Degree plan at a glance

120 SCH

Total credits

42 SCH

Texas Core

78 SCH

Major Field

CSEC

TCCNS prefix

Four-year curriculum

Year 1: Computer Science & Justice Foundations (31 SCH)

Fall Semester

  • ENGL 1301 Composition I — 3
  • MATH 2413 Calculus I — 4
  • COSC 1336 Programming Fundamentals I (Python) — 3
  • CRIJ 1301 Intro to Criminal Justice — 3
  • UNIV 1101 Cyber Justice Seminar — 1

Spring Semester

  • ENGL 1302 Composition II — 3
  • HIST 1301 U.S. History I — 3
  • COSC 1337 Programming Fundamentals II (C++) — 3
  • PHYS 1401 College Physics I & Lab — 4
  • CSEC 2201 Cybersecurity Terminology & Linux — 2

Year 2: Networking, Cryptography, & Governance (29 SCH)

Fall Semester

  • CSEC 2310 Computer Networks & Security Architecture — 3
  • MATH 2305 Discrete Mathematics — 3
  • GOVT 2305 Federal Government — 3
  • HIST 1302 U.S. History II — 3
  • PHYS 1402 College Physics II & Lab — 4

Spring Semester

  • CSEC 2320 Applied Cryptography & PKI Infrastructure — 3
  • GOVT 2306 Texas Government — 3
  • PSYC 2301 General Psychology — 3
  • HUMA 1301 Creative Arts Core — 3
  • PHIL 2306 Cyber Law, Privacy, & Bioethics — 1

Year 3: Defensive Operations & Digital Forensics (30 SCH)

Fall Semester

  • CSEC 3310 Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) — 3
  • CSEC 3320 Network Intrusion Detection & SIEM Ops — 3
  • CSEC 3330 Operating System Security & Hardening — 3
  • MATH 3339 Applied Statistics & Cyber Analytics — 3
  • CSEC 3205 SOC Simulation & Threat Hunting Lab — 2

Spring Semester

  • CSEC 3340 Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing — 3
  • CSEC 3350 Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering — 3
  • CSEC 3360 Cloud Security & Virtualization Defense — 3
  • CSEC 3370 Darknet Investigations & Cybercrime Markets — 3
  • CSEC 3105 Red Team / Blue Team Attack Lab — 1

Year 4: Infrastructure Defense & Clinical Practicum (30 SCH)

Fall Semester

  • CSEC 4310 Critical Infrastructure & SCADA/ICS Security — 3
  • CSEC 4320 Cyber Warfare, Espionage, & State Actors — 3
  • CSEC 4330 Mobile Device & IoT Forensics — 3
  • CSEC 4340 Ransomware Mitigation & Disaster Recovery — 3
  • CSEC 4250 Live Incident Response & Forensics Lab — 2

Spring Semester

  • CSEC 4401 SOC / Cyber Crime Unit Internship Practicum — 4
  • CSEC 4350 Blockchain Security & Cryptocurrency Forensics — 3
  • CSEC 4360 Cyber Risk Governance & Compliance (NIST/ISO) — 3
  • CSEC 4690 Senior Capstone: Enterprise Threat Mitigation — 6

Primary practical & clinical skill focus

SIEM log analysis, Wireshark packet inspection, reverse engineering malware binaries, penetration testing methodologies, memory acquisition/forensics, and critical infrastructure hardening.