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Typical Course Sequence for BSc in Computer Science with Cybersecurity Concentration
Year 1
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Summer Semester
BUSSXXX/HUMAXXX
| Business-Humanities-Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 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 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring Semester
Summer Semester
| HUMA 105 / 106 | Emirates Society / Emirates Studies | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 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 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
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 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Summer Semester
| COSC 399 | Computer Science Internship | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 1 |
Year 4
Fall Semester
| COSC 497 | Senior Design Project I | 3 |
| COSC 444 | Database Systems | 3 |
COSC XXX
| Cybersecurity Concentration Course | 3 |
COSC XXX
| Cybersecurity Concentration Course | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring Semester
| GENS 400 | Enhancing Employability and Job Readiness | 1 |
COSC XXX
| Cybersecurity Concentration Course | 3 |
| CCEN 446 | Network Security | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 |
| COSC 498 | Senior Design Project II | 3 |
BUSSXXX/HUMAXXX
| Business-Humanities-Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Summer Semester
| COSC 499 | Computer Science Internship | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 1 |
Total Credit Hours: 130