Program: Cybersecurity BAS Semester Guide - University of Southern Mississippi

Apr 01, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Freshman

1st semester (15 hours)

Note: All freshmen and sophomore courses must be completed as community college/military credits. ** Technical courses (as approved by the advisor) must be completed as community college/military credits.

2nd semester (15 hours)

Sophomore

1st semester (15 hours)

2nd semester (15 hours)

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

ITC 341 - Information Assurance and Security 3 hrs.
CSC 327 - Secure Software Development 3 hrs.
CE 230 - Computer Systems 3 hrs.
ITC 350 - Database Concepts 3 hrs.
Elective to complete GEC or other electives

2nd semester (15 hours)

ITC 441 - Firewalls and Virtual Private Networks 3 hrs.
ITC 361 - Human Computer Interaction 3 hrs.
ITC 382 - Cybersecurity Risk Management 3 hrs.
Elective to complete GEC or other electives
Elective to complete GEC or other electives

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

CSC 309 - Cyber Law and Ethics 3 hrs.
ITC 481 - Malware Reverse Engineering 3 hrs.
ITC 371 - Information Technology Project Management 3 hrs.
Elective to complete GEC or other electives
Elective to complete GEC or other electives

2nd semester (15 hours)

CSC 489 - Web Application Security 3 hrs.
ITC 400 - Senior Project 3 hrs.
ITC 442 - Intrusion Detection Systems 3 hrs.
Elective to complete GEC or other electives
Elective to complete GEC or other electives

Note:

30 hours must be numbered 300 or above.

60 hours must be completed at USM.

Program designed for persons transferring from a technical program. Electives taken at USM will be determined with the help of a USM academic advisor.

Students must complete equivalent computer programming credit to CSC 101 - Computer Science 1 3 hrs (ISE 1724/IST 1714/IST 2374/CSC 1613/CSC 2134)

Students must complete equivalent computer programming credit to CSC 102 - Computer Science 2 4 hrs. (IST 1764/IST 2724/CSC 2623/CSC 2144)