Minor in Cybersecurity
The Minor in Cybersecurity is open to all UNCW students, except Cybersecurity majors. No more than 6 hours can be counted towards the minor and a student’s major. To earn a minor in Cybersecurity, the completion of 18 hours is required, including 6 hours of core courses and 12 hours of electives, with a minimum 6 hours at the 300 level or higher. Students must earn a “C” or above average in all classes in the minor, and grade of at least “C-” in each course.
Core Courses
- CYBR 201 Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
- CYBR 202 Cyber Policy, Legal, Ethics, Compliance
Electives
- MIS/CYBR 324: Network Security
- MIS/CIT 320 or MIS 323 or CSC 344: Network Fundamentals
- MIS/CIT 352: Windows System Administration
- CSC 131: Introduction to Computer Science
- CIT 225: Linux Administration
- CIT 301: Cloud Computing & Virtualization
- MIS 322: Information Assurance
- MIS 363: Advanced Telecommunications
- MIS 364: Web Application Security
- MIS 365: Ethical Hacking
- MIS 366: Digital Forensics
- MIS 367: Emerging Network Technologies
- CYBR 491: DIS (Cybersecurity Program Coordinator approves case by case - cybersecurity focus)
- CYBR 495: Seminar (Cybersecurity Program Coordinator approves case by case - cybersecurity focus)
- CYBR 498: Internship (Cybersecurity Program Coordinator approves case by case - cybersecurity focus)
- GGY 215: The Digital Globe
- GGY 281: Intro to GIS
- GGY 322: Intro to Remote Sensing
- GGY 421: Spatial Programming
- GGY 424: Advanced GIS
- CRM 110: Issue in Criminal Justice
- CRM/SOC 255: Criminology
- CRM 310: White Collar Crime
- CRM 390: Media, Crime, and Justice
- PSY 275: Forensic Psychology
- PSY 336: Industrial Organizational (IO) Psychology
- CSC 133 Discrete Mathematical Structures
- Any CYBR course