Program: Cybersecurity BS - Andrews University

May 04, 2025

2023-2024 Academic Bulletin

The BS Cybersecurity program enables graduates to function as professionals who can manage and implement computing and related systems that are well protected against intrusion, destructive, and other attacks. Graduates have comprehensive technical understanding of the underlying computing technology that is being secured, including both applied and theoretical aspects. They also possess a practical understanding of various attack methods. Their abilities also include relevant functional abilities in areas such as legal concerns, business environment, social impact, and ethics.

Total Credits - 120

Major - 54

Core - 39

CBSC 101 - Cybersecurity Credits: 3
CBSC 250 - Server and Client Security Credits: 3
CBSC 275 - Cloud Computing Security Credits: 3
CBSC 310 - Network Security Credits: 3
CBSC 365 - Legal Issues in Cybersecurity Credits: 3
CBSC 460 - Risk Management & Mitigation Credits: 3
CBSC 470 - Forensics Credits: 3
CBSC 480 - Cybersecurity Implementation Evaluation Credits: 3
CPTR 151 - Computer Science I Credits: 3
CPTR 152 - Computer Science II Credits: 3
CPTR 230 - Data Science Fundamentals Credits: 3
INFS 310 - Applied Networks and Telecommunications Credits: 3
INFS 318 - Business Systems Analysis and Design Credits: 3

Electives - 15

Choose 15 credits from among the following courses.

CPTR 276 - Data Structures and Algorithms Credits: 3
CPTR 420 - Data Visualization and Mining Credits: 3
CPTR 425 - Programming Languages Credits: 3
CPTR 435 - Machine Learning Credits: 3
CPTR 440 - Operating Systems Credits: 3
CPTR 460 - Software Engineering Credits: 3
INFS 428 - Database Systems Design and Development Credits: 3

General Education (Andrews Core Experience)

Students must fulfill all Bachelor’s Degree requirements listed in the Andrews Core Experience .

Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the program will be able to:

Analyze cybersecurity exposure profile of an organization
Develop effective cybersecurity plans for an organization
Implement and manage technical aspects of cybersecurity plans, from planning to implementation and incident mitigation
Provide legal, social, ethical, and other non-technical solutions as part of a cybersecurity plan