Students in this major are focused on making the computer system perform at its highest level. They will become proficient in programming and in understanding the best uses of the machine. These individuals will become the IT professionals who keep the infrastructure running. They will be qualified to create new systems, as well as having the skills to maintain and update older systems. They will be versatile in solving problems that would jeopardize an organization; they will form the backbone of the internal IT staff. The graduates from this degree will be prepared for demanding positions in public and private sectors overseeing, operating, or protecting critical computer systems, information, networks, infrastructures and communications networks. Students will be able to apply their knowledge and critical thinking related to domestic and international legal systems, private and public policies, and ethics, as they apply cybersecurity to, information protection, terrorism, fraud, theft, intelligence/ counterintelligence, pre-emptive and strategic force operation application situations.

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