The Bachelor of Applied Science in Cyber Operations offers three unique tracks and multiple undergraduate certificates
Cyber
Engineering
Defense
& Forensics
Cyber Law
& Policy
What sets the University of Arizona's Cyber Operations program apart?
Curriculum Delivery
UA offers the Cyber Operations BAS degree in Face-to-Face, Hybrid, and Fully Online formats. We have carefully crafted our courses to ensure that students receive the exact same learning experience regardless of which learning modality they choose.
Hands-On Learning
UA Cyber Operations courses are structured to maximize the ability to learn by doing. Cyber is a highly technical field that requires hands-on experience to master the material.
Cloud Computing
There is no need for high performance or expensive computer equipment. UA provides each student everything they will need through an advanced Cloud-based Virtual Learning Environment.
Virtual Learning Environment
Our Virtual Learning Environment provides an unstructured synthetic live environment for students to conduct interactive cyber exercises.
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| Cyber Engineering |
Defense & Forensics | Cyber Law & Policy | Cyber Operations | Cyber Security | Cyber Defense | Digital Forensics | Security Computing | Information Warfare | ||
| CYBV301 Fundamentals of Cybersecurity |
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| CYBV302 Linux Security Essentials |
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| CYBV303 Windows Security Essentials |
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| CYBV310 Introduction to Security Programming I |
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| CYBV311 Introduction to Security Programming II |
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| CYBV312 Introduction to Security Scripting |
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| CYBV326 Introductory Methods to Network Analysis |
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| CYBV329 Cyber Law, Ethics & Policy |
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| CYBV330 Introduction to Industrial Control System (ICS) Security |
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| CYBV351 Signals Intelligence & Electronic Warfare (SIGINT) |
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| CYBV354 Principles of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) |
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| CYBV381 From Incident to Digital Forensics |
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| CYBV382 Network Forensics |
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| CYBV383 Mobile Device Forensics |
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| CYBV384 Host and File System Forensics (Windows) |
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| CYBV385 Introduction to Cyber Operations |
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| CYBV386 Enterprise and File System Forensics (Linux) |
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| CYBV388 Cyber Investigations & Forensics |
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| CYBV400 Active Cyber Defense |
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| CYBV435 Cyber Threat Intelligence |
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| CYBV436 Counter Cyber Threat Intelligence |
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| CYBV437 Deception, Counterdeception & CounterIntelligence |
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| CYBV440 Digital Espionage |
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| CYBV441 Cyber War, Terror & Crime |
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| CYBV442 Regulatory Limitations and Controls for Cyber Operations |
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| CYBV443 Legal and Privacy Constraints in Cyber Operations |
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| CYBV450 Information Warfare |
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| CYBV454 Malware Threats & Analysis |
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| CYBV460 Zero Trust Networking |
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| CYBV470 C Programming for Security Professionals |
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| CYBV471 Assembly Language Programming for Security Professionals |
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| CYBV472 Secure Software Development & Analysis |
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| CYBV473 Violent Python |
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| CYBV474 Advanced Analytics for Security Operations |
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| CYBV475 Cyber Deception Detection |
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| CYBV477 Advanced Cyber Forensics |
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| CYBV479 Wireless Networking & Security |
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| CYBV480 Cyber Warfare |
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| CYBV481 Social Engineering Attacks |
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| CYBV483 Advanced Computational Propaganda |
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| CYBV496 Special Topics in Cyber Operations |
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| CYBV498 Cyber Operations Senior Capstone |
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| APCV320 Computational Thinking & Doing |
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| APCV361 Data Analysis and Visualization |
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| BASV300 Introduction to Discrete Mathematics |
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| BASV314 Mathematics for Applied Sciences |
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| BASV376 Mathematics for Applied Technology |
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| CSCV352 System Programming & Unix |
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| CSCV452 Operating System Theory |
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| ENGV306 Advanced Composition |
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| INTV305 Introduction to Intelligence and Information Operations |
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| INTV377 Psychological Operations (PSYOP) |
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| NETV379 Cloud Computing |
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The National Security Agency designated the University of Arizona's Cyber Operations - Cyber Engineering program as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations (CAE-CO). With this designation, UA joins an extremely exclusive group of only 20 cyber programs in the nation. The NSA's CAE-CO designation demonstrates that UA's Cyber Operations program meets the most demanding academic and technical requirements.