SE Cyber Security Track (SE-CYS)

The College of Computer and Information Sciences at Prince Sultan University has approved a cyber security track. This track will provide students with the abilities and skills to deal with emerging technologies and approaches in the area of Cybersecurity. Students in any of the three undergraduate programs offered: Computer Science, Information Systems and/or Software Engineering(SE) are eligible to opt for this track. Students that have completed the junior year in the above programs would have to take the five courses defined in the track, substituting the elective courses in their existing plans in order to complete the cyber security track requirements.

Due to recent developments in the area of information technology and the fast evolution of technology, most of the organizations either local or international are now placing their valuable data on computer systems that are exposed to public. Without proper protection, this data can be easily accessed, compromised or even damaged. Cybersecurity is becoming a major concern for public and private organizations.

TRACK OBJECTIVES | LEARNING OUTCOMES

In addition to the seven SE program learning outcomes, the Cyber Security track enables students after graduation to apply security principles and practices to maintain operations in the presence of risks and threats

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

  • Cybersecurity Consultant
  • Network Security Specialist
  • Information Assurance Specialist
  • Computer Security System Analyst
  • Web Security Engineer
  • Information Security Officer
  • Information Security Operations Manager
  • Cybersecurity Administrator
  • IT Security Manager

TRACK REQUIREMENTS:

Students taking the Cyber Security track are required to complete the following five courses. CYS401 is a required course, the rest of the four courses replace SE-Electives in the study plan.

  • CYS 401 Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
  • CYS 402 Secure Software Development
  • CYS 403 Security Risk Management Governance & Control
  • CYS 404 Cyber-Physical Systems Security
  • CYS 405 Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking

YEAR 1

SEMESTER 1

COURSE # TITLE CRS
CS 101 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I 4
MATH 111 CALCULUS I 3
ENG 101 INTENSIVE ENGLISH WRITING 3
CHM 101 GENERAL CHEMISTRY 4
ISC 101 ISLAMIC ETHICS 2
ARAB 101 ARABIC WRITING I 2
TOTAL 18

SEMESTER 2

COURSE # TITLE CRS
CS 102COMPUTER PROGRAMMING II3
CS 175COMPUTER ORGANIZATION & DIGITAL LOGIC3
MATH 113CALCULUS II3
STAT 101INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS & PROBABILITY3
ENG 103RESEARCH WRITING TECHNIQUES3
ISC 103ISLAMIC ECONOMIC SYSTEM2
TOTAL 17

YEAR 2

SEMESTER 1

COURSE # TITLE CRS
CS 210 DATA STRUCT AND ALGORITHMS 3
PHY 105 PHYSICS I 4
COM 201 COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS 3
CS 285 DISCRETE MATH FOR COMPUTING 3
SE 201 INTRO TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 3
ISC 105 HOLY QURAN SCIENCES 2
TOTAL 18

SEMESTER 2

COURSE # TITLE CRS
SE 365 HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION 3
SE 311 Software Requirements Analysis 3
CS 330 Intro. to Operating Systems 3
PHY 205 Physics II 4
MATH 223 Linear Algebra 3
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology 3
TOTAL 19

YEAR 3

SEMESTER 1

COURSE # TITLE CRS
CS 340 INTRO. TO DATABASE SYSTEMS 3
CS 331 Data Com. & Comp. Networks 3
SE 322 Software Design & Architecture 3
CYS 401 FUNDAMENTALS OF CYBERSECURITY 3
ISC 203 New Financial Transactions 2
ARAB 103 Arabic Writing II 2
PE XXX Physical Education 1
TOTAL 17

SEMESTER 2

COURSE # TITLE CRS
SE 371 WEB ENGINEERING 3
SE 401 Software Quality Assurance & Testing 3
CYS 402 SECURE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 3
CYS 403 SECURITY RISK MGMT, GOV & CONT 3
MATH 221 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS 3
ETHC 303 ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF COMPUTING 3
TOTAL 18

YEAR 4

SEMESTER 1

COURSE # TITLE CRS
CYS 404 Cyber-Physical Systems Security 3
CYS 405 Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking 3
SE 411 SOFTWARE CONSTRUCTION 3
SE 423 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3
SE499 SW DESIGN & DEV PROJECT 3
ARAB 203 ARABIC WRITING III 2
TOTAL 17

SEMESTER 2

COURSE # TITLE CRS
CS 492 CO-OP IN (CONTINUATION FOR NEXT SUMMER) 10
TOTAL 10