Computer Science (BS): Cybersecurity Concentration
Program Overview
The Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering at NC State 福利逼站 offers a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree. The program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of 础叠贰罢,听.听
Students complete the standard set of engineering first-year courses, which include courses in the humanities, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and computing.听 Students may apply to join the Department of Computer Science as degree-seeking students via the .听听
The Computer Science curriculum teaches students the skills needed to understand, design, implement, test, and deploy computer systems and software systems.听 Core courses provide a foundation for all students in programming languages, data structures, software engineering, computer architectures, the theory of computation, the basics of building secure software and systems, teaming and communication, and the social and ethical dimensions of the practice of computer science.听
All Computer Science majors must complete a team project in Senior Design. Projects under the auspices of the department鈥檚 r have industrial sponsors, so student teams gain experience working jointly with industry representatives to achieve project goals. Senior Design teams are expected to solve a technical computing problem while effectively communicating their work and process to various audiences.
Cybersecurity Concentration
Securing cyberspace is one of the . We rely on software systems for everything from utilities, banking, and entertainment to business, travel, and health care. However, these systems are vulnerable to attack, which could have a significant impact on our society. Cybersecurity professionals are in high demand to protect the security and privacy of software systems for government and industry.听听
The Cybersecurity Concentration provides students with the opportunity to analyze security risks, define a threat landscape, and defend against threats from adversaries in software, networks, and systems. Students complete 21 hours of cybersecurity-focused coursework beyond the computer science core. Concentration students complete a concentration capstone project where they will explore cybersecurity solutions as part of an industrially sponsored project.
Students in the Cybersecurity Concentration are eligible to apply for the with the Department of Computer Science.
Departmental Information
The Department of Computer Science is located in Engineering Building II on NC State鈥檚 Centennial Campus.听听
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major Field of Study Requirements | |||
| Math | |||
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 1,2 | 4 | |
| 惭础听241 | Calculus II 1,2 | 4 | |
| 惭础听242 | Calculus III | 4 | |
| 惭础听305 | Introductory Linear Algebra and Matrices | 3 | |
| 厂罢听370 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 | |
| Sciences | |||
| 颁贬听101 &补尘辫;听颁贬听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory 1,2 | 4 | |
| 笔驰听205 &补尘辫;听笔驰听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1,2 | 4 | |
| 笔驰听208 &补尘辫;听笔驰听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 | |
| Basic Science Elective | 3 | ||
| CSC Major | |||
| 颁厂颁听116 | Introduction to Computing - Java 2 | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听216 &补尘辫;听颁厂颁听217 | Software Development Fundamentals and Software Development Fundamentals Lab 2 | 4 | |
| 颁厂颁听226 | Discrete Mathematics 2 | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听230 | C and Software Tools | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听246 | Concepts and Facilities of Operating Systems for Computer Scientists | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听316 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听326 | Software Engineering | 4 | |
| 颁厂颁听333 | Automata, Grammars, and Computability | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听379 | Ethics in Computing | 1 | |
| 颁厂颁听492 | Senior Design Project | 3 | |
| Other Major | |||
| CSC Restricted Electives | 3 | ||
| Other Restricted Electives - Group B | 3 | ||
| 贰狈骋听331 | Communication for Engineering and Technology | 3 | |
| Concentration Courses/Groups/Electives | |||
| 颁厂颁听236 | Computer Organization and Assembly Language for Computer Scientists | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听405 | Computer Security 2 | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听471 | Modern Topics in Cybersecurity 2 | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听472 | Cybersecurity Projects 2 | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听474 | Network Security 2 | 3 | |
| CSC Cybersecurity Restricted Elective 2 | 3 | ||
| Foundations of Cryptography | |||
| Software Security | |||
| Privacy in the Digital Age | |||
| Cybersecurity Topics | 3 | ||
| Cybersecurity Topics 2 | |||
| College Requirements | |||
| Orientation Course(s): | 4 | ||
| Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 1,3 | |||
| Engineering in the 21st Century 2 | |||
| Introduction to Computing Environments 1 | |||
| Other: | 3 | ||
| Fundamentals of Economics | |||
辞谤听贰颁听201 | Principles of Microeconomics | ||
辞谤听础搁贰听201 | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| General Education Program Requirements | |||
| 贰狈骋听101 1,3 | 4 | ||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| GEP Elective | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Total Hours | 121 | ||
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College of Engineering CODA classes.
