Typical Course Sequence for BSc in Computer Science with Cybersecurity Concentration

Year 1

Fall Semester

ENGL 101	Academic English I	3
MATH 111	Calculus I	4
GENS 101	Grand Challenges	4
CHEM 115	General Chemistry I	4
GENS 100	Academic Development & Success	1

Spring Semester

ENGL 102	Academic English II	3
MATH 112	Calculus II	4
PHYS 121	University Physics I	4
COSC 114	Introduction to Computing- Python	4

Summer Semester

BUSSXXX/HUMAXXX

Business-Humanities-Elective

3

Year 2

Fall Semester

COSC 101	Foundations of Computer Science	3
MATH 204	Linear Algebra	3
MATH 242	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	3
COSC 202	Data Science and Artificial Intelligence	3
COSC 230	Object-Oriented Programming	4

Spring Semester

COSC 201	Computer Systems Organization	3
MATH 214	Mathematical and Statistical Software	3
MATH 232	Engineering Mathematics	3
MATH 234	Discrete Mathematics	3
COSC 310	Data Structures	3

Summer Semester

HUMA 105 / 106

Emirates Society / Emirates Studies

3

Year 3

Fall Semester

BUSS 322	Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship	3
COSC 301	Automata, Computability, and Complexity	3
COSC 336	Introduction to Software Engineering	3
COSC 354	Operating Systems	3
CCEN 356	Computer Networks	4

Spring Semester

COSC 312	Design and Analysis of Algorithms	3
COSC 320	Principles of Programming Languages	3
COSC 330	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	3
COSC 340	Introduction to Computer Security	3
GENS 300	Career Preparation	1

Summer Semester

ENGR 399

Engineering Internship

1

Year 4

Fall Semester

COSC 497	Senior Design Project I	3
COSC 435	Introduction to AI/ML for Cybersecurity	3
COSC 440	Digital Forensics	3
COSC 444	Database Systems	3
CCEN 446	Network Security	3

Spring Semester

COSC 498	Senior Design Project II	3
COSC 442	Applied Cryptography	3
BUSS XXX	Business Elective	3
	Technical Elective	3
	Technical Elective	3
GENS 400	Enhancing Employability and Job Readiness	1

Summer Semester

ENGR 399

Engineering Internship

1

Total Credit Hours: 130