Information Assurance Specialization at the B.S. Level

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In order to graduate with a B.S. degree with specialization in Information Assurance, a student must complete the following core, elective, and project requirements.

Core Courses

CSE 310 OR CSE 346	Data Communication and Networks OR Computer Communications	3 credits
CSE 408	Network Security	3 credits
CSE 306 OR CSE 376	Operating Systems OR Advanced Systems Programming in UNIX/C	3 credits
CSE 409	Computer System Security	3 credits

Electives           At least two of the following courses (6 credits)

CSE 305	Principles of Database Systems
CSE 306	Operating Systems
CSE 315	Database Transaction Processing Systems
CSE 336	Internet Programming
CSE 375	Concurrency
CSE 376	Advanced System Programming in UNIX/C
AMS 310	Survey of Probability and Statistics
AMS 311	Probability Theory
AMS 312	Mathematical Statistics
AMS 315	Data Analysis
AMS 335	Game Theory
AMS 341	Operations Research I: Deterministic Models
AMS 342	Operations Research II: Stochastic Models
EST 412	Intelligence Organizations, Technology, and Democracy

Courses on relevant special topics in computer science (CSE 390-394) may be used as electives with the prior approval of the department.

Project Requirement: Completion of either CSE 487 Research in Computer Science or CSE 495-496 Senior Honors Research Project I-II, on a topic in information assurance.