CYS71 - Cyber Systems

Major Area Electives for the CYS major provide an opportunity for students to further explore related academic disciplines and/or customize their major based upon their interests. These courses will provide additional context and/or depth to the plan of study. Special attention must be paid to meeting all pre-requisites when selecting electives. Other courses may be considered with prior approval of the CYS Program Chair. Pre-Requisites for Management Courses for Cyber System Majors are waived.

·         Cadets with a strong interest in intelligence should consider taking 2281 (GOV 281) 2/c fall, 2375 (GOV 375) 1/c fall, and then 2282 (GOV 282) 1/c spring. Course 2282 (GOV 282) requires U.S. citizenship and a Secret Security Clearance.

·         3341 (MAT 341) and 3343 (MAT 343) replace 3213 (MAT 231) Probability and Statistics, and 3211 (MAT 211) would need to be taken in advance.

·         For cadets interested in earning the GEOINT Certificate, information is in the Marine and Environmental Science Degree Program section of the catalog.

·         Students may also take Computer Science or Foreign Language Courses at Connecticut College as Major Area Electives subject to prior CYS Program Chair approval.

All Cyber Systems majors are required to successfully complete a research-based capstone experience their 1/c year. Capstone experience options require a focused research project that culminates in a written report/paper and oral presentation. The capstone requirement must be fulfilled through (1) a year-long Capstone Project. 

 The Capstone Projects in 7426 (CYS 426) Cyber Systems I and 7436 (CYS 436) Cyber Systems II are the default Capstone Experience for Cyber Systems cadets. Cadets who take these courses will do so along with their Electrical Engineering classmates and will follow the same process as is completed in 1426 (EEC 426) and 1436 (EEC 436) either in support of cyber aspects of Electrical Engineering projects or in completion of entirely distinct Cyber Systems projects. These courses normally meet twice a week as a class and provide 10 hours per week for project work.