Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering
This program prepares students who have a strong interest in the fields of Cybersecurity related to Hardware Security, Operational Technology (OT) Security, and Cyber Informed Engineering (CIE).
Admission Requirements
All of the general UND requirements for undergraduate enrollment, participation, and completion of a degree shall be required.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required 130 Credits including: | ||
| I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University ES listing) | ||
| II. Programming Fundamentals (8 credits) | ||
| CSCI 160 | Computer Science I | 4 |
| CSCI 161 | Computer Science II | 4 |
| III. Digital Fundamentals (4 credits) | ||
| EE 111 | Digital Circuits | 3 |
| EE 111L | Digital Circuits Laboratory | 1 |
| IV. Hardware Security and Operational Technology Core (57 credits) | ||
| CYBR 150 | Introduction to Cybersecurity Engineering | 3 |
| EE 221 | Electric Circuits I | 3 |
| EE 221L | Electric Circuits I Laboratory | 1 |
| CSCI 250 | Assembly Language | 3 |
| EE 304 | Computer Aided Measurement and Controls | 3 |
| EE 222 | Electric Circuits II | 3 |
| EE 222L | Electric Circuits II Laboratory | 1 |
| EE 321 | Electronics I | 3 |
| EE 321L | Electronics Laboratory I | 1 |
| CSCI 327 | Data Communications | 3 |
| CSCI 371 | Exploit Analysis and Development | 3 |
| CSCI 372 | Introduction to Secure Software Engineering | 3 |
| CSCI 389 | Computer and Network Security | 3 |
| CYBR 397 | Cyber Practicum | 2 |
| EE 426 | Engineering Systems Reliability | 3 |
| EE 312 | Computer Hardware Organization | 3 |
| EE 211 | Embedded Systems | 3 |
| CSCI 471 | Fundamentals of Penetration Testing | 3 |
| CSCI 475 | Cyber Physical Systems Component Security | 3 |
| CYBR 491 | Cyber Capstone I | 3 |
| CYBR 492 | Cyber Capstone II | 3 |
| V. Requirements outside of the College of Engineering and Mines | ||
| MATH 165 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 166 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 207 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 2 |
| MATH 208 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 265 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 266 | Elementary Differential Equations | 3 |
| CJ 320 | Cybersecurity Law and Investigations (Social Science) | 3 |
| PHIL 575 | Data Science Ethics (PHIL 475, Humanities) | 3 |
| Approved probability/statistics elective | 3 | |
| 2 Approved laboratory science courses | 8 | |
| VI. Cybersecurity Electives (Select 6 credits): | ||
| CSCI 242 | Algorithms and Data Structures | 3 |
| CSCI 260 | Advanced Programming Languages | 3 |
| CSCI 265 | Introduction to Programming Languages | 3 |
| CSCI 270 | Programming for Data Science | 3 |
| CSCI 280 | Object Oriented Programming | 3 |
| CSCI 290 | Cyber-Security and Information Assurance | 3 |
| CSCI 330 | Systems Programming | 3 |
| CSCI 346 | Introduction to Data Visualization | 3 |
| CSCI 363 | User Interface Design | 3 |
| CSCI 364 | Concurrent and Distributed Programming | 3 |
| CSCI 365 | Organization of Programming Languages | 3 |
| CSCI 370 | Computer Architecture | 4 |
| CSCI 384 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| CSCI 427 | Cloud Computing | 3 |
| CSCI 435 | Formal Languages and Automata | 3 |
| CSCI 443 | Introduction to Machine Learning | 3 |
| CSCI 445 | Mathematical Modeling and Simulation | 3 |
| CSCI 446 | Computer Graphics I | 3 |
| CSCI 448 | Computer Graphics II | 3 |
| CSCI 451 | Operating Systems I | 3 |
| CSCI 452 | Operating Systems II | 3 |
| CSCI 455 | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| CSCI 456 | Introduction to Data Mining | 3 |
| EE 360 | Signals and Systems | 3 |
| EE 301 | Electric Drives | 3 |
| EE 350 | Fundamentals of Controls | 3 |
| EE 441 | Communications Engineering | 3 |
| EE 322 | Electronics II | 3 |
| EE 402 | Power Systems I | 3 |
| EE 424 | Electronic Circuits | 3 |
| EE 457 | Robotics Fundamentals | 3 |
| MATH 330 | Proof, Set Theory, and Logic | 3 |
| MATH 408 | Combinatorics | 3 |
| MATH 421 | Statistical Theory I | 3 |
| MATH 422 | Statistical Theory II | 3 |
| MATH 425 | Cryptological Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 431 | Introduction to Analysis I | 3 |
| MATH 432 | Introduction to Analysis II | 3 |
| MATH 435 | Theory of Numbers | 3 |
| MATH 441 | Abstract Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 442 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 461 | Numerical Analysis | 3 |
| MATH 471 | Introduction to Complex Variables | 3 |
| Graduate Level Electives: | ||
| CSCI 551 | Security for Cloud Computing | 3 |
| CSCI 555 | Computer Networks | 3 |
| CSCI 557 | Computer Forensics | 3 |
| CSCI 585 | Vulnerability Assessment | 3 |
| CSCI 589 | Application Layer Security | 3 |
| DATA 550 | Data Security | 3 |
| EE 670 | Analytical Foundations of Cyber Security | 3 |
| EE 671 | Computing Foundations of Cyber Security | 3 |
| EE 672 | Emerging Threats and Defenses | 3 |
| EE 673 | Applied Cryptography | 3 |
| EE 623 | Introduction to Smart Grid I | 3 |
| EE 624 | Introduction to Smart Grid II | 3 |
| EE 674 | Communication Protocols: OSI model and TCP/IP Protocol Stack | 3 |
| EE 675 | Intrusion Detection Algorithms | 3 |
| EE 750 | Internet of Things and Security | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 130 | |