. 

Scientific Inquiry


1 Course     4.5-6.0 credit hrs.   

Select 1 course from either the list of Natural Sciences   or Social Sciences  General Education courses.

*Students choosing a Social Sciences course to satisfy the Scientific Inquiry requirement should take a Humanities course to satisfy the Critical Thinking/Creativity and Social/Cultural Awareness competency.

Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy


1 Course     4.5

Select 1 course from the list of Professionalism/Life Skills and Information Literacy General Education Courses .

 

 

Recommended Curriculum Plan


Cybersecurity (ITCYO)

The following plan is designed to be the most direct path to degree completion and is based on a fall or spring quarter start. Students are expected to meet with their student success navigator or advisor to plan a customized course schedule that meets their specific needs. For more information or assistance with registering, please call 531-622-2400. 

Additional Program Note:  INFO 1200, 1201, and 2220 must be taken in sequence and cannot be taken concurrently. 

 

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes


  1. Use communication skills to explain technical and complex cybersecurity topics to non-technical persons.  
  2. Plan and implement a secure network using aggressive tools and mitigating factors. 
  3. Document cybersecurity programs for policy, continuity, incidents, audits and reporting. 
  4. Use aggressive tools and techniques to determine vulnerabilities in networks and systems.  
  5. Demonstrate ethical conduct and integrity for the cybersecurity industry. 
  6. Use investigative methods and techniques to determine the causes of an incident.