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Cybersecurity Minor

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

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Program
Award
Minor
CIP
11.0205
Total credits (published)
19-23
Credits (computed from items)
44-47
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_d36d325d
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Admission Criteria

2 items
  1. Minimum overall and UB cumulative GPA of 2.500
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Completion of 45 credit hours (at UB or elsewhere). Note that students may apply to the program while registered in courses that will bring them to 45 total credit hours.
    Not resolved to a course

Course Requirements

0 items

    Cybersecurity Core (10-11 credits)

    0 items

      Technical Focus Area 1

      3 items
      1. CSE 220LLB
        Systems Programming
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. CSE 365LR
        Introduction to Computer Security
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. MGS 439LEC
        Cybersecurity, Privacy & Ethics
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Managerial Focus Area 2

      3 items
      1. CSE 115LLR
        Introduction to Computer Science I
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MGS 314LR - Applied Business Programming
        4
      2. MGS 407LEC
        Cybersecurity
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. MGS 439LEC
        Cybersecurity, Privacy & Ethics
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Three Electives (9-12 credits)

      10 items
      1. CSE 406LEC
        Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Decentralized Finance Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. CSE 410LEC
        Special Topics
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      3. CSE 410LEC
        Special Topics (Special Topics on Software Testing)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. CSE 411LEC
        Introduction to Computer Systems Administration
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. CSE 418LEC
        Software Security
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. CSE 465LEC
        Computer Security
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. CSE 499TUT
        Independent Study
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MGS 499TUT - Independent Study
        1-4
      8. CSE 427LEC
        Systems Security
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MGS 427LEC - Systems Security
        3
      9. MGS 410LEC
        Digital Forensics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. MTH 435LEC
        Introduction to Cryptography
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Academic Requirements

      3 items
      1. Students must have a 2.0 GPA in minor courses to confer the minor.
        Not resolved to a course
      2. While not required, a project that will reflect a cybersecurity application in a specific track of interest and can be completed by doing an Independent Study (CSE 499 or MGS 499 ) with a faculty member is strongly recommended. Only one Independent Study course may count towards the elective requirement.
        Not resolved to a course
      3. A maximum of three courses from your UB Curriculum, major(s), and/or other minors can be applied towards the Cybersecurity Minor. Anything beyond three shared courses will need to be excluded by your Academic Advisor.
        Not resolved to a course

      Program Distinction

      0 items
        Source. University at Buffalo, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalogs.buffalo.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=21&poid=8135&returnto=1178. Captured page pages/0334.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.