Computing and Information Technology: Cyber Security-Digital Forensics, AAS

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CODE: CITCSDFAAS | TOTAL CREDITS: 60 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

SCHOOL: School of Advanced and Applied Technologies

DEPARTMENT: Department of Computing and Information Technology

DESCRIPTION

The Associate of Applied Science in Computing and Information Technology - Cyber Security - Digital Forensics is a program of study that provides students with the skills necessary to investigate digital and computer crime. It includes specialized training in computer forensics, network forensics, and digital crime investigation.

ACADEMIC MAP

Map: CSN AAS Computing and Information Technology: Cyber Security-Digital Forensics

Student Learning Outcomes

Identify and collect digital evidence from numerous sources.
Preserve digital evidence as it was being collected.
Examine and analyze digital evidence.
Report findings of a digital investigation.
Explain the post-investigative processes of a digital investigation.
Describe the legal and ethical standards used in forensic investigation.

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 23

300-level and above courses cannot be used to satisfy GE requirements.

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

ET 111B - Mathematics for Electronics Applications
or MATH 116 - Technical Mathematics or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123)

English Composition (3-5 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Strongly Recommended: ENG 107

Communications (3 Credits)

Strongly Recommended: COM 115.

Human Relations (3 Credits)

Natural Science (4 Credits)

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (3 Credits)

any AM prefix course
or any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or any ART prefix course
or any COM prefix course.
or any ECON prefix course
or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
or GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
or GRC 103 - Introduction to Computer Graphics
or VID 110 - Videography and Film I
or any HIST prefix course
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or any PHIL prefix course
or any PSC prefix course
or any PSY prefix course
or any SOC prefix course
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
or World Languages 101B or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Major Requirements

TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CREDITS: 37

Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.

Core Requirements (33 Credits)

CIT 112B - Network+
and CIT 114B - IT Essentials
and CIT 173 - Introduction to Linux
and CIT 263 - Project Management
and CSEC 110B - Introduction to Digital Forensics
and CSEC 112B - Introduction to Applied Windows Forensics
and CSEC 116B - Introduction to Mobile Device Forensics
and CSEC 212B - Intermediate Applied Windows Forensics
and CSEC 290B - Security Capstone
and either
CIT 126 - Cloud Computing Fundamentals
or CIT 129 - Introduction to Programming

Digital Literacy Requirement (0-3 Credits)

Electives (4-7 Credits)

Students who complete IS 100B (0 credits) will need to complete 7 elective credits. However, students who complete IS 101 (3 credits) will only need to complete 4 elective credits.

Recommended: CSEC 113B or CSEC 114B or CSEC 115B, or CSEC 117B, or CSEC 118B or CSEC 281B, or CSEC 289B.

any CIT prefix course (except CIT 112B, 114B, 173, and 263)
or any CSEC prefix course (except CSEC 110B, 112B, 116B, 212B, and 290B)