Students must complete the following courses as part of their course work, preferably during the first 60 credits:

Prerequisite Courses

• PSY 2012 – Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
• ECO 2013 – Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• STA 2023 – Stat for Business and Economics (3 credits) or STA 2122 – Stat for Behav and Social Sci (3 credits)
• MAC 1147 – Pre-Calculus Algebra & Trig (4 credits)
• PHY 1000-2999 – Any Physics course (3-5 credits)
• MAD 2104 – Discrete Mathematics or COT 3100 – Discrete Structures (3 credits)
• CGS 1540 – Introduction to Databases for All or CTS 1500 – Emerging Topics in Digital Life or CTS 1120  – Fundamentals of Cybersecurity (3 credits)
• COP 2270 – Secure C Programming for Engineers (3 credits)
• COP 2250 – Programming in Java (3 credits)

Required Courses

Courses Required for the Degree: (students admitted with less than 55 credits)

• CGS 1920 – Introduction to the Computing Field (1 credit)

At least 50% of the upper division credits required for the BS in Cybersecurity must be taken at FIU.

Courses Required for the Degree – 33 credits

• CEN 3721 – Human Computer Interaction (3 credits)
• CGS 3095 – Technology in the Global Arena–GL (3 credits)
• CGS 3767 – Computer Operating Systems (3 credits)
• CGS 4285 – Applied Computer Networking (3 credits)
• CIS 4365 – Enterprise Cybersecurity (3 credits)
• CNT 4182 – Mobile & IoT Security (3 credits)
• CNT 4403 – Computing & Network Security (3 credits)
• COP 3804 – Intermediate Java (3 credits)
• COP 4703 – Information Storage & Retrieval (3 credits)
• ENC 3249 – Professional and Technical Writing for Computing (3 credits) [taught by English Department]
• CIS 3950 – Capstone I
• CIS 4951 – Capstone II

Cybersecurity Electives – 9 credits

Students must complete three courses from the following list:

• CGS 4854 – Web Site Construction and Management
• CIS 4203 – Digital Forensics
• CIS 4431 – IT Automation
• CNT 4504 – Network Administration
• CNT 4513 – Data Communication
• CNT 4603 – System Admin and Maintenance
• COP 4005 – Windows Programming for IT
• COP 4655 – Mobile App. Development
• COP 4751 – Advanced Database Management
• COP 4813 – Web App. Programming
• COP 4814 – Component-Based Software Dev.
• COT 4601 – Fundamentals of Quantum Computing
• CTS 4348 – UNIX Admin
• CTS 4408 – Database Admin
• CTS 4743 – Enterprise IT Troubleshooting
• EEL 4802 – Introduction to Digital Forensics Engineering
• EEL 4804 – Introduction Malware Reverse Engineering

Interdisciplinary Courses – 9 credits

Nine additional credits must be taken from one cognitive area outside of Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences.  For example, 9 credits within a minor or certificate meets this requirement. Find minors and certificates in the FIU Undergraduate Catalog at https://catalog.fiu.edu/. When there is no minor or certificate in the area of the student’s interest, a set of courses can be created with the approval of advisers from the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences and from the other area of interest