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BS in Information Assurance and Security Engineering

Bachelor of Science 2011-2012

Information Assurance and Security Engineering

In the BS in Information Assurance and Security Engineering students will learn the fundamentals of information security, security infrastructure design and implementation, computer forensics, risk assessment as well as the impact of security requirements on a business operation. Students learn to design, implement and manage various security infrastructure components through hands-on activities in our state-of the-art Information Assurance and Security Laboratory. The lab environment includes multi-vendor firewalls, Virtual Private Networks, intrusion detection and prevention systems, routers, switches, and event correlation systems.
Online Learning Options
Many courses are available for review and playback via the CDM Course Online playback system (COL). If a course is COL-enabled, any student registered in the course has access to the course playback. Students are strongly encouraged to utilize the COL resource wherever available. Some undergraduate courses are offered online. However, CDM currently does not offer any undergraduate program completely online. For more information on online learning at CDM visit the Online Learning page.
Course Requirements
Liberal Studies
The Liberal Studies program is the general education portion of the curriculum at DePaul University. Students must earn a grade of D or better in all courses taken to satisfy these requirements. The only exception is the Capstone course which is considered also a major requirement and in which students need to earn a C- or better.

Students may choose to take some CDM courses that carry Liberal Studies credit but they cannot double count them if they are part of the major requirements. A complete list of courses that carry Liberal Studies credit can be found on the Liberal Studies website along with an overview of the Liberal Studies requirements for this program. Students can search for courses that satisfy a particular Liberal Studies requirement on campusconnect.

Note Students must complete an ethics class as one of the Philosophical Inquiry or Religious Dimensions requirements. In this sample schedule the ethics requirement replaces one of the Philosophical Inquiry requirements.

The representation of these course requirements on a year-by-year basis is just a suggestion. Students are free to take these courses in any order they choose, provided they have mastered the course- specific prerequisites.
Course Legend
First Year
CSC 233
IT 130 IT 130 Self-Test
IT 240 IT 240 Self-Test
IT 263
IT 231
MAT 140
Liberal Studies Requirements
LSP 110
OR LSP 111
LSP 112
WRD 103
WRD 104
1 Arts & Literature
1 Self, Society, and the Modern World
Second Year
CSC 211 AND CSC 212 CSC 211 Self-Test
OR CSC 261 AND CSC 262
CSC 373
CNS 340
TDC 365
TDC 375
WRD 204
Liberal Studies Requirements
LSP 200
1 Arts & Literature
1 Religious Dimensions
1 Self, Society, and the Modern World
1 Understanding the Past
Third Year
TDC 377
CNS 320
CNS 378
ORGC 212
OR INTC 220
1 Major Elective
Liberal Studies Requirements
1 Junior Year Experiential Learning
1 Self, Society, and the Modern World
1 Philosophical Inquiry
1 Scientific Inquiry
1 Understanding the Past
1 Religious Dimensions
1 Arts & Literature
Fourth Year
ACC 101
OR FIN 290
CSC 374
TDC 379
CNS 228
CNS 394
CNS 395 (Capstone)
1 Major Elective
4 Open Electives
Liberal Studies Requirements
1 Philosophical Inquiry
Major Electives
Major Electives can be chosen from any 300 level CDM courses.

Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in all major elective courses.

Open Electives
Open Electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul. These are the only courses that may be taken under the pass/fail option (see the DePaul Undergraduate Course Catalog for details). Students must earn a grade of D or higher in all open elective courses. Courses that satisfy a CDM minor or other minors are normally credited as open electives.
Degree Requirements
Students in this degree must meet the following requirements:
  • complete a minimum of 192 credit hours (generally 48 courses)
  • earn a grade of C- or higher in all Major courses (excluding Liberal Studies courses and Open Electives)
  • maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher
Students who earn a cumulative DePaul University GPA:
  • between 3.500 and 3.699 will be graduated cum laude
  • between 3.700 and 3.849 will be graduated magna cum laude
  • of at least 3.850 will be graduated summa cum laude
For DePaul's policy on repeat courses and a complete list of academic policies see the DePaul Undergraduate Handbook in the Course Catalog.