Information Security Awareness Minor

The minor in Information Security Awareness (MISA) provides students with the awareness of information security in the context of people, processes and technologies with their impact on the student's own field. As information and cybersecurity are ingrained in nearly every aspect of our lives, there is substantial value in understanding the foundations of cybersecurity, its unique terminology, and how it can be applied in every discipline and industry. This includes understanding how information security is viewed and interacted with in organizations, societies, as well as personally. 

The minor  requires 20 total credits, however, to enroll in the minor a student must complete the required 8 credits of the  English Sequence and COMP1100

Course Title Credits
Required Courses
COMP1500FOUNDATIONS OF INFORMATION SECURITY4
COMP2500SECURITY PRINCIPLES4
PHIL4525VIRTUAL ETHICS4
SOCL4302CRIMINOLOGY & JUSTICE STUDIES4
Select one course from the following list:
COMP5500SENIOR PROJECT (Students are urged to complete their Senior Project with a component of the project addressing information security)4
COMP3800SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPUTER NETWORKING OR COMPUTER SCIENCE (requires School approval )4
Total Credits20