Security and Forensics
Become a critical player in today’s networked world, where demand is high for skilled professionals who can secure confidential information and block unauthorized access. Businesses everywhere rely upon these well-trained and experienced specialists who can identify security vulnerabilities and implement frameworks for incident prevention, response, and recovery.
In this concentration, you will:
- Analyze security and privacy issues in real-world cases.
- Recognize appropriate techniques both to minimize risks and to react to security breaches.
- Investigate techniques and tools specific to network, system software, and application software security.
- Study ways to structure computer-security practices in alignment with organizational needs.
Completion Requirements
181 total quarter credit hours
- General Education courses (45 cr.)
- Core courses (90 cr.)
- Concentration courses (20 cr.)
- Portfolio course (1 cr.)
- Elective courses (20 cr.)
- Capstone course (5 cr.)
Estimated time to completion depends on individual progress and credits transferred. If you have an associate degree or credit from prior coursework, you may be able to transfer up to 135 quarter credits into this degree program.
IT Core Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| ITEC 1010 | IT Infrastructure | 5 |
| ITEC 1020 | Networking Fundamentals | 5 |
| ITEC 1030 | Introduction to Programming | 5 |
| ITEC 2010 | Data Structures | 5 |
| ITEC 2020 | IT Theory Fundamentals | 5 |
| ITEC 2030 | Operating Systems Fundamentals and Administration | 5 |
| ITEC 2040 | Systems Analysis | 5 |
| ITEC 2050 | Systems Design | 5 |
| ITEC 2060 | Database Management Systems | 5 |
| ITEC 2070 | Human-Computer Interaction | 5 |
| ITEC 2080 | Web Programming | 5 |
| ITEC 3010 | Mobile and Emerging Technologies | 5 |
| ITEC 3020 | Computer Security Fundamentals | 5 |
| ITEC 3030 | Business Architecture and Process | 5 |
| ITEC 3040 | Project, Service, and Sourcing Management | 5 |
| ITEC 4010 | Network Administration | 5 |
| ITEC 4020 | Quality Management Standards for IT | 5 |
| ITEC 4030 | Systems Integration | 5 |
Concentration Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| ITEC 3101 | Systems Software Security | 5 |
| ITEC 4101 | Network Security | 5 |
| ITEC 4102 | Application Software Security | 5 |
| ITEC 4103 | Computer Forensics | 5 |
Portfolio Course
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| ITEC 1000 | Developing Student Portfolios for IT | 1 |
IT Electives Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| ITEC 2001 | Technology and Society | 5 |
Capstone Course
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| ITEC 4901 | IT Capstone | 5 |
