Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Certificate
Division of Arts, Sciences and Professional Studies

The Cybersecurity Certificate program is a two-semester program that provides the foundational knowledge, skills and abilities prerequisite to a career in cybersecurity. Students will learn physical, logical, and wireless security concepts, malware concerns, social engineering exploits, operating system security settings, user authentication methods, access controls and mitigation techniques. Students will be encouraged (but not required) to sit for the CompTIA IT Fundamentals+, A+ and Network+ certification exams.

Program Format
Time of Program: Evening / Weekends, online
Mode of delivery: On-site, seated, online

AAS Associate Program
Division of Arts, Sciences and Professional Studies

Trocaire’s Cybersecurity A.A.S. degree program prepares graduates with the necessary competencies to attain entry-level positions in Information Security and Security Assurance as computer security specialists and information security analysts. Through applied learning experiences, along with group/team-based learning to simulate a professional work environment, students acquire the foundation knowledge and skills necessary to pursue entry level positions and/or move on to baccalaureate studies in the field. With outcomes aligned with national standards, graduates of the program are positioned to contribute to and capitalize on the many opportunities created by this rapidly evolving and changing global industry.

Location
Most courses and labs are offered at the Trocaire Achievement Complex on Transit Road, Lancaster, NY. Students must take the GS100 (College Seminar) course at the college’s main campus in Buffalo, NY

The AAS in Cybersecurity Provides students with a fundamental understanding of the technological needs, threats, and vulnerabilities of hardware, software, operating systems, networks and the Internet. With a curriculum that provides coursework in statistics, ethics in data science and research methods, students are given the tools to examine operating systems, networks, tools and protocols needed to navigate, use, and manage security technologies as well as gain insight into the legal, social, and political dynamics of the cyber universe.

Program Format
Time of Program: Evening / Weekends, Online
Mode of Delivery: On-site, seated, online
Normal Time to Completion: 24 months (two academic years)

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Cybersecurity Program Learning Outcomes

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Courses
  • Semester 1
    14/16
    CBY100
    Introduction to Cybersecurity
    3
    CBY150
    Introduction to Operating Systems
    3
    CNA107
    Introduction to Computer Hardware and Software
    4
    GS 100
    College Seminar*
    1

    The College Seminar is a course designed to provide students strategies for successful learning in college and beyond. Topics in the course include: learning styles, learning and study strategies, cognitive strategies, time management, goal-setting, note-taking, test-taking strategies, overcoming test anxiety, cultural diversity, and other issues that focus on enabling students to become better achievers.

    The course is one credit with a one hour laboratory. Students are requires to take this course in their first semester at Trocaire College. (Fall, Spring and Summer Semester)

    *Students must receive a grade of “C” (2.0) or higher to pass this course.

    OR
    GS 102
    College Success*
    3

    The College Success is a course designed to provide students strategies for successful learning in college and beyond. It is part of the Transitional Studies curriculum. Central to the course is students’ intensive work in learning strategies and the use of the diagnostic tool, Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI). Topics in the course include: learning styles, learning and study strategies, cognitive strategies, time management, goal-setting, note-taking, test-taking strategies, overcoming test anxiety, cultural diversity, and other issues that focus on enabling students to become better achievers.

    This course is three credits and is open only to new Trocaire students who participate in Transitional Studies. They are required to take this course their first semester at Trocaire College. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    *Placement is based on participation in Transitional Studies
    *Students must receive a grade of “C” (2.0) or higher to pass this course.

    MA 110
    College Algebra
    3

    A pre-calculus level algebra course. Topics include solving system of equations that contain either two or three variables, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing monomials and polynomials; factoring polynomials, simplifying rational expressions and solving linear equations and inequity expressions that contain absolute values.

    Prerequisite: High school Regents mathematics or MA099.

