Bachelor of Science, Major in Digital and Cyber Forensic Engineering Technology

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Bachelor of Science, Major in Digital and Cyber Forensic Engineering Technology
Core Curriculum
Component Area I (Communications)6
Component Area II (Mathematics)3
Component Area III (Life and Physical Science)8
Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture)3
Component Area V (Creative Arts)3
Component Area VI (U.S. History)6
Component Area VII (Political Science/Government)6
Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences)3
Component Area IX (Component Area Option)4
Degree Specific Requirements:
MATH 1420Calculus I 14
MATH 1430Calculus II4
MATH 2395Discrete Mathematics3
MATH 3379Statistical Mthods In Practice3
Required Major Courses:
COSC 1436Programming Fundamentals I4
COSC 1437Programming Fundamentals II4
COSC 2327Intro to Computer Networks3
COSC 2329Comp Organiz & Machine Lang3
COSC 3312Numerical Methods3
COSC 3318Data Base Management Systems3
COSC 3319Data Structures and Algorithms3
COSC 4314Data Mining3
COSC 4319Software Engineering3
COSC 4349Professionalism and Ethics3
DFSC 1316DF and IA Fundamentals I3
DFSC 2316DF and IA Fundamentals II3
DFSC 2320Hardware Forensics3
DFSC 3316Cryptography and Network Scrty3
DFSC 4317Information Security3
DFSC 4318Malware3
DFSC 4338Cyber Warfare3
Prescirbed Electives Choose 2 of the following:6
Computer Architecture
Human-Computer Interaction
Advanced Language Concepts
Network Theory
Computer Operating Systems
Computer Graphics
Digital Signal Processing
Spc Tpcs In Computer Sci
Principles of Data Quality
Electives 6
Total Hours121
1

 MATH 1420 satisfies requirement for Component Area II (Mathematics) as well as the major. 

First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area I3Component Area I3
Component Area III4Component Area III4
Compnent Area VI3Component Area VI3
MATH 142014MATH 14304
 14 14
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area IV3Component Area VII3
Component Area V3Component Area VIII3
Component Area VII3Component Area IX3
COSC 14364COSC 14374
MATH 23953MATH 33793
 16 16
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area IX1COSC 33183
COSC 23273DFSC 23163
COSC 23293DFSC 23203
COSC 33123DFSC 33163
DFSC 13163Elective3
Elective3 
 16 15
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Prescribed Elective23Prescribed Elective23
DFSC 43173COSC 43193
COSC 43143COSC 43493
COSC 33213DFSC 43183
COSC 33193DFSC 43383
 15 15
Total Hours: 121
1

 MATH 1420 satisfies requirement for Component Area II (Mathematics) as well as the major.

2

 Choose 1 of the following Prescribed Electives: COSC 3327, COSC 3331, COSC 4337, COSC 4318 COSC 4326,COSC 4327, COSC 4332, COSC 4340, , or DFSC 4319.