Intelligence and Cyber Operations (BA)

Lower Division Required Courses (12 units)

• IR 210gw International Relations: Introductory Analysis Units: 4
• ITP 125L From Hackers to CEOs: Introduction to Information Security Units: 2
• ITP 115 Programming in Python Units: 2

• or

• ITP 165 Introduction to C++ Programming Units: 2
• IR 213 The Global Economy Units: 4

• or

• ECON 203g Principles of Microeconomics Units: 4

Upper Division Required Courses (16 units)

• IR 304 National Intelligence and the Shaping of Policy Units: 4
• IR 320 Technology and International Relations Units: 4
• ITP 325 Ethical Hacking Units: 4
• ITP 375 Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Investigations Units: 4

Security and Violence (4 units)

Choose one:

• IR 313 Religions and Political Violence Units: 4
• IR 315 Ethnicity and Nationalism in World Politics Units: 4
• IR 318 Violent Conflict Units: 4
• IR 319 Human Security and Humanitarian Intervention Units: 4
• IR 342 The Politics and Strategy of Weapons of Mass Destruction Units: 4
• IR 381 Introduction to International Security Units: 4
• IR 386 Terrorism and Counterterrorism Units: 4
• IR 387 Strategic Studies Units: 4

International Finance (4 units)

Choose one:

• ECON 452 International Finance Units: 4

• (Prerequisite: ECON 305 )

• ECON 457 Financial Markets Units: 4

• (Prerequisite: ECON 303 )

• IR 328 The Evolving Global Economic Architecture-Capital Mobility Units: 4
• IR 329 The Global Finance and Monetary Regime Units: 4
• IR 431 Commercial and Financial Globalization-Trends, Challenges Units: 4

Cyber Law, Policy and Management (4 units)

Choose one:

• DSCI 429 Security and Privacy Units: 4
• ITP 370 Cybersecurity Management and Operations Units: 4
• ITP 479 Cyber Law and Privacy Units: 4

Technical Elective (7-8 units)

Choose two:

• ITP 303 Full-Stack Web Development Units: 4
• ITP 357 Enterprise Networks: Design and Architecture Units: 4
• ITP 365 Managing Data in C++ Units: 4
• ITP 425 Web Application Security Units: 4
• ITP 446 Cyber Breach Investigations Units: 3
• ITP 457 Network Security Units: 4
• ITP 475 Advanced Digital Forensics and Incident Response Units: 4

Regional Electives (8 units)

Choose two courses, each from a different category:

Total Units for Major: 55-56