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The International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) and University of Phoenix teamed up to launch the Associate of Science in Cybersecurity degree and elective courses that align with three EC-Council certification exams: Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified Network Defender (CND) and Certified Secure Computer User (CSCU). Awarded the EC-Council’s 2019 Academic Circle of Excellence Award as a result of this partnership, this program is designed to help you develop the problem-solving skills and techniques needed to defend the cyber domain.

You'll learn how to

Protect all assets of a computer infrastructure in the cyber domain
Explain security risk assessment and summarize a vulnerability mitigation plan
Outline technical problems and summarize computing requirements to solve them

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Program Details

Requirements

You’ll need 63 credits to complete this Associate of Science in Cybersecurity. Your course schedule may vary based on transferable credits or credits earned through the University’s Prior Learning Assessment.

9 General Education Courses

These courses lay the foundation for all our degree programs. Because communication, math and writing skills aren’t just universally applicable in this field — they’re useful in daily life.

12 Core Courses

Here’s where you’ll pick up the bulk of your program-specific knowledge. By the time you finish these courses, you should have the confidence and skills needed in this field.

Elective Courses

5 Elective courses

Elective courses allow you to learn about topics you’re interested in, whether they’re related to your degree or not. That means you’ll have a degree that’s unique to you and your education goals.

General Education Courses:

GEN/201: FOUNDATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY SUCCESS
PSY/110: PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING
ENG/100: CRITICAL READING AND COMPOSITION
SCI/220T: HUMAN NUTRITION
HUM/115: CRITICAL THINKING IN EVERYDAY LIFE
ENG/200: RHETORIC AND RESEARCH
CYB/100: Cyber Domain
MTH/219T: INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE ALGEBRA
MTH/220T: COLLEGE ALGEBRA

Core Courses:

CYB/110: Foundations of Security
CYB/120: Computer Network Defense Part 1
CYB/130: Object-Oriented Scripting Language
CYB/135: OBJECT-ORIENTED SECURITY SCRIPTING
CYB/140: Computer Network Defense Part 2
CYB/150: Computer Network Defense Part 3
CYB/225: Linux Fundamentals
CYB/227: Sniffing and Network Analysis
CYB/229: Ethical Hacking Part 1
CYB/231: Ethical Hacking Part 2
CYB/233: Ethical Hacking Part 3
CYB/235: Project Ethical Hacking

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Schedule

Your academic counselor will help schedule your courses for the Associate of Science in Cybersecurity.

What you'll learn

When you earn your Associate of Science in Cybersecurity you’ll be equipped with a concrete set of skills you can apply on the job.

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Topics covered in this degree include:

Specific disciplinary knowledge
Clear and critical reasoning
Verbal and written communication
Effective access and use of information
Working effectively in diverse groups and teams
Explaining and applying information security concepts
Describing and explaining fundamentals of networking

Careers & Outcomes

What can you do with an Associate of Science in Cybersecurity?

An ASCYB can prepare you to be an:

Information security analyst
Information security specialist

28 %

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth for information security analysts is projected to be much faster than average between 2018 and 2028.

BLS projections are not specific to University of Phoenix students or graduates.

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