Why Choose Cybersecurity at Bethel University?
Every organization that runs on technology needs people who can protect it, and the demand for them keeps growing. Bethel University's Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity prepares you to defend systems, networks, and data against real threats, combining a strong technical foundation with hands-on training in the offensive and defensive skills the field requires.
The program is built to be practical and current. You learn networking, server administration, and information security, then move into cloud computing, digital forensics, security operations, and ethical hacking, finishing with a capstone that pulls it all together. Along the way you study the laws, policies, and governance behind cybersecurity, so you graduate able to both secure an organization and help it stay compliant, with preparation for industry certifications built into the program.
What You'll Learn
In this program, you will learn:
- A foundation in programming, networking, and server administration
- A managerially focused understanding of information security and risk management
- The skills to gather, process, and interpret digital evidence through computer forensics
- An understanding of cloud computing infrastructure, networking, and its use across IT and development
- A knowledge of the governance, laws, and policies used to detect, deter, and respond to cybercrime
- The tools and techniques to investigate cybercrimes and the defensive skills to prevent breaches
- Hands-on offensive security skills for ethically testing and penetrating networks and systems
- The ability to perform risk assessment, security implementation, incident response, and policy development
- An understanding of data ethics, governance, and responsible data practices
- Preparation for recognized industry cybersecurity certifications
Courses You'll Take
These are the main courses that define the major:
ITM 256, Computer Programming I
ITM 380, Networking
ITM 321, Introduction to Server Administration
ITM 309, Information and Security Risk Management
ITM 370, Introduction to Computer Forensics
ITM 311, Database Fundamentals
ITM 331, Data Ethics and Governance
CYB, Cloud Computing Fundamentals
CYB, Cybercrime and Governance
CYB, Security Operations
CYB, Ethical Hacking
CYB, Cybersecurity Capstone
You will also complete ITM 307 Management Information Systems, ITM 356 Computer Programming II, and BUS 301 Principles of Management.
