Zhixiong Chen, Ph.D., CISSP., Program Director
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zchen@mercy.edu

Bachelor of Science

General Liberal Arts and Science
General Education Requirements*	60 credits

Major Concentration
Cybersecurity Foundation and Major
(Undergraduate Courses)	39 credits
Major Electives	9 credits
Open Electives*	12 credits
Total	120 credits

Master of Science

Course work completed during B.S. degree†	12 credits
Course work completed during M.S. degree	18 credits
Total combined B.S./M.S.	138 credits

*course, course, course (or course) and course/course, course, course are Prerequisites for the major and must be used to fulfill general education requirements.

†Students take four graduate courses to fulfill the open elective requirements of the B.S. Cybersecurity. These graduate courses may also be used to fulfill the requirements of the M.S. in Cybersecurity. Please see the Graduate Catalog for course descriptions.

The B.S. Cybersecurity 24 -credit residency requirement must be satisfied by courses numbered 200 or above. Mercy University’s residency requirement for the B.S. degree is 30 credits.

The 4+1 B.S./ M.S. Cybersecurity program offers a unique opportunity for students who wish to pursue a BS and MS in Cybersecurity degree at an accelerated pace. Students should declare the 4+1 BS+MS program in Cybersecurity as a freshman or later. Students take four graduate-level Cybersecurity courses (12 credits) in their fourth undergraduate year while pursuing their B.S. degree. These 12 credits will be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate programs and will allow a seamless transition for eligible students into the graduate portion of the program. See the graduate program progression requirements below.

Students who complete the 4+1 B.S./ M.S. Cybersecurity program can potentially complete the M.S. degree within one year after completing their B.S. degree. Contact the Graduate Program Director for more information.

Students who choose the B.S /M.S. degree program in Cybersecurity must complete:

Undergraduate Foundation Courses

course - Foundations of Computing I*
course - Foundations of Computing II*
course- Linux Administration
course - Introduction to Cybersecurity
course - Discrete Structures
*These courses fulfill part of the General Education requirements.

Undergraduate Major Courses

course - Dster Recvry/Business Continut
course - Computer Network II
course - Database Mgmt Systems
course - Penetration and Hacking
course - Cryptography/Computer Security
course - Security Policy & Procedures
course - Network Security
course - Digital Forensics
course - Secure & Intelligent Program
course- System Security

Undergraduate Major Electives

And three courses from the following:

course - Object/Structure/Algorithim I
course - Artificial Intelligence
course - Computer Architecture
course - Web Site Administration
course - Systems Analysis & Design
course - Object/Structure/Algorithim II
course - Operating Systems
course - Hlthcare Analytics & Apps
course - Workplace Experience I
course - Workplace Experience II
course - Special Topics in Cybersecurity
course - Ind Study in Cybersecurity
course - Wireless Network & Security
course - Digital Signal Processing

Undergraduate Open Electives

course - Topics on Information Security
course - Foundations of Cybersecurity Sciences
2 courses from any one of the Application, Network, Legal /Management, or Special Categories

Graduate Portion of the B.S./M.S. Cybersecurity Program

To select suitable graduate courses, students are encouraged to meet with their PACT mentor or Program Director. Please refer to the graduate catalog for course descriptions.

Five courses (15 credits) to fulfill the following M.S. program requirements:

Application Category

Students must take at least one course from the following:

Network Category

Students must take at least one course from the following:

course - Intrusion Detection and Prevention Credit(s): 3
course - Mobile Technologies and Wireless Sensor Services Credit(s): 3
course - Wireless Network and Security Credit(s): 3

Legal / Management Category

Students must take at least one course from the following:

course - Social Implication of Information Security Credit(s): 3
course - Information Assurance and Management Credit(s): 3
course - IT Security Audit and Compliance Credit(s): 3

Special Category

Students should take any one from the following courses:*

course - Internship: Advanced topics in Security Practices Credit(s): 3
course - Special Topics in Information Security Credit(s): 3
course - Independent Study Credit(s): 3
course - Master’s Thesis Credit(s): 3

*Under certain conditions, it can be satisfied by one other graduate IASP or CISC course approved by the Program Director.

Major Elective Category

Students should take 3 courses from the following course categories:

Application courses
Network courses
Legal/Management courses
Special courses

The Cybersecurity Master’s Program offers a limited number of elective courses - under limited circumstances the Master’s students may be allowed to take electives which are offered in the Computer Science Master’s courses CISC 500 or higher.

Capstone Category

Students must complete the following capstone course:

course - Master’s Project Credit(s): 3

Computer & Cybersecurity, B.S.

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