Required Courses

CITA 120   is a prerequisite course that must be taken, but does not count toward the required 18 credits.

• CITA 125 - Computing Technologies II Credit Hours: 3
• CITA 150 - Introduction to Information Technology Credit Hours: 3
• CITA 200 - Data Communications and Networking I Credit Hours: 3
• CITA 205 - Data Communications and Networking II Credit Hours: 3
• CITA 235 - Introduction to Cybersecurity Credit Hours: 3
• CITA 335 - Advanced Network Security Procedures Credit Hours: 3

Minimum Total Credit Hours = 18

Program Learning Outcomes

A student completing this minor should be able to:

• Describe the function and features of various computer systems and their components.
• Define and describe the principles of data integrity, security, and encryption. Summarize the concept of privacy and its legal protections.
• Analyze a basic network and create a network diagram, indicating network equipment and IP addressing.
• Utilize a variety of network tools to investigate and control network operations in a lab setting.
• Demonstrate computer security penetration and mitigation techniques and apply computer security techniques to real-world scenarios
• Analyze, mitigate, and deter attacks

CODES

CIP: 111003

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