BA/BS in Computer Science

This major prepares students for hands-on technical positions in cybersecurity, where the work involves guarding and defending digital systems from attack. The program lives inside the department that pairs mathematics with computing, and it draws on three areas of study: programming, quantitative reasoning and information security. The degree is built from a set of core courses plus additional major requirements, totaling 48 credit hours. Because the curriculum overlaps with related programs, students who complete it cannot also earn the major or minor in computer science, the major or minor in risk management for cyber topics, or the fundamentals certificate in this field. Anyone who sees themselves in a management-oriented role within the field is pointed toward a different route. A separate business-school degree, the Cyber-Risk Management BA from Breech, concentrates on the managerial side rather than the technical operations emphasized here.