CYS71 - Cyber Systems

The Cyber Systems (CYS) major prepares future officers for exciting careers in cybersecurity within the Coast Guard with a focus on developing, integrating, and implementing cutting-edge computing technologies in an interconnected cyber world. The Cyber Systems major comprises a strong academic foundation in secure technical computing balanced with a managerial cyber emphasis. This majors curriculum encompasses the interdisciplinary knowledge required by the National Security Agency/Department of Homeland Security National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (NSA/DHS NCAE-CDE) program. The major provides students with the necessary foundations for the design and development of assured, secure computer systems to defend computer networks, enable Coast Guard missions, and protect critical national infrastructure. The program challenges cadets to become critical thinkers who can design and implement computer systems and software to solve real-world technical problems. This major includes managing information technology, understanding a systems approach, and achieving fluency with information systems. Research and capstone areas include such dynamic and diverse fields as security, physical systems, risk management, intelligence, policy, geospatial science, secure software development, and network security all within a cyber context. If a student has validated a course, no grade for that course is included in the average. If a course is repeated, only the highest final grade earned in that course will be included in the Upper-Division GPA calculation; however, all grades appear on the transcript. A passing grade must be earned for all major courses unless validated. The Cyber Systems program is accredited by the ABET Computing Accreditation Commission. It has also been validated by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity in the field of Cyber Defense.

Undergraduate