HPU’s Cybersecurity degree offered in the Computer Science department teaches you how to discover and investigate attacks like data breaches, malware infections, and software vulnerabilities. You discover how to build firewalls, encrypt data transmissions, and design access controls. Further, you will explore secure software and systems. All told by the end of your degree you will be positioned to protect any organization from all manner of cyber attacks.
Research and practice are vital to learning cybersecurity life skills. While our classes show you the fundamentals of programming, networking, and cybersecurity, the Cybersecurity Engineering Learning Facility (CELF) is where we get hands-on. This is a world-class laboratory designed from the ground up to serve as the HPU hub for training, research, analysis, and programming in all things cybersecurity. Learn to defeat simulated cyberattacks, land an internship where you can put your skills to work and prepare for the workforce, publish a scholarly article addressing an existing challenge in the field, and more.
The Department of Computer Science’s primary goal is to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities required in the cybersecurity workforce. The curriculum is designed to allow exceptional students to excel in their area of interest. The professors strive to guide students in their discovery and learning of new ideas, rather than just presenting carefully structured theories. Applications are used throughout to illustrate and create new material. Most topics are developed by means of interplay between applications, problem solving and theory. Early courses are designed to appeal to a broad audience of university students, while higher-level courses are more focused.
The U.S. has 715,000 people employed in the cybersecurity workforce, and there are currently 314,000 unfilled positions. Students with degrees in cybersecurity have careers as:
HPU students are involved in the following extra-curricular experiences:
| Degree Requirements | Credits |
|---|---|
| Major Requirements | 68 |
| University Core Requirements | 36-44 |
| Electives | 16-24 |
| Total | 128 |
| Course | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CSC 1710 | Introduction to Programming | 4 |
| CSC 1720 | Advanced Programming with Data Structures | 4 |
| CSC 2212 | Database Systems | 4 |
| CSC 2342 | Discrete Structures | 4 |
| CSC 2410 | Computer Systems | 4 |
| CSC 2710 | Advanced Data Structures with Algorithm Developement | 4 |
| CSC/MTH 3010 | Cryptography | 4 |
| CSC 3460 | Networking and Network Programming | 4 |
| CSC 3810 | Introduction to Information Security | 4 |
| CSC 3820 | Penetration Testing | 4 |
| CSC 3940 | System Security | 4 |
| CSC 4210 | Operating Systems | 4 |
| CSC 4710 | Software Engineering | 4 |
| CSC 4820 | Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis | 4 |
| ECE/PHL 2014 | Engineering and Technology Ethics | 4 |
| MTH 1410 | Calculus I | 4 |
| STS 2910 | Introduction to Statistical Analysis | 4 |
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Here’s a quick glimpse at one of many impressive outcomes HPU graduates achieve. Name: Caitlin Black, Class of 2025 Hometown: High Point, North Carolina Major: B.S. in Computer Science…
Name: Jonathan Raz Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Year: Class of 2026 Major: Computer science with a minor in cybersecurity Internship: Raz joins Exlibris as a risk management analyst where he works with a team and…
Name: Spencer Day Hometown: West Chester, Ohio Year: Class of 2020 Major: Criminal justice and computer science Internship: Day spent the summer with La-Z-Boy as the cybersecurity intern on the…
