Students will gain hands-on experience backed by traditional lecture-based teaching, while focusing their studies in the areas of cybersecurity that are the most sought-after in the job market: cyber operations and cyber defense.

As a Cybersecurity major, students will learn the critical knowledge and skills that will enable them to keep information and communication systems and their data safe, secure, and resilient against modern attacks.

In the Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity program, students will also: • Gain a computing-based foundation in mathematics and computer science programming that covers a broad range of concepts applicable to a range of cybersecurity specializations • Advance their studies with core computer science and cybersecurity courses that emphasize hands-on laboratory experiences, including web development, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and vulnerability assessment • Learn to analyze complex computing problems and apply computing principles to identify solutions • Complete a capstone project • Study the socio-ethical and legal aspects of cybersecurity • Choose between two areas of focus, cyber operations and cyber defense -- two of the most sought-after specialties in cybersecurity • Enhance their ability to work with and lead a team • Learn to apply security principles and practices to the environment, hardware, software, and human aspects of a system • Analyze and evaluate systems in order to maintain operations in the presence of risks and threats • Study in a curriculum that meets the latest recommendations of the Joint Task Force on Cybersecurity Education, and offers courses from five computing disciplines: computer science, computer engineering, information technology, information systems, and software engineering • Learn from experienced faculty who are leading experts in various sectors of cybersecurity • Complete a required internship in a cybersecurity-related business organization or research lab; on-campus at Sacred Heart University's computer support center, The Factory; or in the Information Technology Department