BS Cybersecurity - Online
Gardner-Webb University's BS Cybersecurity Program online will provide you with the ability to
- analyze and resolve security issues in networks and computer systems to secure an IT infrastructure
- use cyber security, information assurance, and cyber/computer forensics software/tools
- develop policies and procedures to manage enterprise security risks
- evaluate and communicate the human role in security systems with an emphasis on ethics, social engineering vulnerabilities and training
- investigate and interpret security incidents.
The Bachelor of Cybersecurity is an online degree completion program delivered in six 8-week terms per year. Students can transfer up to 90 credits into the program; the last 30 credits must be completed at Gardner-Webb. You will earn your degree following the successful completion of 120 credit hours, which includes 46 credit hours of Cybersecurity courses.
Term 1 (6 hours)
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| CSC 111 |
3
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Computer Hardware
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| CSC 201 |
3
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Programming language 1 |
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Term 3 (6 hours)
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| Cybersec. req'd course |
3
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Offerings rotate on a one year cycle |
| Cybersec. req'd course |
3
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Term 4 (6 hours)
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| Cybersec. req'd course |
3
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Offerings rotate on a one year cycle |
| Cybersec. req'd course |
3
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Term 5 (6 hours)
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| Cybersec. req'd course |
3
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Offerings rotate on a one year cycle
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| CJC460/HSE460 |
3
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Cybercrime (check ahead
for this course to mesh your schedule
if you didn't start in a fall semester)
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Term 6 (6 hours)
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| Cybersec. req'd course |
3
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Offerings rotate on a one year cycle |
| Cybersec. req'd course |
3
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Term 7 (6 hours)
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| Cybersec. req'd course |
3
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Offerings rotate on a one year cycle |
| Cybersec. req'd course |
3 |
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Term 8 (4 - 7 hours)
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| Cybersec. req'd course |
3
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Offerings rotate on a one year cycle |
| CSC 481 |
1
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Capstone Project |
| Elective Course |
1 - 3
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(If needed for 120 hour graduation requirement)
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As a student in this program, you'll have opportunities to:
- Attend regional meetings of cybersecurity professionals
- Receive credit hours for a CS internship.
- Work on a cybersecurity project under individualized supervision of a faculty member.