Cybersecurity

Prepare for IT Security Careers With Specialized Knowledge

Protect data and networks with EOU’s Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, or Bachelor of Applied Science in Cybersecurity degree. In this practical, hands-on program, you’ll gain foundational technical cybersecurity skills needed for success in both a Windows and Linux environment.

Under the direction of expert faculty currently working in the field to combat cyber threats, you’ll design an interactive prototype, and study operational cybersecurity, malware analysis, application security, and incident response and Sys forensics.

The cybersecurity degree at EOU offers computer science knowledge in data structures, C++ programming, networking and architecture to prepare you to become a well-prepared IT professional with specialized skills for preventing threats in various security roles.

What You’ll Learn

Gain a practical education in cybersecurity that’s aligned to industry certifications and standards. You’ll build experience with labs, hands-on assignments and coursework that’s focused on operational aspects.

Program Outcomes

Understand the different areas of specialization in information security such as forensics, incident response, application security and more!
Explain the foundational concepts of information security such as authorization, accessibility, privacy, data security, least privilege, etc.
Demonstrate the core technical skills used across the field such as a proficiency in scripting, system administration, vulnerability analysis and networking.
Organize and communicate deliverables from information security projects and activities to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Explain and demonstrate entry-level proficiency in defensive areas such as secure architecture, incident response and forensics.
Define and demonstrate proficiency in offensive areas such as application and network security assessments, attacker tactics and techniques and the mitigating actions to take.

Practical Curriculum

Cybersecurity courses in this program focus more on scripting and variable solutions versus algorithm development, so you’re ready to solve the daily challenges you’ll encounter in a security’s role. This also means there’s minimal math coursework required.

Course topics include:

Threat Analysis
Malware Analysis
Radio Frequency Analysis
Information Security Management

Career Outlook

As companies focus on including more roles dedicated to cybersecurity in a proactive approach in strategy, skills like threat intelligence, risk management, data privacy and more are sky-rocketing in demand — anywhere from 32%-164%. And cyber professionals find they can earn salary premiums from $5,256-$15,025 over their traditional IT counterparts.

Potential cybersecurity careers:

Information Security Analyst
Computer Network Architect
Network Administrator
Computer Systems Administrator
Computer Systems Analyst
Cyber Info Assurance Analyst
Security Engineer
Security Manager, IT
Incident Manager
Information Security Specialist

How To Get Started

Contact Us!

EOU Admissions Office
Email: admissions@eou.edu
Phone: 800-452-8639

Gain Practical Experience!

Learn from Cybersecurity Experts

Faculty for the bachelor’s in cybersecurity program will guide you through the curriculum to connect their real-world experience to case studies, coursework and the challenges you may be seeing right now at work. Our small class sizes combined with our dedicated faculty provide you with:

Personalized attention
Mentorship opportunities
Networking possibilities