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A grade of C or higher is required.
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A grade of C- or higher is required.
Basic Science Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIO *** | |||
| 颁贬听201 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science | 3 | |
| MEA *** | |||
| PB *** | |||
| 笔驰听123 | Stellar and Galactic Astronomy | 3 | |
| 笔驰听124 | Solar System Astronomy | 3 | |
| 笔驰听328 | Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics | 3 | |
| 笔驰听341 | Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology | 3 | |
| 笔驰听401 | Quantum Physics I | 3 | |
| 笔驰听402 | Quantum Physics II | 3 | |
| 笔驰听407 | Introduction to Modern Physics | 3 | |
| 笔驰听411 | Mechanics I | 3 | |
| 笔驰听412 | Mechanics II | 3 | |
| 笔驰听413 | Thermal Physics | 3 | |
| 笔驰听414 | Electromagnetism I | 3 | |
| 笔驰听415 | Electromagnetism II | 3 | |
| ZOO *** | |||
CSC Restricted Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 颁厂颁听236 | Computer Organization and Assembly Language for Computer Scientists | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听302 | Introduction to Numerical Methods | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听342 | Applied Web-based Client-Server Computing | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听401 | Data and Computer Communications Networks | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听402 | Networking Projects | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听405 | Computer Security | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听406 | Architecture Of Parallel Computers | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听411 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听412 | Compiler Construction | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听414 | Foundations of Cryptography | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听415 | Software Security | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听416 | Introduction to Combinatorics | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听417 | Theory of Programming Languages | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听419 | DevOps: Modern Software Engineering Practices | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听422 | Automated Learning and Data Analysis | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听431 | File Organization and Processing | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听433 | Privacy in the Digital Age | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听440 | Database Management Systems | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听442 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听447 | Introduction to Cloud Computing | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听450 | Web Services | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听453 | Introduction to Internet of Things (IoT) Systems | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听454 | Human-Computer Interaction | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听455 | Social Computing and Decentralized Artificial Intelligence | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听456 | Computer Architecture and Multiprocessors | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听461 | Computer Graphics | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听462 | Advanced Computer Graphics Projects | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听467 | Multimedia Technology | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听471 | Modern Topics in Cybersecurity | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听472 | Cybersecurity Projects | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听474 | Network Security | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听481 | Game Engine Foundations | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听482 | Advanced Computer Game Projects | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听484 | Building Game AI | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听486 | Computational Visual Narrative | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听495 | Special Topics in Computer Science | 1-6 | |
| 颁厂颁听498 | Independent Study in Computer Science | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听499 | Independent Research in Computer Science | 1-6 | |
| CSC 5** | |||
| 贰颁贰听482 | Engineering Entrepreneurship and New Product Development I | 3 | |
| 贰颁贰听483 | Engineering Entrepreneurship and New Product Development II | 3 | |
| 惭础听414 | Foundations of Cryptography | 3 | |
