Online Associate of Science in Cybersecurity

This course provides comprehensive Cybersecurity awareness and a fundamental understanding of various computer and network security threats, such as: Identity Theft, Fraud, Online Scams, Viruses and Backdoors, Hacking, Social Engineering Attacks, and more.

This course provides network training on Computer Network Defense fundamentals; security threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks; controls, protocols and devices; and security policy design and implementation.

This course teaches the basics of an object-oriented scripting language capable of developing web apps, scripts, cross-platform apps, games, and pen-testing exercises.

Students reinforce foundational skills, and learn new topics such as modules, files, inheritance, recursion, plotting, and searching and sorting algorithms. Students apply programming skills and knowledge to basic forensic investigation, port scanning, and network analysis, needed in cybersecurity.

This course provides continued network training on Computer Network Defense. Introduced topics include physical and host security; firewall configuration and management; Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Virtual Private Network (VPN) configuration and management.

This course provides continued network training on Computer Network Defense. Introduced topics include physical security, designing and implementing network security policies, network incident response and management, network backup and disaster recovery, and wireless defense.

This is an introductory course on Linux that provides sufficient command of the subject to meet the initial needs of penetration testing.

This course develops essential skills for network analysis by sniffing packets using a network protocol analyzer.

This course provides training on penetration testing. Introduced topics include Introduction to Ethical Hacking, Footprinting and Reconnaissance, Scanning Networks, Enumeration, System Hacking, and Malware Threats.

This course provides training on penetration testing. Introduced topics include sniffing, social engineering, denial-of-service, session hijacking, hacking webservers, evading IDS, firewalls, and honeypots.

This course provides training on penetration testing. Introduced topics include SQL injection attacks, hacking web applications, wireless networks, mobile platforms, operational technology, the Internet of things, and cloud platforms, and cryptography basics.

This project on Applied Ethical Hacking combines and demonstrates the acquired knowledge and skills from the five preceding courses in the Cyber Analyst Defender certificate.

This course transitions students through the foundations of study at University of Phoenix. Students develop personal strategies for achieving educational goals and develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, and communication.

This course provides an overview of the key components of comprehensive wellness. Based on a preventive model, the course will allow learners to explore choices that promote wellness with goals of living longer and better.

The course introduces theories and concepts in psychology that will foster academic success and provide students with opportunities to synthesize and apply that knowledge.

This course develops the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills that are essential for academic and life success.

Students learn how to think critically, focusing on developing the necessary tools and skills to analyze problems, make decisions, and formulate well-supported points of view on key academic, social, and professional issues.

This course extends practice in critical reading, writing, and thinking. Emphasis is given to developing an effective writing process that takes into account audience and rhetorical purpose.

This course defines the Cyber Domain that encompasses Cybersecurity as the discipline of securing computer information and communications systems, networks, infrastructures and assets, and protecting them against damage, unauthorized use, modification, or exploitation. The Cyber Domain must be managed ethically, politically, and physically in a similar collaborative fashion to the space, maritime, and physical domains of states and nations globally.

Students apply advanced quantitative reasoning skills to solve real-world problems. This course emphasizes modeling skills, statistical methods, and probability to create, analyze, and communicate solutions.

This applications-driven course prepares students to critically analyze and solve problems using quantitative reasoning. Students approach real-world scenarios using numerous reasoning skills and mathematical literacy to draw conclusions.