Cybersecurity, A.A.S.
This curriculum is designed for those who seek employment in the field of Cybersecurity (information assurance), for those who are presently in IT or a security field and who desire to increase their knowledge and update their skills, and for those who must augment their abilities in other fields with knowledge and skills in information security. The curriculum is mapped to the NSA/DHS Knowledge Units necessary for NOVA’s designation as a Center of Academic Excellence.
Courses
- CST 100 — Principles of Public Speaking
- CST 110 — Introduction to Human Communication
- CST 126 — Interpersonal Communication
- CST 229 — Intercultural Communication
- ENG 111 — College Composition I
- ENG 112 — College Composition II
- ITE 152 — Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications
- ITE 221 — PC Hardware & O/S Architecture
- ITN 100 — Intro to Telecommunications
- ITN 101 — Introduction to Network Concepts
- ITN 106 — Microcomputer Operating Systems
- ITN 107 — Pers. Computer Hardware & Troubleshooting
- ITN 170 — LINUX System Administration
- ITN 171 — UNIX I
- ITN 200 — Administration of Network Resources
- ITN 260 — Network Security Basics
- ITN 261 — Network Attacks, Computer Crime, & Hacking
- ITN 262 — Network Comm, Security & Authentication
- ITN 263 — Inter/Intranet Firewalls/E-Comm. Sec
- ITN 264 — Introduction to Malware Analysis
- ITN 266 — Network Security Layers
- ITN 267 — Legal Topics in Network Security.
- ITN 276 — Computer Forensics I
- ITN 277 — Computer Forensics II
- ITN 290 — Coord. Internship
- ITN 295 — Topics In:
- ITP 100 — Software Design
- ITP 120 — JAVA Programming I
- ITP 132 — C++ Programming I
- ITP 150 — Python Programming
- ITP 160 — Introduction to Game Design and Development
- ITP 225 — Web Scripting Languages
- ITP 270 — Programming For Cybersecurity
- MTH 154 — Quantitative Reasoning
- MTH 155 — Statistical Reasoning
- SDV 100 — College Success Skills
- SDV 101 — Orientation to: