Cybersecurity AAS

[AAS_CYBR degree offered at LSC-CyFair]

Cybersecurity is a growing concern for business and federal government computer systems. Cybersecurity defense teams are required to have skills in hacking deterrence, programming, systems operations and management. To gain these skills people need to be trained in:

Ethical hacking
Intrusion detection and deterrence
Systems infrastructure implementation
Programming

The degree will provide students with these skills and will help them obtain an entry level position in the field of Cybersecurity. This degree will also help them move into a four-year degree program if they choose to pursue a bachelor’s degree.

First Year

Second Year

First Semester

ITSY 1376 - Security Strategies 3 Credits OR
ITCA 1371 - Security Operations 3 Credits
COSC 1337 - Programming Fundamentals II 3 Credits
ITCA 1374 - Fundamentals of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity 3 Credits
SPCH 1321 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Credits
Elective Creative Arts/Language, Philosophy, & Culture 3 Credits ²

Second Semester

ITSY 2377 - Ethical Hacker 3 Credits
ITSY 2378 - Strategic Infrastructure Security 3 Credits
ITSY 2379 - Cybersecurity Capstone 3 Credits ³
ITCC 2341 - CCNA Security 3 Credits

Total Credit Hours 60

^₁MATH 1314 or higher

^₂Choose from AAS Associate of Applied Science

^₃Capstone

Cybersecurity AAS

First Year

First Semester

Second Semester

Third Semester

Second Year

First Semester

Second Semester

Total Credit Hours 60