Cybersecurity BS
Join one of the most strategically important industries in America today.
Build your career in Cybersecurity at RIC!
Our leading researchers and professionals are developing practical and policy approaches to the cybersecurity challenges facing businesses, non-profits and government.
In-Demand Careers
- Information Security Analyst
- IT Auditor
- Digital Forensic Examiner
- Security Systems Administrator
- Cryptography Engineer
- Security Architect
Why Cybersecurity? | Why Our Program?
- There are more than 700,000 unfilled cybersecurity jobs nationwide, many of which pay more than $100K/yr.
- Our program is housed within the Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies, a regional center of excellence working to develop RI's cybersecurity industry.
- The Cybersecurity Bachelor of Science curriculum will train you to become a defender of public and private data, networks and computer systems.
- Topics covered include: hardware and software fundamentals; cryptography techniques; secure scripting and programming; network and system security; organizational cyber needs; digital forensics; and law and ethics.
- Minor program provides an opportunity for students from other majors to explore Cybersecurity.
RIC is home to the Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies, led by former Congressman James Langevin, a national expert in the field.
Our Computer Science and Information Systems Faculty
Dr. Lisa Z. Bain
- Professor
Dr. Timothy Henry
- Associate Professor
Hyein Jeong
- Assistant Professor
Scott Lambert
- Associate Professor
Dr. Qian Liu
- Associate Professor
Dr. Suzanne I. Mello-Stark
- Associate Professor
Joyce A. Perry
- Assistant Professor
Ms. Darlene F. Wood
- Assistant Professor
Hear from a Graduate
Nick Garvey '22
"I joined the cybersecurity and computer science clubs, I was a teaching assistant in the GenCyber camp and a computer science tutor in RIC's Tutoring Center. There are so many ways to get involved."
- Computer Science Major, with Minors in Cybersecurity and Web Design
At the Forefront
CISA Director Jen Easterly discusses the nation’s vital need for cybersecurity with former U.S. Rep. Langevin at his institute’s launch.
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