Cybersecurity (Cohort) Degree

Cybersecurity is about protecting computers, networks, programs, data or personal information from unauthorized access, theft, or destruction. Careers in cybersecurity for information and network security are evolving rapidly in all types of industries as new risks emerge. Vigilance and countermeasures are required to safeguard sensitive personal, government, and business data as well as to protect national security.

In Bellevue University’s online Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity you’ll learn essential skills to prepare you to protect all types of organizations from cyber threats. Combining elements of computer science, forensics, and other related fields in the study of cybersecurity, you will:

• Use various tools, techniques, and computer technologies for identifying, analyzing, and mitigating information security risks to cyber systems
• Investigate breaches in computer networks and apply digital forensics to cybercrime
• Learn to develop and apply plans and procedures for responding to cyber-attacks wherever information assurance is critical - whether in the private or government sector
• Apply information security theory to real-world skills in the protection of technology systems and the detection of vulnerabilities in those systems

In addition to the online accelerated cohort, our Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity is offered in a traditional term format, either in-class or online. All content is covered in both this cohort version and our traditional term Cybersecurity degree.

When you enroll in an accelerated cohort degree program, you join a group of classmates pursuing the same degree track. You’ll advance through your entire major with the same community of peers in a highly interactive learning environment, so all members of the cohort benefit from the real-world experiences and diverse perspectives within the group.

You only need to register for your cohort major courses once. You'll move right on from one course to the next with short breaks between sessions with no need to re-register.

Program Outcomes

Graduates of the traditional Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity degree will be prepared to:

• Evaluate fundamental cybersecurity concepts, theories, and strategies as they apply to real world case studies.
• Evaluate fundamental cybersecurity concepts, theories, and strategies as they apply to real world case studies.
• Explain technical and non-technical security solutions on different types of cyber systems.
• Apply cyber incident response project plans.
• Assess risks, vulnerabilities, and threats to sample cyber systems.
• Identify attributes associated with cybersecurity professionals.