  • Semester 2
    16
    CBY101
    Digital Forensics Fundamentals
    3
    CBY152
    Computer Networking Fundamentals
    4
    CBY154
    Cybersecurity Tools and Technologies
    3
    DA 103
    SQL for Data Analysis
    3
    PH232
    Cyber Ethics
    3
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Program Requirements
Admission Requirements:

High school diploma (minimum 75% average) or GED Diploma with a minimum score of 2500

Minimum Degree Requirements:

A total of at least 62 semester credit hours with a Quality Point Average of 2.0

General Education:

Basic Communications – Minimum of 4 credit hours: EN101 (3) GS100* (1)**
Humanities – Minimum of 3 credit hours: PH206(3) – Ethics in Data Science
Natural Sciences: Biology Elective (3) Quantitative Analysis: MA107 (3) – Logical Reasoning and Decision Making MA110 (3) – College Algebra MA120 (3) – Statistics I
Social Sciences: PSY101 (3) – General Psychology PSY320 (3) – Research Methods: Techniques and Designs

Program Specific*

DA103 (3) – SQL for Data Analysis
CNA105 (4) – Introduction to Computer Networking
CNA112 (3) – Operating Systems
CNA264 (3) – Computer Security
CBY201 (4) – Programming Concepts and Methodologies CNA205 (3) – Intermediate Networking
CNA215 (3) – LAN Design and Management
CBY101 (3) – Introduction to Computer Forensics
CBY202(4) – Introduction to Programming in Java
CNA265 (4) – Network Security Hardware
CNA274 (3) – Seminar and Internship: Capstone Experience

Graduation Requirements:
Other:

* A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required. ** GS100 (College Seminar) must be taken at the main campus only.

Courses
  • Semester 1
    14/16
    CBY100
    Introduction to Cybersecurity
    3
    CNA107
    Introduction to Computer Hardware and Software
    4
    EN 101
    English Composition
    3

    The course seeks to aid the communication process by developing the ability to write clear, concise, expository prose, with emphasis on pre-writing and revision. It assists the student in finding a voice and an audience. A research paper is required, thus techniques of writing a formal research paper are reviewed.

    GS 102
    College Success*
    3

    The College Success is a course designed to provide students strategies for successful learning in college and beyond. It is part of the Transitional Studies curriculum. Central to the course is students’ intensive work in learning strategies and the use of the diagnostic tool, Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI). Topics in the course include: learning styles, learning and study strategies, cognitive strategies, time management, goal-setting, note-taking, test-taking strategies, overcoming test anxiety, cultural diversity, and other issues that focus on enabling students to become better achievers.

    This course is three credits and is open only to new Trocaire students who participate in Transitional Studies. They are required to take this course their first semester at Trocaire College. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

    *Placement is based on participation in Transitional Studies
    *Students must receive a grade of “C” (2.0) or higher to pass this course.

    OR
    GS 100
    College Seminar*
    1

    The College Seminar is a course designed to provide students strategies for successful learning in college and beyond. Topics in the course include: learning styles, learning and study strategies, cognitive strategies, time management, goal-setting, note-taking, test-taking strategies, overcoming test anxiety, cultural diversity, and other issues that focus on enabling students to become better achievers.

    The course is one credit with a one hour laboratory. Students are requires to take this course in their first semester at Trocaire College. (Fall, Spring and Summer Semester)

    *Students must receive a grade of “C” (2.0) or higher to pass this course.

    MA 110
    College Algebra
    3

    A pre-calculus level algebra course. Topics include solving system of equations that contain either two or three variables, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing monomials and polynomials; factoring polynomials, simplifying rational expressions and solving linear equations and inequity expressions that contain absolute values.

    Prerequisite: High school Regents mathematics or MA099.

  • Semester 2
    16
    CBY150
    Introduction to Operating Systems
    3
    CBY152
    Computer Networking Fundamentals
    4
    CBY154
    Cybersecurity Tools and Technologies
    3
    DA 103
    SQL for Data Analysis
    3
    SOCEL
    Social Science Elective
    3
  • Semester 3
    16
    BIOEL
    Biology Elective
    3
    CBY101
    Digital Forensics Fundamentals
    3
    CBY200
    Cloud Security Fundamentals
    3
    CBY222
    Advanced Networking and Security
    4
    LAEL
    Liberal Arts Elective
    3
  • Semester 4
    16
    CBY201
    Programming Concepts and Methodologies
    4
    CBY250
    Incident Response and Management
    3
    CBY260
    Seminar & Internship
    3
    HUEL
    Humanities Elective
    3
    PH232
    Cyber Ethics
    3