Bachelor of Science (BS) in Information Technology

School of Undergraduate Studies

Information Assurance and Security specialization

Information systems play an important role in the infrastructure that supports commerce, banking, telecommunications, health care, and national security, driving the need for qualified informational assurance and security specialists. New financial and health care regulations related to privacy and security, along with a growing move to more vulnerable wireless systems, have also increased the importance of these skills. This Information Assurance and Security bachelor’s specialization is designed to help you acquire and apply the latest tools, techniques, and methods of securing an enterprise, while building the business and communication skills you need to influence internal decision making and enhance organizational effectiveness.

The courses in this specialization reflect the Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP®) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) body of knowledge frameworks developed by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2). People who choose this specialization are often pursuing technical specialist or analyst-level information security positions in businesses, government, and the military.

Credit for prior learning may save you substantial time and money

Don't relearn what you already know. Certifications like the SSCP® or CISSP® may position you to use Capella's Prior Learning Assessment process to demonstrate skills and knowledge that match the competencies of specific courses in your degree program.* Your enrollment counselor can provide details.

* Residents of Washington may receive credit for prior learning by these means only in the bachelor's and MBA programs.

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Set your sights higher while you earn your bachelor's degree. In Capella's Combined BS/MS in IT Option, you could start earning master's level credit during your bachelor's program. Once you earn 100 undergraduate credits, you may be eligible for Capella’s Combined BS/MS in IT Option, which can save you more than $6,500 over the cost of pursuing each degree separately and cut up to 2 quarters off your time to MS degree completion.

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General Education Requirements

To complete your bachelor's degree, you will need 45 quarter credits in general education subject areas with a minimum of 6 quarter credits from each category. We offer general education courses in communication, humanities, natural science and mathematics, and social science.

Residents of Arkansas must complete Arkansas general education requirements.

MAT2051 - Discrete Mathematics* is required for Information Assurance and Security specialization.

Core Courses (each course 6 quarter credits unless noted)

• IT3006 - Communication Strategies for the Information Technology Professional
• IT3120 - Fundamentals of Project Management
• IT3160 - Ethical and Human Side of Information Technology
• IT3200 - Enterprise Architecture
• IT3300 - Human-Computer Interaction*
• IT3310 - Hardware and Operating Systems Architecture*
• IT3340 - Fundamentals of Software Architecture*
• IT3350 - Network and Security Architecture*

: IT3006 - Communication Strategies for the Information Technology Professional received the 2007 Blackboard Greenhouse Exemplary Practice Award.

Specialization Courses (each course 6 quarter credits unless noted)

• IT4803 - System Assurance Security*
• IT4070 - Cyber Defense and Countermeasures*
• IT4071 - Cyber Attacks and Ethical Hacking*
• IT4072 - Operating Systems Security*
• IT4073 - Organizational Security*
• IT4074 - Applications Security*
• IT4075 - Computer Forensics*
• IT4076 - Security Management and Policies*

Elective Courses

• Choose 33 quarter credits of additional undergraduate courses. The School of Undergraduate Studies recommends that 18 of these quarter credits be earned through undergraduate Information Technology courses.

Capstone Course (taken during the learner's final quarter)

• IT4990 - Integrated Action Learning Project - 6 quarter credits

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Bachelor's degree

• General Information Technology
• Network Technology
• Project Management
• Software Architecture

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