Security Assurance Studies

Bachelor of Science in Security Assurance Studies

The Security Assurance Studies major is designed to develop security professionals capable of making sound decisions, lifelong learning, and the ability to deal with the global, national, and local issues which are a dynamic function of many different components of civilization. Security is an area which can take on many forms. Traditionally, the idea of security referred specifically to areas of law enforcement or government service in the protection of secrets and personnel. Today, security transcends all these areas to encompass many disciplines as well as to provide many avenues to career success.

This major allows students to focus on the area of study which interests them most.

The major’s mission is two-fold:

To prepare students for a career in security, where the preparation is sufficiently broad to allow choices and opportunities as to which direction the study may take.
To prepare students for specialized work through focus in a particular area of security with advanced coursework.

This major is interdisciplinary in nature. In this program, students will complete an inter-disciplinary study of security and a 4 course focus in an approved area of security assurance (e.g. Foreign Languages, Computer Science, etc). Students will study a variety of disciplines to provide a broad exposure to the many different areas of security assurance: business, justice studies, ethics, logic, political science, psychology, communications, and technology.

Degree Requirements

In addition to satisfying the University Core Curriculum requirements (WTNG 210 or 220 is specified as the second required Writing course), security assurance studies majors must complete the mathematics requirement, a set of major courses, and five focus study courses (including an internship):

Mathematics Requirement
Successful completion of two courses in Mathematics is required of all majors.
Students may select from one of the following sequences:

MATH	136	Pre Calculus
and
MATH	213	Calculus I and Lab
or
MATH	136	Pre Calculus
and
MATH	207	Applied Calculus
or
MATH	213	Calculus I and Lab
and
MATH	214	Calculus II and Lab
or
MATH	141	Finite Mathematics
and
MATH	207	Applied Calculus

Major Courses:

COMM	210	Introduction to Public Speaking
PHIL	103	Logic
PHIL	200	Ethics
BUSN	305	Legal Environment of Business I

ECON	101	Macroeconomics
or
ECON	102	Macroeconomics

Political Science

POLSC	110	The United States in World Affairs
POLSC	210	International Relations

Security Assurance Studies

SEC	100	Introduction to Personal Computer Hardware
SEC	200	Introduction to Computer Security Techniques
SEC	320	Digital Forensics I
SEC	499	Capstone

Criminal Justice and Legal Studies

CJS	105	Introduction to Criminal Justice
or
LS	101	The American Legal System

CJS	201	Substantive Criminal Law
CJS	210	Law of Evidence
CJS	320	Civil and Criminal Procedures in U.S. Courts
CJS	424	Securing the Homeland

Psychology

PSYCH	100	Introduction to Psychology
PSYCH	240	Quantitative Analysis
PSYCH	250	Introduction to Theories of Personality
PSYCH	320	Forensic Psychology
PSYCH	340	Research Methods
or
CJS	254	Survey of Methods in Criminal Justice

Students will also complete the following:

a Focus Study consisting of four classes that will be proposed to an advisor for approval. This set of four courses is arranged between the advisor and student. At least 3 of the courses must be upper division.
an internship in security which complements the Focus Study area

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