Minor in Cybersecurity

The minor in cybersecurity coursework enables students to learn the principles of cybersecurity and how to apply them towards securing real systems. Earning the minor gives students the knowledge and skills in cybersecurity that are necessary to help improve the security of computing systems being used in a workplace that is increasingly being exposed to adversarial attacks.

Program Requirements

Choose any 5 courses from the following:

CS 430P	Internet, Web, & Cloud Systems	4
CS 475	Generative Security Application Engineering	4
CS 485	Cryptography	4
CS 489	Introduction to Privacy-aware Computing	4
CS 491	Introduction to Computer Security	4
CS 492	Malware Reverse Engineering	4
CS 493	Digital Forensics	4
CS 494	Internetworking Protocols	4
CS 495	Web and Cloud Security	4
CS 496	Network Security	4
	Approved Security Elective	4

Total Credit Hours: 20

Catalog

2026-2027 Bulletin

For guidance on how to add the minor to your degree program or graduation application, or to ask questions relating to course selection, please contact our Undergraduate Advisor, at uccs@pdx.edu .