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Business Administration: Cybersecurity (B.S.)

The Cybersecurity major provides instruction in the area Cybersecurity Information Assurance within the Business Information Systems arena. Coursework is centered around cyber threats, cyber vulnerabilities, cyber risks, digital forensics, network security, and network penetration. The curriculum emphasizes Hypertext Markup Language (HTML & CSS), Java, and Operating Systems. Additionally, students will obtain Personal Computer (PC) and Networking skills that are needed for the communication of IoT devices. Overall, students will get practical hands-on industry related experience.

Requirements

Cybersecurity

CIS 341Object Oriented Programming

3
CIS 366Data Communications

3
CIS 440Cyber Threats Vulnerability

3
CIS 441Digital Forensics

3
CIS 442Network Security

3
CIS 443Cyber Attacks & Network Penetration

3
CIS 481Web & Application Development

3
CIS 482Network Hardware

3

Choose one of the following Restricted Electives

CIS 372Database Management Systems

3
CIS 444Cybersecurity Internship

3
CIS 463Business Modeling

3

Required Courses Business Core

ACC 224Principles of Financial Accounting

3
ACC 225Principles of Managerial Accounting

3
CIS 270Fundamentals of Information Systems

2
CIS 271Practical Computer Applications

3
ECON 203Principles of Macroeconomics

3
FIN 300Principles of Finance

3
GBUS 140Introduction to Business

3
GBUS 220Business Communications

3
GBUS 280Business Statistics

3
GBUS 303Quantitative Business Analysis

3
GBUS 325International Business

3
GBUS 344Legal Environment of Business I

3
GBUS 420Professional Development Seminar

1
MGT 350Principles of Management

3
MGT 498Management Strategy & Policy

3
MKT 331Principles of Marketing

3

Master of Business Administration Fast Track

The new WLU Fast Track initiative is designed to connect West Liberty University undergraduate degree programs with the WLU MBA graduate program. Undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) students can get a jump start on an MBA by taking up to 4 courses or 12 credit hours as they complete their undergraduate program to complete up to 40% of their 10-course MBA. A savings of both time and money, the Fast Track initiative provides students an attractive and efficient pathway from their bachelor’s degree to a master's degree.

Fast Track Course Equivalent Lists

Computer Information Systems

ACC 300-400  ACC 550 Managerial Accounting Decision Analysis
CIS 300-400  CIS 530 Information Technology Management
ECON  300-400  ECON 520 Global Economics
GBUS 300-400  GBUS 525 Social Responsibility & Business Ethics
MKT 300-400  MKT 535 Integrative Marketing Management
Restricted Elective 300-400  MGT 545 Strategic Human Resource Management
Restricted Elective 300-400  MGT 560 Public & Non-Profit Management