Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Defense (CD) Designation- Planning Stage

Resources:

1. National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity CAE 2021 Designation Requirements and Application Process For CAE-Cyber Defense (CAE-CD)

2. 2020 CAE Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) Knowledge Units

3. PVAMU ACADEMIC CATALOG 2021-2022

• Electrical Engineering (ELEG)
• Computer Science (Comp)
• Computer Information Systems (CINS)
• Management Information Systems (MISY)
• Criminal Justice (CRIJ)
• Mathematics (MATH)

4. PVAMU ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
• Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science – Regular Track
  • Course Catalog
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science – Cybersecurity Concentration Track
  • Track requirement: 15 Credit Hours:
    • Four required courses (core):
      • COMP 3332 Cryptography
      • COMP 4323 Network Security
      • COMP 4331 Computer Forensics
      • COMP 4333 Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing. Offered in the fall semester
    • One elective course
      • COMP 2313 Introduction to Information Security
      • COMP 3331 Information Privacy
      • COMP 4323 Mobile Security

5. PVAMU CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

• Homeland Security and Emergency Management (Effective: Fall 2022)
  • Requirement: 12 Credit Hours
  • 6 Credit Hours (required):
    • CRIJ 2344: Introduction to Homeland Security
    • CRIJ 2348: Introduction to Emergency Management
  • 6 Credit Hours (electives)
    • Recommended Electives
    • Course Details

6. Proposed Program of Study (PoS) (Bachelors Technical CAE-CD (Total 22 KUs))

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science – Cybersecurity Concentration Track
  • 1a: PoS Curriculum Sheet
  • 1d1: Curriculum Map and Plan (example)
  • 1d2: General information for Program-Level learning outcome (example)
  • 1d3: Assessment of indicators for the Program-Level learning outcome (example)
  • 1d4: Overall assessment of a Program-Level learning outcome (example)
  • 1e1: Knowledge Unit (KU) Alignment for CAE-CD (example)
  • 1e2: Knowledge Unit (KU) Alignment Summary Table for CAE-CD PoS

 

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering – Cybersecurity Concentration Track (126 CRH)

• • 1a. POS Curriculum sheet
    • Following courses will be used to map KUs for this track:
    • Four required courses (core):
      • ELEG 4333 Communication Network Engineering
      • ELEG 2321 Data Structure and Algorithm with Python
      • ELEG 2331 Advanced Programming and Applications
      • MATH 2305 Discrete Math
    • Three Technical elective courses
      • COMP 3306 Operating Systems
      • ELEG 4313 Broadband Communication Systems I
      • ELEG 4323 Broadband Communication Systems II
      • ELEG 4372 Computer and Network Security
      • ELEG 4373 Cyber Physical Systems
      • ELEG 4374 Introduction to Cryptography
      • ELEG 4377 Machine Learning for Engineering Applications
      • ELEG 4378 Mobile Edge Computing
      • ELEG 4374 Introduction to Cryptography
  • 1d1: Curriculum Map and Plan (example)
  • 1d2: General information for Program-Level learning outcome (example)
  • 1d3: Assessment of indicators for the Program-Level learning outcome (example)
  • 1d4: Overall assessment of a Program-Level learning outcome (example)
  • 1e1: Knowledge Unit (KU) Alignment for CAE-CD (example)
  • 1e2: Knowledge Unit (KU) Alignment Summary Table for CAE-CD PoS

 

• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering-Cybersecurity Concentration Track (30 CRH)
  • 1a: POS Curriculum sheet
  • 1d1: Curriculum Map and Plan
  • 1d2: General information for Program-Level learning outcome
  • 1d3: Assessment of indicators for the Program-Level learning outcome
  • 1d4: Overall assessment of a Program-Level learning outcome
  • 1e1: Knowledge Unit (KU) Alignment for CAE-CD
  • 1e1: Knowledge Unit (KU) Alignment for CAE-CD
  • 1e2: Knowledge Unit (KU) Alignment Summary Table for CAE-CD PoS