Cybersecurity (BS)
The Cybersecurity Program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills of computer security, including theory, tools, and best practices. It seeks to prepare the student for careers in many areas of cybersecurity work including cyber analytics, penetration testing, network security, digital forensics, and cybersecurity operations and management careers.
Mission Statement
The Computer Science Department of Dallas Baptist University is committed to providing a high-quality education that stresses excellence in work performance, scholarship, ethical application of knowledge, and logical and practical skills for dealing with a society that is dependent upon constantly changing computer-related technology. This will be accomplished within a Christian environment that provides a spiritual foundation.
Goals of the Cybersecurity Major
The Cybersecurity program seeks to:
Identify and apply theories and processes related to information security, assurance, and cybersecurity.
Apply security and cyber defense principles to the planning, implementing, and monitoring of cybersecurity mechanisms to help ensure the protection of information technology assets.
The ability of ethical decision-making and professional integrity.
Identify and analyze organizational problems relating to information assurance, security, and its implications on value creation and defense.
A major in Cybersecurity requires a minimum of 32 credit hours in computer science plus 24 credit hours in Cybersecurity. More than the minimum requirements in computer science will be necessary for students wishing to pursue graduate work in a related field. All Cybersecurity majors are required to take MATH 1405, 2301, 3302, and PHYS 1401, 1402.
Expected Educational Results:
Employment for graduates in computer-related careers.
Graduates pursuing advanced degrees.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
August 2025
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Roberts Building,
N Jefferson Ave,
DALLAS,
Texas,
75211, United States
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
June 2025
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Roberts Building,
N Jefferson Ave,
DALLAS,
Texas,
75211, United States
Students should submit official school records with a minimum 2.5 GPA on the US 4-point scale. Official school records not in English must be accompanied by a word-for-word translation to English. The translation is not required to be certified.
English Proficiency Test Scores (good for 2 years after test date)
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
The university's mission is to develop servant leaders through a Christ-centered education.