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 SE seven 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
- 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 405 Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking
- CYS 406 Data & Networks Security
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 102 | COMPUTER PROGRAMMING II | 3 |
| CS 175 | COMPUTER ORGANIZATION & DIGITAL LOGIC | 3 |
| MATH 113 | CALCULUS II | 3 |
| STAT 101 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS & PROBABILITY | 3 |
| ENG 103 | RESEARCH WRITING TECHNIQUES | 3 |
| ISC 103 | ISLAMIC ECONOMIC SYSTEM | 2 |
| 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 |
| SE 492 |
CO-OP IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING |
10 |
| TOTAL |
10 |
