Computer Science, Cybersecurity Systems Concentration, B.S.

Computer Science
615-898-2397, program
Medha Sarkar, program coordinator
Medha.Sarkar@mtsu.edu

The Computer Science major offers preparation for computing careers in business, government, education, and industry as well as for graduate school.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Computer Science, Cybersecurity Systems, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	38 hours
Computer Science Core	(26 hours)
Cybersecurity Concentration	(12 hours)
Supporting Courses	33 hours*
Electives	8-22 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:

COMM 2200 (NWC)
MATH 1910 (Quant Lit)
Scientific Literacy: BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 ; CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1011 or CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 ; PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 or PHYS 2110 /PHYS 2111 * **

Major Requirements (38 hours)

Computer Science Core (26 hours)

CSCI 1010 - Computer Science Colloquium 1 credit hour
CSCI 1170 - Computer Science I 4 credit hours
CSCI 2170 - Computer Science II 4 credit hours
CSCI 3080 - Discrete Structures 3 credit hours
CSCI 3110 - Algorithms and Data Structures 3 credit hours
CSCI 3130 - Assembly and Computer Organization 4 credit hours
CSCI 3240 - Introduction to Computer Systems 4 credit hours
CSCI 4700 - Software Engineering 3 credit hours

Cybersecurity Systems Concentration (12 hours)

CSCI 4300 - Data Communication and Networks 3 credit hours
CSCI 4400 - Network Security 3 credit hours
CSCI 4410 - Web Technologies 3 credit hours
CSCI 4560 - Database Management Systems 3 credit hours

Supporting Courses (33 hours)

COMM 2200 - Audience-Centered Communication 3 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
MATH 2050 - Probability and Statistics 3 credit hours
Math elective 3 to 4 credit hours (course for Math majors)
Math elective 0 to 1 credit hours (not needed if math elective is 4 hours)
Science 8 credit hours (year-long sequence in the True Blue Core Scientific Literacy area; may be counted in the True Blue Core)
Science course 4 credit hours (different prefix from year-long sequence)
PHIL 3170 - Ethics and Computing Technology 3 credit hours

Electives (8-22 hours)

Curriculum: Cybersecurity Systems Concentration

Freshman Fall

CSCI 1010 - Computer Science Colloquium 1 credit hour
CSCI 1170 - Computer Science I 4 credit hours
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (Quant Lit)
Written Communication 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

CSCI 2170 - Computer Science II 4 credit hours
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 14 Hours

Sophomore Fall

COMM 2200 - Audience-Centered Communication 3 credit hours (NWC)
CSCI 3080 - Discrete Structures 3 credit hours
CSCI 3130 - Assembly and Computer Organization 4 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours *
Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 17 Hours

Sophomore Spring

CSCI 3110 - Algorithms and Data Structures 3 credit hours
CSCI 3240 - Introduction to Computer Systems 4 credit hours
Scientific Literacy (same rubric, second semester) 4 credit hours *
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 14 Hours

Junior Fall

CSCI 4300 - Data Communication and Networks 3 credit hours
MATH 2050 - Probability and Statistics 3 credit hours
Science course 4 credit hours **
Electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Spring

CSCI 4410 - Web Technologies 3 credit hours
CSCI 4400 - Network Security 3 credit hours
PHIL 3170 - Ethics and Computing Technology 3 credit hours
Math elective 4 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Senior Fall

CSCI 4560 - Database Management Systems 3 credit hours
Electives 6 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 hours

Senior Spring

CSCI 4700 - Software Engineering 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
Electives 7 credit hours

Subtotal: 13 Hours

NOTE:

*Cybersecurity Systems concentration students choose one year-long sequence from BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 , BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 , CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1011 , CHEM 1020 /CHEM 1021 , CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 , CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 , PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 , PHYS 2020 /PHYS 2121 , PHYS 2110 /PHYS 2111 , PHYS 2120 /PHYS 2121 .

**Students choose one course with different prefix from that chosen in sophomore year from BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 , CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1011 , CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 , PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 , PHYS 2110 /PHYS 2111 .