| 惭础听416 | Introduction to Combinatorics | 3 | |
| 厂罢听442 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | |
Other Restricted Electives - Group B
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSC Restricted Elective Courses | 1-6 | ||
| 础颁颁听310 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 3 | |
| 础颁颁听311 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II | 3 | |
| 础颁颁听330 | An Introduction To Income Taxation | 3 | |
| 础颁颁听340 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 | |
| 础搁厂听306 | Music Composition with Computers | 3 | |
| 叠鲍厂听320 | Financial Management | 3 | |
| 叠鲍厂听340 | Information Systems Management | 3 | |
| 叠鲍厂听360 | Marketing Methods | 3 | |
| BUS 4** | |||
| 颁贬贰听435 | Process Systems Analysis and Control | 3 | |
| 颁贬贰听465 | Colloidal and Nanoscale Engineering | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听427 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis I | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听428 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis II | 3 | |
| EC 3** | |||
| EC 4** | |||
| EC 5** | |||
| ECE 3** (except for 贰颁贰听309) | |||
| ECE 4** | |||
| ECE 5** | |||
| 贰惭厂听480 | Teaching Mathematics with Technology | 3 | |
| 骋颁听320 | 3D Spatial Relations | 3 | |
| 骋颁听350 | Applied CAD/D and Geometric Controls | 3 | |
| 骋颁听420 | Visual Thinking | 3 | |
| GN 5** | |||
| 滨厂贰听311 | Engineering Economic Analysis | 3 | |
| 滨厂贰听361 | Deterministic Models in Industrial Engineering | 3 | |
| ISE 4** | |||
| ISE 5** | |||
| 尝翱骋听335 | Symbolic Logic | 3 | |
| 尝翱骋听435 | Advanced Logic & Metamathematics | 3 | |
| 尝翱骋听535 | Advanced Logic and Metamathematics | 3 | |
| 惭础听302 | Numerical Applications to Differential Equations | 1 | |
| 惭础听341 | Applied Differential Equations I | 3 | |
| 惭础听351 | Introduction to Discrete Mathematical Models | 3 | |
| 惭础听401 | Applied Differential Equations II | 3 | |
| 惭础听402 | Mathematics of Scientific Computing | 3 | |
| 惭础听403 | Introduction to Modern Algebra | 3 | |
| 惭础听405 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 3 | |
| 惭础听407 | Introduction to Modern Algebra for Mathematics Majors | 3 | |
| 惭础听408 | Foundations of Euclidean Geometry | 3 | |
| 惭础听410 | Theory of Numbers | 3 | |
| 惭础听412 | Long-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| 惭础听413 | Short-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| 惭础听425 | Mathematical Analysis I | 3 | |
| 惭础听426 | Mathematical Analysis II | 3 | |
| 惭础听427 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis I | 3 | |
| 惭础听428 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis II | 3 | |
| 惭础听430 | Mathematical Models in the Physical Sciences | 3 | |
| 惭础听432 | Mathematical Models in Life Sciences | 3 | |
| 惭础听437 | Applications of Algebra | 3 | |
| MA 5** | |||
| MAE 3** | |||
| MAE 4** | |||
| MAE 5** | |||
| MIE 3** | |||
| MIE 4** | |||
| MSE 3** | |||
| MSE 4** | |||
| MSE 5** | |||
| 惭鲍厂听306 | Music Composition with Computers | 3 | |
| NE 3** | |||
| NE 4** | |||
| NE 5** | |||
| OR 5** | |||
| 笔贬滨听425 | Introduction to Cognitive Science | 3 | |
| 笔厂驰听307 | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 3 | |
| 笔厂驰听340 | Human Factors Psychology | 3 | |
| 笔厂驰听400 | Perception | 3 | |
| 笔厂驰听420 | Cognitive Processes | 3 | |
| 笔厂驰听425 | Introduction to Cognitive Science | 3 | |
| PY 4** | |||
| PY 5** | |||
| 厂罢听372 | Introduction to Statistical Inference and Regression | 3 | |
| ST 4** | |||
| ST 5** | |||
Semester Sequence4
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 颁贬听101 &补尘辫;听颁贬听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory 1,2 | 4 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 1,3 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments 1 | 1 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1,3 | 4 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 1,2 | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 颁厂颁听116 | Introduction to Computing - Java 2 | 3 |
| 惭础听241 | Calculus II 1,2 | 4 |
| 笔驰听205 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I 1,2 | 3 |
| 笔驰听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1,2 | 1 |
| 贰颁听205 | Fundamentals of Economics or Principles of Microeconomics or Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 |
| 贰听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century 1,2 | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 颁厂颁听216 &补尘辫;听颁厂颁听217 | Software Development Fundamentals and Software Development Fundamentals Lab 2 | 4 |
| 颁厂颁听226 | Discrete Mathematics 2 | 3 |
