Courses

CY 410 SOFTWARE & SYSTEM SECURITY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on common vulnerabilities in software and system design, implementation and usage. It lays the foundations of secure software development strategies and reverse engineering techniques to reliably preserve the security properties of real-world productions systems in the face of cyber-attacks. It also covers the security aspects of the design, procurement, testing, analysis, and maintenance of different components of these systems. Prerequisite: Take CS-311 CS-349 CS-367
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

CY 413 INTERNSHIP IN CYBERSECURITY   3.0 Credit(s)
The course will provide students an opportunity to obtain real-world experience by working on a project within a cybersecurity-related business organization or research lab with their on-site supervisor and co-supervised by a faculty member. A final summary report will be required from both student and supervisor.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

CH 342 BIOCHEMISTRY II   3.0 Credit(s)
Continues the study of metabolic pathways. Two 75-minute lectures per week. Prerequisite: Take CH-341
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

CY 414 DIR. RESEARCH-CYBERSECURITY   3.0 Credit(s)
Research under supervision of a cybersecurity faculty member on a recent technological advancement including literature search, testing, and prototyping (if applicable). A final report and presentation will be required from the student. Prerequisite: Take CY-312 CS-367
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

CY 417 CYBERSECURITY CAPSTONE I   2.0 Credit(s)
In this two-sequence course, students work with a faculty advisor on a research and implentation-based capstone project in cybersecurity. As the first part of the project, the course focuses on performing a systmatic and relevant literature review to identify a research problem. Prerequisite: Take CY-312 CY-324 CS-367
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

CY 418 CYBERSECURITY CAPSTONE II   3.0 Credit(s)
This course is a continuation of Cybersecurity Capstone I, focusing on the implementation and testing of solution to the identified research problem. At the end of the project, the students submit a technical report approved by the faculty member and make a public presentation of the work. Prerequisite: Take CY-417
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

CY 419 COOPERATIVE STUDIES IN CYBERSECURITY   6.0 Credit(s)
Full-time career-related work experience in cybersecurity-related business organization during one full semester. Students will work with their on-site supervisor. A final summary report will be required from both the student and supervisor. Prerequisite: Take CY-221
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

CY 420 VULNERABILITY ASSESS./TESTING   3.0 Credit(s)
This hands-on course builds on crosscutting concepts and fundamental topics to provide students with a deeper understanding of software, system, and network level vulnerabilities, their identification, exploitation and remediation. The course covers topics in vulnerability scanning and assessment, and penetration testing methods and frameworks. Students are expected to complete several individual and group projects, document their findings and present their results. Prerequisite: Take CY-410
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

CY 421 Cloud Computing   3.0 Credit(s)
This course presents several cloud computing tools and technologies, including virtualization, web services, data analysis, and integration. It also introduces securing cloud technologies and applying best practices. Upon completing this course, students will have theoretical knowledge of contemporary cloud computing tools, and practical experience in securely configuring, administering and maintaining them. Prerequisite: Take CS-349 CS-367 CY-312
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

CH 344 BIOCHEMISTRY LAB II   1.0 Credit(s)
Examines isolation and purification of lipids, proteins, enzymes, and nucleic acids from biological materials employing electrophoresis, chromatography, spectrophotometry, and fluorometry. One three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Take CH-343
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

CY 422 WEB & APPLICATION SECURITY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides a foundation in securing core technologies supporting Internet applications. It introduces mechanisms and processes for developing and administration web applications with proper protection and access controls. The course also explores securing applications on mobile platforms. Prerequisite: Take CY-212 CS-311 CY-312
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

CY 423 WIRELESS NETWORK SECURITY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides students with a foundational knowledge of wireless networks and associated security issues. It covers topics including basics of wireless networking, wireless network deployment, wireless network attacks, authentication technologies in wireless network, and mechanisms for securing wireless netork, trough traditional learning and hands-on activities. Prerequisite: Take CS-367 CY-312
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

CY 424 EMERGING TRENDS IN CYBERSECURITY   3.0 Credit(s)
This is an open-ended course designed to focus on recent and emerging topics in cybersecurity not otherwise covered in detail in other cybersecurity related courses.The contents of this course are driven by instructors' research expertise and recent trends in cybersecurity.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

CS 461 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING   3.0 Credit(s)
The study of software development methodology, both procedural and objectoriented. This is a team project-based design course where teams develop software projects from requirements analysis through detailed design and testing. Umbrella activities such as configuration management, quality assurance, writing documentation, ethics, and costing are covered. Automated software design tools are used and oral and written presentations required. Prerequisite: Take CS-338
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

EE 339 POWER SYSTEMS WITH LAB   4.0 Credit(s)
AC machines: synchronous machines; synchronous motors; induction motors,DC machines, generators, power transformers, transmission line parameters, computation of power flows, single- and three-phase power circuits. Prerequisite: Take EE-215 and ENGR-200
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years