Interdisciplinary Studies, BA - Cybersecurity
Interdisciplinary Studies, BA - Cybersecurity
Interdisciplinary Studies, BA
Cybersecurity
Course Delivery
On Campus, Online, Hybrid
Total Credits
120 Credits
About the Program

Cybersecurity issues are relevant to almost any field or industry. As such, employees who have a broad understanding of cybersecurity issues would be valuable to any organization.
An Interdisciplinary Studies degree is best suited for:
- Students who have a specific personal or professional interest that cannot be met within the traditional degree structure or
- Students with disparate credit hours trying to find a way to complete their degree.
Focus of Study

The BA in Interdisciplinary Studies – emphasis on Cybersecurity is for UCCS College of Letters, Arts & Sciences (LAS) majors who would like to learn more about cybersecurity concerns and how they impact their chosen field.
This degree plan integrates a core set of cybersecurity courses offered by the College of Business with specified LAS focus areas.
Program Requirements
- Requires a minimum of 39 credit hours of coursework and a minimum of 27 credit hours of upper-division (3000-4999 level) coursework.
- Students must select their two clusters early in the program to ensure that all courses can be completed within three years.
Program Coursework
The Interdisciplinary Studies major requires a minimum of 39 credit hours of coursework and a minimum of 30 credit hours of upper-division (3000+ level) coursework.
*The GIS concentration area requires 5 additional hours of course work which will reduce general electives by the same amount.
Cybersecurity Major Requirements
Area | Course | Course Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|
Interdisciplinary Core | CJ 2300 | Cyber is for Everyone | 3 |
INDS 3660 | Interdisciplinary Internship | 3 | |
Cybersecurity Core | INFS 2510 | Managing Network Interconnections | 3 |
INFS 3500 | Introduction to Cybersecurity Technologies | 3 | |
CYSM 3750 | Organizational Cybersecurity | 3 | |
CYSM 4100 | IT Risk Management | 3 | |
CYSM 4300 | IT Security Auditing | 3 | |
INFS 4850 | Directed Research Project | 3 | |
LAS Concentration Area Choose (1) of the following course areas: |
Criminology and Justice Studies |
Complete all of the following courses:
Complete (2) courses from the following:
|
15 |
Geographic Information Science (GIS)* |
Complete all of the following courses:
Complete (2) courses from the following:
|
20 | |
Technical Communication and Information Design (TCID) |
Complete all of the following courses:
Complete (1) courses from the following:
|
15 | |
TCID – User Experience (UX) |
Complete all of the following courses:
|
15 |