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Business Administration: Cybersecurity (B.S.)

The Cybersecurity major provides instruction in the area 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

1-3
CIS 463Business Modeling

3

Required Courses Business Core

ACC 224Principles of Financial Accounting

3
ACC 225Principles of Managerial Accounting

3
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 315AI for Business Applications

3
GBUS 325International Business

3
GBUS 344Legal Environment of Business I

3
GBUS 420Professional Development Seminar

1
MGT 350Principles of Management

3
MKT 331Principles of Marketing

3
MGT 498Management Strategy & Policy

3

Master of Business Administration Fast Track

The WLU Fast Track is designed to connect West Liberty University undergraduate degree programs with the WLU Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduate program.

Undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) students can get a jump start on their MBA by taking up to 4 courses or 12 credit hours as they complete their undergraduate program, creating an efficient and attractive pathway from their bachelor’s degree to a master's degree.

Undergraduate Fast Track Admission Requirements:

  • Students must apply for conditional MBA admission through the Chair of the
    Graduate Programs (see Chair for application)
  • The Peregrine entrance exam is normally completed in the MGT498
    undergraduate capstone course
  • Students must, at a minimum, have earned a total of 75 undergraduate credit
    hours
  • Students must have, at a minimum, a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher for
    admission acceptance
  • Students can take a maximum of four graduate course replacements, graduate
    courses that count backward toward the undergraduate degree as well as
    forward toward the MBA

Fast Track Course Equivalent Lists

Cybersecurity

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