Cybersecurity
Bachelor of Science
Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
Programs of Interest
0Students in the BS Cybersecurity program will learn the fundamentals of information security, security infrastructure design and implementation, computer forensics, risk assessment, and the impact of security requirements on a business operation. Students design, implement, integrate, and manage various security infrastructure components through hands-on activities in a state-of the-art Security Laboratory. The lab includes multi-vendor firewalls, Virtual Private Networks, intrusion detection and prevention systems, routers, switches, security scanners, and event correlation systems.
For international students: this is a STEM-designated program, which can qualify you to extend your post-graduation stay in the United States.
Cybersecurity Grads are Ready for Success
DePaul’s Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media is located in downtown Chicago, the heart of the city’s technology and business districts, providing students many opportunities to work professionally with leading companies in the fast-growing cybersecurity field.
Graduates are prepared for careers in various environments such as corporations, government agencies and consulting. Common career areas include Computer Forensics, Incident Response, Network Security Administration, Risk Assessment, and Web Development.
Companies hiring our graduates include Cisco, Deloitte, Northern Trust Corporation, TransUnion, IBM, and Discover Financial Services.
National Center of Academic Excellence
DePaul has been designated a
Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) by the National Security Agency. The designation indicates that we are helping to reduce threats to our national infrastructure by promoting higher education and research in cyber defense as well as providing the nation with a pipeline of qualified cybersecurity professionals.
Faculty
School of Computing faculty member
Janine Spears was awarded an Academic Growth and Initiative Fund to create a new cybersecurity clinic at DePaul that builds on her cybersecurity 390 class, which allows students to use their skills to provide free risk assessment, internal audits and security policy reviews for nonprofits in Chicago. Spears will connect with nonprofits through DePaul’s Steans Center, which incorporates nonprofits into service-learning courses at the university. She and her collaborators in the School of Computing, Filipo Sharevski and Ryan Healy, are also forming an interdisciplinary partnership with faculty in the College of Business and College of Law to expand the portfolio of services the clinic can offer.