Graduates from the cyber security degree program will have developed the essential knowledge and tools to automate their own security processes through extensive training in network security programs and scripts. UAT’s Network Security degree students will be taught to use critical thinking skills to research current and evolving cyber security trends. Students in the cyber security degree will also become experts in network security industry standards and regulations already defined as well as those that are still evolving.
Program Credits: 120
Major Credits: 36
Semesters to Completion: 8
BUS200 - Entrepreneurship to Market
LAW370 - Legal Issues in Technology
TCH150 - Technology and Society
INT350 - Internship or INT400 - Internship
SIP311 - Student Innovation Project I
SIP483 - Student Innovation Project II and Portfolio Presentation
TCH115 - Thinking Strategies
TCH301 - Ethics in Technology
General Education RequirementsMinimum 36 credit hours including:
COM226 - Communication in Technology
ENG101 - Composition I
ENG102 - Composition II
PSY310 - Social Psychology
CFR101 - Computer Forensic Essentials
NTS201 - Security Essentials
NTS310 - Social Engineering
NTS405 - Incident Response
Skill Development CoursesMinimum 12 credit hours including:
NTS225 - Programming for Hackers
CSC211 - Introduction to Databases
NTS235 - Security Applications
NTS330 - Applied Exploits and Hacking
NTS350 - Network Security Monitoring
Synthesis Cores CoursesMinimum 12 credit hours including:
NTS325 - Exploit Development
NTS415 - Network Defense and Countermeasures
NTS435 - International and Federal INFOSEC Standards and Regulations
NTS445 - Incident Response and Management
NTW440 - Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery