We're excited to inform you about a new concentration in Cybersecurity for CIS majors that began in Fall 2021. In order to add the concentration to your CIS major, please make an appointment with a WCOB advisor. So that our department can also track interest, please also email Samantha Williams (williamsse11@appstate.edu) and Dr. Hunsinger (hunsingerds@appstate.edu) if you are graduating in Fall 2021 or later and would like to pursue the Cybersecurity concentration. In addition to the CIS major core classes, to earn this concentration, you'll need to take the following courses:
CIS Cybersecurity Concentration Required Courses (6 hours)
Take both of the following:
CIS 3740 - Audit & Cybersecurity Analytics
CIS 3840 - Managing Security
CIS Cybersecurity Concentration Elective Courses (3 hours)
Take one of the following:
CIS 3820- Ethics and Privacy
CIS 4760- Global Blockchain for Business
CIS 3880- Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures
If you have questions about the cybersecurity concentration, please email Mr. Chris Taylor, our Cybersecurity Program Coordinator, at taylorcw@appstate.edu.