Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Provides a New Option
Sarah Richards
Issue date: 4/26/07 Section: News
New this year to Utica College is a major in cybersecurity and information assurance. What exactly is this major? Besides a couple of long words, it is part of the criminal justice field and it prepares students involved in the program for a variety of careers in the criminal justice field.
Students who complete the program will receive a bachelor's of science in cybersecurity and information assurance.
According to the information on the UC Web site about the new major, the innovative curriculum involved in this program prepares students for professional job opportunities in a variety of areas including corporate and industrial security, law enforcement, government intelligence services, banking and finance, and homeland security. The program combines elements of criminal justice, liberal arts, critical skills for investigators and technologists, and a focus on writing, critical thinking, mathematics, and statistics. Students in the program have a choice of a major concentration of criminal investigation and forensics or information assurance.
Students in the program must achieve a 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) GPA in major-related courses of all types by the first semester their junior year. After that, the 2.5 must be maintained to stay in the program. Examples of some of the classes students in the major can take are the general criminal justice courses, a number of computer science courses, and other courses in statistics and business.
If you want to learn more about the new major, call the Division of Sciences Office or contact one of the criminal justice professors.
Students who complete the program will receive a bachelor's of science in cybersecurity and information assurance.
According to the information on the UC Web site about the new major, the innovative curriculum involved in this program prepares students for professional job opportunities in a variety of areas including corporate and industrial security, law enforcement, government intelligence services, banking and finance, and homeland security. The program combines elements of criminal justice, liberal arts, critical skills for investigators and technologists, and a focus on writing, critical thinking, mathematics, and statistics. Students in the program have a choice of a major concentration of criminal investigation and forensics or information assurance.
Students in the program must achieve a 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) GPA in major-related courses of all types by the first semester their junior year. After that, the 2.5 must be maintained to stay in the program. Examples of some of the classes students in the major can take are the general criminal justice courses, a number of computer science courses, and other courses in statistics and business.
If you want to learn more about the new major, call the Division of Sciences Office or contact one of the criminal justice professors.
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