Cybersecurity

William Jewell College cybersecurity majors will have an opportunity to work within Information Security’s new on-campus Security Operations Center (SOC) as part of their degree experience.

• Early Career Integration: Begin interning with Jewell’s Information Security team in your first year, gaining experience in a real cybersecurity environment that other students rarely experience so early in their education
• Information Security Exposure: Collaborate with other Jewell departments to ensure round-the-clock Security Operations Center (SOC) coverage of Jewell’s digital environment, acquiring practical knowledge and skills in a live security setting
• Real-World Investigations: Engage in actual cyber investigations, applying theoretical knowledge to solve complex problems in real-time scenarios
• Cyber Ranges: Train in simulated environments to prepare for the intricacies of real-world cyber threats, enhancing your readiness for professional challenges

You will be ready to describe, critique and evaluate issues, problems and solutions in cyber security for individuals, organizations, government and society. As a cybersecurity graduate, you will demonstrate:

• Critical thinking and problem skills in relation to a wide range of cybersecurity challenges for individuals, business, government and society
• The ability to analyze and investigate cyber attacks and their aftermath
• The ability to provide security governance, risk management and audits for a variety of organizations including business and government
• The ability to describe, critique and evaluate various approaches to professional, ethical and legal issues relating to cybersecurity
• Strong skills to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Preparation to adapt to emerging threats within their field

Cybersecurity at Jewell mixes the best of on campus and online learning. Each term students in the program will take a mix of in-person classes at the William Jewell campus in Liberty, Missouri, with online coursework. The hybrid approach allows students to interact with leaders in the industry and learn from a variety of experts. The hybrid schedule also gives students more flexibility day to day helping them more easily manage practical experiences into a rigorous major.

• DTS 190 Intro to Programming (4 credits)
• BUS 202 Principles of Management (4 credits)
• BUS 231 Business Law & Ethics (4 credits)
• COM 260 Organizational Communication (4 credits)
• ENT 205 Introduction to Project Management (2 credits)
• POL 234 Cyber Conflict (4 credits)
• POL 250 Introduction to World Politics (4 credits)
• CYB 100 Introduction to Cybersecurity (3 credits)
• CYB 200 Cybercrime and Governance (3 credits)*
• CYB 250 Modern Cybersecurity (3 credits)*
• CYB 300 Network and Systems Security (3 credits)*
• CYB 350 Cyber Forensics (3 credits)*
• CYB 400 Capstone (3 credits)
• CYB 450 Senior Seminar (1 credit)

*Online course

Students must complete 3 elective courses (9-11 credits):

• POL 334 US National Security Policy (4 credits)
• PSY Introduction to Psychological Science (4 credits)
• ITM 1 Introduction to Information Technology Systems (3 credits)
• ITM 2 Networking Technologies & Telecommunications (3 credits)
• Cloud 0 Google Cloud Computing Foundations (3 credits)