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Cybersecurity BS
Join one of the most vital industries in America.
Build your career in cybersecurity at RIC, with our Cybersecurity Bachelor of Science degree!
Our leading researchers and professionals are developing practical and policy approaches to the cybersecurity challenges facing businesses, nonprofits and government. Be a part of one of the fastest growing and most strategically important industries in America today.
In-Demand Careers
- Information Security Analyst
- IT Auditor
- Digital Forensic Examiner
- Security Systems Administrator
- Cryptography Engineer
- Security Architect
Why Cybersecurity at ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½?
- There are 700,000+ unfilled cybersecurity jobs nationwide, many of which pay more than $100K a year.
- Our students gain hands-on experience at the Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies at RIC, a regional center of excellence working to develop Rhode Island’s cybersecurity industry.
- Topics include: hardware and software fundamentals, cryptography techniques, secure scripting and programming, network and system security, organizational cyber needs, digital forensics, and law and ethics.
- Our minor in cybersecurity provides an opportunity for students from other majors to learn how to apply cybersecurity in their chosen field.
RIC is home to the Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies, led by former Congressman and alumnus James Langevin, a national expert in the field.
Our Computer Science and Information Systems Faculty
We'll teach you to become protectors and defenders of public and private data, networks and computer systems.
Dr. Lisa Z. Bain
- Professor
Dr. Timothy Henry
- Professor
Dr. Hyein Jeong
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Scott Lambert
- Associate Professor
Dr. Qian Liu
- Professor
Dr. Suzanne I. Mello-Stark
- Professor
Joyce A. Perry
- Assistant Professor
Ms. Darlene F. Wood
- Assistant Professor
Hear from a Graduate
Nick Garvey
“I joined the cybersecurity and computer science clubs, I was a teaching assistant in the GenCyber camp and a computer science tutor at RIC’s Tutoring Center. There are so many ways to get involved.â€
- Computer Science Major, with Minors in Cybersecurity and Web Design
At the Forefront
CISA Director Jen Easterly discusses the nation’s vital need for cybersecurity with former U.S. Rep. Langevin at his institute’s launch.
Program Details
Course Information
Program/Learning Goals
Students will:
- demonstrate an understanding of the basic threats, attacks and vulnerabilities that exist in today’s digital world
- create a virtual secure environment to practice with basic networking, password cracking and security tools
- demonstrate secure programming techniques
- articulate basic cryptography techniques from the past and from today’s world
- gain a basic understanding of security and compliance laws, cyber security opportunities and job market
Minor in Cybersecurity
This minor provides an overview of today’s major cybersecurity challenges. Students learn to utilize a cybersecurity mindset and to question processes and procedures to help create more secure environments. Courses draw the student’s attention to writing secure programs. Students also learn how to write scripts, program securely, practice various command line techniques and use hacking tools in a secure virtual machine environment. Ethics, current events, cybersecurity laws and standards will be introduced.
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- placeAlger Hall
