Naveen Jindal School of Management

Cybersecurity and Risk Management (BS)

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and Risk Management

Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)

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I. Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 semester credit hours

Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.

Communication: 6 semester credit hours

Select any 6 semester credit hours from Communication Core courses

Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours

MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I^{1, 2}

Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Mathematics Core courses

Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours

Select any 6 semester credit hours from Life and Physical Sciences Core courses

Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours

Select any 3 semester credit hours from Language, Philosophy and Culture Core courses

Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours

Select any 3 semester credit hours from Creative Arts Core courses

American History: 6 semester credit hours

Select any 6 semester credit hours from American History Core courses

Government/Political Science: 6 semester credit hours

Select any 6 semester credit hours from Government/Political Science Option courses

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours

Choose one of the following:

BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems^{1, 2}

BA 1320 Business in a Global World^{1, 2}

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics^{1, 2}

ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics^{1, 2}

Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Social and Behavioral Sciences Core courses

Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours

Choose one of the following:

BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems^{1, 2}

BA 1320 Business in a Global World^{1, 2}

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics^{1, 2}

ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics^{1, 2}

And select 3 semester credit hours from Component Area Option Core

Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Component Area Option Core courses

II. Major Requirements: 73 semester credit hours

Major Preparatory Courses: 21 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum

ACCT 2301 Introductory Financial Accounting¹

ACCT 2302 Introductory Management Accounting¹

BLAW 2301 Business and Public Law¹

ITSS 3311 Introduction to Programming

ITSS 4381 Object Oriented Programming with Python

OPRE 3333 Quantitative Business Analysis

OPRE 3360 Managerial Methods in Decision Making Under Uncertainty

or STAT 3360 Probability and Statistics for Management and Economics

Complete the following courses if not already completed as part of the Core Curriculum Requirements

MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I^{1, 2} (Required for all JSOM undergraduate students. May elect to substitute MATH 2413 or MATH 2417 for MATH 1325.)

Choose two of the following if not completed in Core Curriculum:

BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems^{1, 2}

BA 1320 Business in a Global World^{1, 2}

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics^{1, 2}

ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics^{1, 2}

Major Core Courses: 28 semester credit hours

BA 1105 Professional Development (JSOM first-time-in-college freshmen are required to take BA 1105 in their first semester)

or BA 3105 Professional Development (Transfer students and students new to JSOM are required to take BA 3105 in their first semester)

BCOM 3300 Business Communication

FIN 3320 Business Finance

IMS 3310 International Business

ITSS 3300 Information Technology for Business

BUAN 3301 Artificial Intelligence in Business

MKT 3300 Principles of Marketing

OBHR 3310 Organizational Behavior

or OBHR 3330 Human Resource Management in Business

OPRE 3310 Supply Chain and Operations Management

Experiential Learning

A capstone course is required for all undergraduate JSOM students

BPS 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Business

A practicum experience of at least 160 working hours is required, with registration in one of the following courses:

CYBR 4090 Information Technology and Systems Internship³

or ITSS 4090 Information Technology and Systems Internship³

Students are required to complete 100 hours of community engagement with registration in the course below.

BA 4095 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach Practicum⁴

Major Related Courses: 15 semester credit hours

CYBR 3320 Operating Systems and Networking

or ITSS 3320 Operating Systems and Networking

CYBR 4354 Cybersecurity Risk Management

or RMIS 4354 Cybersecurity Risk Management

or FIN 4354 Cybersecurity Risk Management

CYBR 4360 Network and Information Security

or ITSS 4360 Network and Information Security

CYBR 4361 Information Technology Cybersecurity

or ITSS 4361 Information Technology Cybersecurity

CYBR 4333 Enterprise Risk Management

or RMIS 4333 Enterprise Risk Management

or FIN 4333 Enterprise Risk Management

Guided Electives: 9 semester credit hours

Choose 9 semester credit hours from the following:

CYBR 4353 Principles of Information Security

or RMIS 4353 Principles of Information Security

or FIN 4353 Principles of Information Security

CYBR 4338 Foundations of Risk Analytics and Applications

or RMIS 4338 Foundations of Risk Analytics and Applications

or FIN 4338 Foundations of Risk Analytics and Applications

CYBR 4356 Data Governance

or ITSS 4356 Data Governance

CYBR 4362 Cybersecurity Governance

or ITSS 4362 Cybersecurity Governance

CYBR 4359 Preparing for Cybersecurity Threats

or ITSS 4359 Preparing for Cybersecurity Threats

CYBR 4357 Digital Forensics and Incident Management

or ITSS 4357 Digital Forensics and Incident Management

CYBR 4358 Applied Cybersecurity Analytics and AI

or ITSS 4358 Applied Cybersecurity Analytics and AI

III. Elective Requirements: 5 semester credit hours

Free Electives: 5 semester credit hours

Both lower- and upper-division courses may count as electives.

Students in the Jindal Undergraduate Research Scholars program should take BA 3350, OPRE 4V91, and/or an Individual Study based on the major to satisfy JURS program requirements. These credits may be applied to Guided Electives.

The plan must include sufficient upper-division courses to total 45 upper-division semester credit hours.

1. Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes.

2. A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum.

3. Students may fulfill the internship requirement with CYBR 4090 or ITSS 4090 or ITSS 4V90 (1-3 semester credit hours). The zero semester credit hour courses ITSS 4090 are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy this requirement.

4. Students may fulfill the community engagement requirement with BA 4095, BPS 4396, ENTP 4340, MKT 4360, or OPRE 4391. The zero semester credit hour course BA 4095 is recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy this requirement.