Courses

Cybersecurity Core Curriculum

BYU's Cybersecurity program was created in 2018. All requirements for the Cybersecurity major can be found here. Students in the BYU cybersecurity program are prepared to design, develop, implement, and maintain secure systems. Students may chose to pursue an emphasis in a particular area of cybersecurity through elective courses and additional activities through the Cybersecurity Student Association (CSA).

The Cybersecurity Major is the designated program at BYU for the NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. The cybersecurity major builds on the foundation of the current Information Technology major, which has already been emphasizing cybersecurity in various classes.

With one million cybersecurity jobs available in the United States and a 100 percent placement rate post-graduation for alumni of the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology, demand for a cybersecurity major is high. Cybersecurity graduates can work in government agencies, analyze data-driven forensics, and run penetration testing for companies, among other employment opportunities.

Cybersecurity Courses

IT&C 366 - Information Assurance and Security
IT&C 492R - Special Problems in Information Technology & Cybersecurity
IT&C 515R - Special Topics in Information Technology & Cybersecurity
IT&C 529 - Advanced Networking
IT&C 544 - System Administration
IT&C 548 - Cyber-Physical Systems
IT&C 566 - Digital Forensics
IT&C 567 - Cybersecurity and Penetration Testing
IS 565 - Digital Forensics for Organizations
MATH 485 - Mathematical Cryptography