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Cybersecurity - Associate in Applied Science Degree
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Admission Type:
General College Admission
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(843) 347-3186
This degree will provide an introduction to networking and firewall functionality, configuring a firewall and local area networks to include a functional DMZ and incident response, forensics and team training. The courses will use a cyber range/NOC to target hands-on mastery of the complexities of cyber-attacks and develop skills to classify the various types of network attacks among other types of cybersecurity operations, forensics and ethical hacking.
Specific Admission Requirements for Program
- Criminal Background Check must be satisfactorily completed before students can enroll in any cybersecurity courses.
- Cybersecurity will deny elgibility for enrolling in a cybersecurity course if an applicant/student does not successfully pass the criminal background check.
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Mission:
The mission of the Computer Technology department is to enhance the educational opportunities of our students by building a comprehensive and quality technology infrastructure to allow our students to simulate real world experiences. This environment will be effectively maintained and operated to keep up with rapidly changing technologies and software utilized in the workforce. This will allow the department to provide prompt, effective, reliable and in-depth education opportunities to our students.
Goals:
- Fully build out infrastructure and classrooms to allow for in-person, synchronous, hybrid and online courses.
- Maintain and update the classrooms and infrastructure as needed to ensure we are providing up to date opportunities for our students.
- Utilize as much of the infrastructure and classroom technology as possible to enhance student learning and experiences.
Career Pathways
For more information, contact:
Lou Ann Timmons - (843) 349-5367
Curriculum Sequence |
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| First Semester - Fall | Course Title | Semester Credit Hours |
| MAT 110 | College Algebra | 3 |
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| MAT 120 | Probability and Statistics | |
| CPT 168 | Programming Logic and Design | 3 |
| CPT 282 | Information Systems Security | 3 |
| IST 201 | CISCO Internetworking Concepts | 3 |
| IST 266 | Internet and Firewall Security | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 | |
| Second Semester - Spring | ||
| IST 190 | Linux Essentials | 3 |
| IST 202 | CISCO Router Configuration | 3 |
| IST 215 | Health Information Networking | 3 |
| IST 268 | Computer Forensics | 3 |
| IST 293 | IT and Data Assurance I | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 | |
| Third Semester - Summer | ||
| IST 192 | Linux Network Applications | 3 |
| IST 203 | Advanced CISCO Router Config | 3 |
| IST 294 | IT and Data Assuranee II | 3 |
| Third Semester - Summer, 1st Half | ||
| IST 269 | Digital Forensics | 3 |
| Third Semester - Summer, 2nd Half | ||
| CPT 208 | Special Topics in Computer Technology | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester - Fall | ||
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| SPC 205 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| IST 165 | Implementing & Administering Windows Directory Services | 3 |
| IST 204 | CISCO Troubleshooting | 3 |
| TOTAL | 12 | |
| Fifth Semester - Spring | ||
| IST 285 | Cybersecurity Capstone | 4 |
| Electives* | 3 | |
| PHI 110 | Ethics | 3 |
| PSY 201 | General Psychology | 3 |
| or | ||
| PSC 201** | American Government | |
| TOTAL | 13 | |
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
70 |
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*Electives: Choose 1 from the following courses: |
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