Cybersecurity
Focus on protecting data and networks
In our Cybersecurity program, you’ll learn the fundamentals of information security, security infrastructure design and implementation, computer forensics, risk assessment and the impact of security requirements on business operations.
Throughout your cybersecurity degree coursework, you’ll learn to design, implement and manage various security infrastructure components. You’ll gain real-world experience by using DePaul’s state-of-the-art Security Laboratory, which includes multi-vendor firewalls, virtual private networks (VPN), intrusion detection and prevention systems, routers, switches, security scanners and event correlation systems.
DePaul’s Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) is located in downtown Chicago, in the heart of the city’s technology and business districts, providing you many opportunities to work professionally with leading companies in the fast-growing cybersecurity field. Many CDM faculty members are working professionals, allowing you to learn firsthand from leaders in the industry.
Classes
Coursework
- Applied Networks and Security
- Computer Forensic and Incident Response
- Data Structures in Java
- Discrete Mathematics
- Fundamentals of Information Assurance
- Information Systems Security Engineering
- Legal, Ethical and Social Issues in Information Security
- Network Interconnection Technologies
Resources
Career Options
Common Career Areas
- Computer forensics
- Incident response
- Management
- Network security administration
- Risk assessment
- Security infrastructure design
- Web development
84%
of Cybersecurity graduates were employed, continuing their education or not seeking employment after graduation.
Major Requirements
Course Requirements
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CSEC 228 | LEGAL, ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN INFORMATION SECURITY (FORMERLY CNS 228) | 4 |
| CSEC 320 | COMPUTER FORENSIC AND INCIDENT RESPONSE (FORMERLY CNS 320) | 4 |
| CSEC 340 | FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION ASSURANCE (FORMERLY CNS 340) | 4 |
| CSEC 378 | HOST BASED SECURITY (FORMERLY CNS 378) | 4 |
| CSEC 388 | SECURITY TESTING AND ASSESSMENT (FORMERLY CNS 388) | 4 |
| CSEC 394 | INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY ENGINEERING I (FORMERLY CNS 394) | 4 |
| CSEC 395 | INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY ENGINEERING II (FORMERLY CNS 395) | 4 |
| CSC 233 | CODES AND CIPHERS | 4 |
| or CSC 333 | CRYPTOLOGY | |
| CSC 241 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I 1 | 4 |
| CSC 242 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II | 4 |
| CSC 300 | DATA STRUCTURES I | 4 |
| CSC 301 | DATA STRUCTURES II | 4 |
| CSC 355 | DATABASE SYSTEMS | 4 |
| CSC 373 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS I | 4 |
| CSC 374 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS II | 4 |
| IT 263 | APPLIED NETWORKS AND SECURITY | 4 |
| MAT 140 | DISCRETE MATHEMATICS I | 4 |
| ORGC 201 | BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION | 4 |
| NET 363 | INTRODUCTION TO LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (FORMERLY TDC 363) | 4 |
| NET 365 | NETWORK INTERCONNECTION TECHNOLOGIES (FORMERLY TDC 365) | 4 |
| NET 377 | FUNDAMENTALS OF NETWORK SECURITY (FORMERLY TDC 377) | 4 |
| NET 379 | TELECOMMUNICATION AND NETWORK SECURITY PRACTICUM (FORMERLY TDC 379) | 4 |
| Select eight (8) credit hours of Major Electives | 8 | |
| Major Electives can be chosen from the following: | ||
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Any 300-level CSEC, NET, CSC, SE, IS or IT courses |
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| WORKSHOP: JAVA FOR PROGRAMMERS | ||
| WORKSHOP: LINUX FOR PROGRAMMERS | ||
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Students may take CSC 243 and 1 Additional Open Elective in lieu of CSC 241 and CSC 242. |
Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in all major elective courses.
Students may take CSC 243 and 1 Additional Open Elective in lieu of CSC 241 and CSC 242.
Open Electives
Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.
See www.cdm.depaul.edu to see sample schedule of course requirements on a year-by-year basis.
Degree Requirements
Students in this degree must meet the following requirements:
