Program: Cybersecurity Minor - Fontbonne University - Modern Campus Catalog™

2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Apr 07, 2025

A student must successfully complete, at Fontbonne, a minimum of 50 percent of the credit hours required for the minor.

This minor provides a solid background in cybersecurity.

Courses Required for the Minor (23-24 credits)

CIS 125 - Introduction to Cybersecurity and Cyber Crime and Policies Credit(s): 3
CIS 160 - Computer Science I Credit(s): 4
CIS 161 - Advanced Programming using C++ Credit(s): 4
CIS 210 - Object-Oriented Programming (Java) Credit(s): 4
OR
CIS 200 - Scientific Computing Languages Credit(s): 3

Plus Nine Credits from One of the Categories Below

Operating Systems

CIS 355 - Principles of Operating Systems Credit(s): 3
AND
CIS 356 - Operating System Security and Administration Credit(s): 3

One of the Following

CIS 405 - Principles of Cryptography Credit(s): 3
CIS 415 - Server Security and Maintenance/Troubleshooting Credit(s): 3
CIS 425 - Digital Forensics and Analysis Credit(s): 3
CIS 432 - Ethical Hacking Credit(s): 3

Networking

CIS 340 - Concepts of Telecommunications and Networking Credit(s): 3
CIS 405 - Principles of Cryptography Credit(s): 3
CIS 445 - Network Security and Management Credit(s): 3

Web Development Security

CIS 215 - Database Fundamentals and Web Server Programming Credit(s): 3
CIS 380 - Web Development Security Credit(s): 3
CIS 405 - Principles of Cryptography Credit(s): 3