Cybersecurity Engineering

KU now offers a leading-edge Cybersecurity Engineering degree within the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) department, built on KU’s internationally recognized strengths in cybersecurity. KU’s Cybersecurity Engineering degree is one of only a handful of such degrees offered in the United States that meet curricular requirements for accreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET. The program curriculum includes a strong base of computer science augmented by six EECS cybersecurity required classes and three cybersecurity electives. This prepares graduates to be cybersecurity leaders in a variety of industrial, commercial and government settings. Information appearing in this guide is subject to change. Please talk with your departmental advisor about degree requirements on a regular basis.

**First year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 101	New Student Seminar	1
EECS 168^H	Programming I	4
ENGL 101	Composition (or any KU Core GE 2.1)	3
MATH 125^H	Calculus I (KU Core GE 1.2)	4
	KU Core Elective*^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	15

**First year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 140^H	Introduction to Digital Logic Design	4
ENGL 102^H	Critical Reading & Writing (or any KU Core GE 2.1)	3
MATH 126^H	Calculus II	4
EECS 268	Programming II	4
	TOTAL HOURS	15

**Second year - Fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 210	Discrete Structures	4
EECS 348	Programming Language Paradigms	4
MATH 127^H	Calculus III	4
PHSX 210^H	General Physics I	3
PHSX 216	General Physics I Laboratory	1
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Second year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 330	Data Structures & Algorithms	4
EECS 388	Computer Systems & Assembly Language	4
MATH 290^H	Elementary Linear Algebra	2
	KU Core Elective *^H	3
	Science Elective**^H (KU Core 3N)	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Third year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 461	Probability and Statistics	3
EECS 465	Cyber Defense	3
EECS 678	Introduction to Operating Systems	4
PHIL 375	Moral Issues in Computer Technology	3
	KU Core Elective*H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Third year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 563	Intro to Communication Networks	3
EECS 565	Intro to Information and Computer Security	3
EECS	EECS Elective 1****	3
	Additional Math/Science Elective****	3
	KU Core Elective*H	3
	KU Core Elective*H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	18

**Fourth year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 581	Computer Science Design I	3
EECS 569	Computer Forensics	3
EECS 677	Software Security Auditing	3
EECS	EECS Elective 2****	3
	CyE Elective 1****	3
	TOTAL HOURS	15

**Fourth year - spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
EECS 592	Cybersecurity Engieering Design	3
EECS 695	Software Reverse Engineering	3
	CyE Elective 2****	3
	CyE Elective 3****	3
	Professional Elective***	3
	TOTAL HOURS	15

CURRICULUM NOTES
* Students must ensure the electives they choose fulfill all remaining KU Core requirements. Additional electives from the KU Core list are required for graduation.
** Natural Science Electives courses designated to GE3N except Basic Science requirements and any PHSX course under 212
*** A Professional Elective is chosen from a list of engineering, natural science, math, or business courses identified in the EECS Department Handbook.
**** Please see handbook for appropriate Senior Electives.
^H Honors equivalent course is available.

CORE DISTRIBUTION

GE 1.1 CRITICAL THINKING: PHSX 210^H
GE 1.2 QUANTITATIVE LITERACY: MATH 125^H

GE 2.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: ELECTIVE
GE 2.2 ORAL COMMUNICATION: ELECTIVE

GE 3H ARTS & HUMANITIES: ELECTIVE
GE 3N NATURAL SCIENCES: ELECTIVE
GE 3S SOCIAL SCIENCES: ELECTIVE

AE 4.1 DIVERSITY IN UNITED STATES: ELECTIVE
AE 4.2 GLOBAL AWARENESS: ELECTIVE

AE 5.1 ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: EECS 101, PHSX 216 AND EECS 581

AE 6.1 INTEGRATION & CREATIVITY: EECS 592

2023-2024 Curriculum