Computer Science - Cybersecurity
Concentration2021
Study Plan (PDF Format):
CSCybersecurity
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
385
|
Computer
Security
|
3
|
CMPE
355
|
Data Communication and
Computer Networks I
|
4
|
CMPS
350
|
Web Development
Fundamentals
|
3
|
CMPS
381
|
Applied
Cryptography
|
3
|
CMPS
405
|
Operating
Systems
|
4
|
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:
o
18 credit hours from the
Identity & Communication Package
o
3 credit hours from the
Humanities/Fine Arts package
o
3 credit hours from the
Social/Behavioral Sciences package
o
3 credit hours from the
Natural Science/Mathematics package
o
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 the12 CH
Cybersecurity Concentration
Requirementstaken 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