| 颁厂颁听297 | Cybersecurity Topics | 1 |
| 惭础听242 | Calculus III | 4 |
| 笔驰听208 &补尘辫;听笔驰听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 颁厂颁听230 | C and Software Tools | 3 |
| 颁厂颁听297 | Cybersecurity Topics | 1 |
| 颁厂颁听316 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3 |
| 颁厂颁听333 | Automata, Grammars, and Computability | 3 |
| 惭础听305 | Introductory Linear Algebra and Matrices | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Junior Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 颁厂颁听236 | Computer Organization and Assembly Language for Computer Scientists | 3 |
| 颁厂颁听246 | Concepts and Facilities of Operating Systems for Computer Scientists | 3 |
| 颁厂颁听297 | Cybersecurity Topics | 1 |
| 颁厂颁听474 | Network Security 2 | 3 |
| 厂罢听370 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 颁厂颁听326 | Software Engineering | 4 |
| 颁厂颁听405 | Computer Security 2 | 3 |
| 颁厂颁听379 | Ethics in Computing | 1 |
| 贰狈骋听331 | Communication for Engineering and Technology | 3 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| Other Restricted Electives - Group B | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Senior Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 颁厂颁听471 | Modern Topics in Cybersecurity 2 | 3 |
| 颁厂颁听414 | Foundations of Cryptography 2 or Software Security or Privacy in the Digital Age | 3 |
| 颁厂颁听492 | Senior Design Project | 3 |
| Basic Science Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 颁厂颁听472 | Cybersecurity Projects 2 | 3 |
| CSC Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 121 |
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College of Engineering CODA classes.
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A grade of C or higher is required.
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A grade of C- or higher is required.
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One of the following two conditions regarding the major GPA is required: (l) the major GPA, which consists of all CSC courses attempted at NCSU, must be 2.0 or higher or (2) a student whose major grade point average is below 2.0 may graduate if no CSC course used to satisfy the major requirements has a grade below a C-.
Career Opportunities
Designing computer systems, and the software that runs on them is the job of computer scientists. Computer scientists find demand for their innovation, design, analysis, testing, and engineering skills across all domains. As a direct consequence of the increasingly critical role of computers in society, the discipline of computer science has enjoyed rapid growth for many years, with the trend likely to continue. 听Employment projections indicate a critical nationwide shortfall in the supply of people skilled in computing and information technology, and a resulting steady rise in demand and salaries, for decades to come. Computer Science graduates from NC State are in high demand, including by employers that are extremely selective in their national recruiting.
Anchoring one corner of the world-famous Research Triangle Park, and located in modern state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities on NC State鈥檚 Centennial Campus, the department and its students and faculty benefit from strong and active industry partnerships. NC State Computer Science is one of the top suppliers in the nation of new graduate hires to a number of high-tech companies, including several Fortune 500 companies, some with a substantial presence in the Research Triangle. Starting salaries for our undergraduates now average over $75,000 and show a steady increase. Opportunities are also plentiful for graduate study for those who wish to pursue the field in more depth.
Career Titles
- Architectural Drafters
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Clinical Data Managers
- Computer and Information Scientists
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Computer Hardware Engineers
- Computer Network Architects
- Computer Programmer
- Computer Science Professor
- Computer Systems Analyst
- Computer Systems Engineer
- Computer User Support Specialist
- Data Warehousing Specialists
- Database Administrator
- Information Security Analysts
- Information Technology Project Managers
- IT Administrator (Information Technology)
- Mathematician
- Project Management Specialists
- Robotics Engineers
- Scientific Linguist
- Software Developers - Applications
- Technical & Scientific Publications Editor
- Technical Publications Writer
- Video Game Designer
- Web Art Director
- Webmaster
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