{"id":234,"date":"2013-02-26T16:55:28","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T21:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sunyit.edu\/apps\/catalog\/undergrad\/general-education\/programs\/network-and-computer-security\/"},"modified":"2013-02-26T16:55:28","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T21:55:28","slug":"network-computer-security","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webapp.sunypoly.edu\/undergrad-catalog-2016-2017\/programs\/computer-science\/network-computer-security\/","title":{"rendered":"B.S. in Network and Computer Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Bachelor of Science Degree<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cyber Security professionals are in high demand throughout industry and government sectors. SUNY Poly\u2019s Network and Computer Security (NCS) program provides graduates with a thorough understanding of the technologies used to provide and secure modern network and computing infrastructures. Core courses provide a firm background in information security principles, data communications networks, and computer system security, while the wide range of electives enables a customized program to be developed.<\/p>\n<p>Typical job titles in information security:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Information Assurance\/Security Specialist<\/li>\n<li>Security Analyst<\/li>\n<li>Security Researcher<\/li>\n<li>Security Engineer<\/li>\n<li>Software Security Analyst<\/li>\n<li>Network Security Engineer<\/li>\n<li>Information Security and Risk Specialist<\/li>\n<li>Principle Security Analyst<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>B.S. in Network and Computer Security (NCS) &#8212; 124 total credits<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Students shall satisfy the requirements listed below.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><b>I. SUNY General Education Requirements (30 credits)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>All SUNY students must satisfy the following requirements.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>No fewer than 30 credits must be attained from the SUNY approved General Education Course List with the following provisions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mathematics (see NCS specific requirements below)<\/li>\n<li>Basic Communication (ENG 101 or equivalent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At least <strong>five (5)<\/strong> out of the following <strong>eight (8)<\/strong> SUNY General Education categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Natural Science (required for NCS majors \u2013 see specific requirements below)<\/li>\n<li>Social Science<\/li>\n<li>American History<\/li>\n<li>Western Civilization<\/li>\n<li>Other World Civilization<\/li>\n<li>Humanities<\/li>\n<li>The Arts<\/li>\n<li>Foreign Language<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>NOTE: You may take more than one course in a given category to complete this 30 credit hour requirement, but you must also satisfy the appropriate number of categories.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><b>II. Liberal Arts\/Sciences Requirements<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The New York State Education Department (SED) requires a student earning a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree to attain no fewer than 60 credits of combined SUNY General Education and Liberal Arts\/Sciences courses. There may be overlap between courses meeting both the SUNY General Education Requirements and Liberal Arts\/Sciences Requirements, but a student may receive course credits only once even if multiple requirements are satisfied by a single course. The total number of combined credit hours must be no fewer than 60 credits.<\/p>\n<h3><b>SUNY Poly degree requirements:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Natural Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two courses: (required for NCS majors \u2013 see specific requirements below)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Upper-Division Writing Course<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See the Catalog descriptions of COM and ENG courses to find specific courses that satisfy this requirement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Specific requirements for NCS majors include:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mathematics, Science, and Oral Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PHY 101\/201 Physics 1<\/li>\n<li>PHY 102\/202 Physics\u00a02<\/li>\n<li>MAT 112\/151 Calculus<\/li>\n<li>STA 100\/225 Statistics<\/li>\n<li>MAT 115\/413 Finite\/Discrete Math<\/li>\n<li>COM 300 Oral Communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>III. Professional Coursework\u00a0<i>Minimum credits<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<p>To earn a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Network and Computer Security, a student must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in their professional coursework.<\/p>\n<p><b>A. Core Courses 12 credits<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CS 108 Computing Fundamentals<\/li>\n<li>NCS 181 Introduction to Cybersecurity<\/li>\n<li>NCS 210 Network Transmission Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>B. Intermediate Coursework 24 credits<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IS 310 Hardware and Network Infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>NCS 205 Introduction to Linux<\/li>\n<li>NCS 315 Networking and Information Systems<\/li>\n<li>NCS 320 Information Assurance Fundamentals<\/li>\n<li>NCS 330 Information Assurance Ethics, Policies and Disaster Recovery<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem\">NCS 350 Wireless Systems and Security<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>C. Advanced Electives 12 credits<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Must include 2 NCS courses\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NCS 316 Data Network Design<\/li>\n<li>NCS 384 Network Intrusion Detection<\/li>\n<li>NCS 416 Digital and Internet Telephony<\/li>\n<li>NCS 425 Internetworking<\/li>\n<li>NCS 430 Penetration Testing<\/li>\n<li>NCS 435 Computer and Network Forensics<\/li>\n<li>NCS 440 Virtualization<\/li>\n<li>NCS 450 Network Security<\/li>\n<li>NCS 460 Advanced Wireless Security<\/li>\n<li>NCS 490 Special Topics in Network and Computer Security<\/li>\n<li>NCS 494 Network and Computer Security Internship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Courses marked with * have CS course prerequisites beyond NCS degree requirements.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CS 370* Software Engineering<\/li>\n<li>CS 381* Computer Security and Cryptography<\/li>\n<li>CS 407* UNIX System Administration<\/li>\n<li>CS 441* Computer Systems Architecture<\/li>\n<li>CS 445* UNIX Network Programming<\/li>\n<li>CS 454* System Simulation<\/li>\n<li>CS 477* Algorithms<\/li>\n<li>IS 340* E-Commerce<\/li>\n<li>IS 470* Database Programming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>D. Capstone 2 credits<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NCS 495 Network and Computer Security Capstone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>III. Open Electives: Balance of 124<\/h2>\n<p>Additional coursework as required totaling 124 credits.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bachelor of Science Degree Cyber Security professionals are in high demand throughout industry and government sectors. SUNY Poly\u2019s Network and Computer Security (NCS) program provides graduates with a thorough understanding of the technologies used to provide and secure modern network and computing infrastructures. 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