CS Cybersecurity Concentration Study Plan

CS Cybersecurity Concentration

Computer Science - Cybersecurity Concentration 2021 Study Plan (PDF Format):

CS Cybersecurity prerequisite flowchart is available at this link:

First Year (33 credit hours)
Term	Course #	Course Title	CH	Term	Course #	Course Title	CH
Fall	CMPS 151	Programming Concepts	3	Spring	CMPS 251	Object-Oriented Programming	4
	CHEM 101	General Chemistry I	3		PHYS 191	General Physics for Engineering I	3
	CHEM 103	Experimental General Chemistry I	1		PHYS 192	Experimental General Physics for Engineering I	1
	MATH 101	Calculus I	3		MATH 231	Linear Algebra	3
	ENGL 202	English Language I Post Foundation	3		MATH 102	Calculus II	3
	HIST 121	History of Qatar	3		ENGL 203	English Language II Post Foundation	3
Total Credit Hours in Semester			16	Total Credit Hours in Semester			17

Second Year (31 credit hours)
Term	Course #	Course Title	CH	Term	Course #	Course Title	CH
Fall	CMPS 200	Computer Ethics	1	Spring	CMPS 323	Design and Analysis of Algorithms	3
	CMPS 205	Discrete Structures for Computing	3		CMPS 351	Fundamentals of Database Systems	4
	CMPS 303	Data Structures	4		CMPE 263	Computer Architecture and Organization I	3
	PHYS 193	General Physics for Engineering II	3		GENG 200	Probability and Statistics for Engineers	3
	PHYS 194	Experimental General Physics for Engineering II	1		ARAB 200	Arabic Language II	3
	ARAB 100	Arabic Language I	3
Total Credit Hours in Semester			15	Total Credit Hours in Semester			16

Third Year (33 credit hours)
Term	Course #	Course Title	CH	Term	Course #	Course Title	CH
Fall	CMPS 310	Software Engineering	4	Spring	CMPS 350	Web Development Fundamentals	3
	CMPE 355	Data Communication and Computer Networks I	4		CMPS 405	Operating Systems	4
	CMPS 385	Computer Security	3		CMPS 381	Applied Cryptography	3
	GENG 300	Numerical Methods	3		CMPS 485	Network Security	3
		Natural Science/Mathematics package	3		DAWA 111	Islamic Culture	3
Total Credit Hours in Semester			17	Total Credit Hours in Semester			16

Fourth Year (23 credit hours)
Term	Course #	Course Title	CH	Term	Course #	Course Title	CH
Fall	CMPS 493 OR GENG 498	Senior Project I* OR Multidisciplinary Senior Design I	3	Spring	CMPS 499 OR GENG 499	Senior Project II OR Multidisciplinary Senior Design II	3
	CMPS 307	Introduction to Project Management and Entrepreneurship	2		MAGT 101	Principles of Management	3
	CMPS 481	Enterprise Cybersecurity	3		CMPS 48X	Cybersecurity Concentration Elective	3
		Humanities /Fine Arts package	3			Social/Behavioral Sciences package	3
Total Credit Hours in Semester			11	Total Credit Hours in Semester			12

*Must complete 75 CH and CMPS 310 Software Engineering

A minimum of 120 credit hours are required to complete the major in Computer Science, including:

33 credit hours in Core Curriculum requirements:
18 credit hours from the Identity & Communication Package
3 credit hours from the Humanities/Fine Arts package
3 credit hours from the Social/Behavioral Sciences package
3 credit hours from the Natural Science/Mathematics package
6 credit hours from the Supplemental College / Program core requirements package

21 credit hours of College Requirements.

49 credit hours in Major Requirements.

12 credit hours of Cybersecurity Concentration Requirements.

5 credit hours in Major Supporting Requirements

Cybersecurity Concentration Requirements (12 CH)

The only difference between CS Major and CS Major with Cybersecurity Concentration is the 12 CH Cybersecurity Concentration Requirements taken instead of 12 CH CS Major Electives package.

The 12 CH Cybersecurity Concentration requirements include 3 required courses:

CMPS 381 Applied Cryptography
CMPS 481 Enterprise Cybersecurity
CMPS 485 Network Security

And 1 elective course from these courses:

CMPS 482 Cyber-Physical Systems Security
CMPS 483 Digital Forensics
CMPS 489 Special Topics in Cybersecurity

CS Cybersecurity Concentration Study Plan

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