Computer Science BS Cybersecurity Concentration
NEW Concentration starting Fall 2010
Isn’t it time for you to start thinking about “CyberSecurity?”
Recently reported
- 48% of 22 million scanned computers infected with malware ( ZDNET, January 2009)
- Hackers claim $10,000 prize for breaking into StrongWebmail (Computer World, June 2009)
- FBI e-mail clobbered after virus (Computer World, May 2009)
In light of all the things happening around us related to Cyber Security, FDU is offering students an option to major in Computer Science with a new concentration in CyberSecurity.
Our CyberSecurity curriculum has been designed to lay a solid foundation in computer science and mathematics. This concentration for the computer science major has been based on carefully chosen courses in the Computer Science and Mathematics and Physics department and will be further strengthened by adding courses in network and data security. There is a provision for internships that will provide practical experience in the field. The College at Florham enjoys the proximity of several computer science and information technology companies in the area and a number of CS and Mathematics students have had internship positions with these organizations. The department will continue to build and strengthen ties with these organizations with a view to expand experiential learning opportunities for the students in the field of cybersecurity.
Courses in this concentration will cover a range of topics from an overview of Computer Security, Foundations – Access Control Matrix, Policy – Security Policies, Confidentiality Policies, Integrity Policies, Hybrid Policies, to Implementation – Information Hiding Techniques – Steganography, Digital Watermarking, Cryptography, Fingerprinting, Key Management, Cipher Techniques, Authentication, Access Control Mechanisms, Confinement Problem, User and System Security, Data Security, Copyright, Digital Certificates, Digital Rights Management.
Program Details - Computer Science BS CyberSecurity Concentration
Offered by the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics
Required Courses for BS in Computer Science
- CSCI2215 Introduction to Computer Science
- CSCI2232 Data Structures
- CSCI2247 Assembly Language Programming
- CSCI2255 Discrete Structures
- CSCI3278 Operating Systems
- CSCI3304 Computer Organization
- CSCI3315 Software Design
- CSCI4499 Internship
Computer Science Electives
Students opting for the cybersecurity concentration will include the following in their choice of electives:
- CSCI3157 Cyber Security
- CSCI3666 Data communication and computer networks
- CSCI3355 Introduction to Cryptography
- CSCI6869 Network Security
Additional elective courses to be selected from the 2000 or higher level offerings in computer science
Cognate Courses
- MATH1203 Calculus I
- MATH2202 Calculus II
- CSCI3371 Computer Modeling & Simulation
- MATH3318 Differential Equations or
- MATH3220 Linear Algebra
- PHYS2004 General Physics with Calc II
As part of the humanities and social science requirements, students will opt to take PHIL1003 Ethics and SOCI2306 Crime and Criminology
Optional courses
