Cybersecurity Engineering
Why major in Cybersecurity Engineering?
As computer systems and the Internet of Things become an essential part of everyday lives, protecting their security and privacy is a top priority. In our interconnected world, cyberattacks can affect businesses and communities all over the world, and cybersecurity engineers are the ones defending our rapidly changing digital frontier. Cybersecurity engineers design hardened systems, build secure applications and networks, analyze data breaches and identify vulnerabilities in cyberspace, confronting emerging threats and driving technological innovation. Are you ready to make a difference as a cybersecurity engineer?
Future Opportunities
UD Cybersecurity Engineering graduates are in high demand as the cybersecurity industry rapidly grows every year. Most graduates pursue exciting careers in the private sector, including technology companies, banking institutions, and telecommunication providers, as well as government agencies, research centers, and the defense industry. Alternatively, cybersecurity engineering graduates choose to pursue graduate education, including master’s or Ph.D. degrees, as well as attend business, medical or law schools. Students who earn advanced degrees in engineering usually advance into leadership positions within their discipline, or pursue a career in advanced research in industry or academia.
Career Paths
- Digital Forensics & Malware Analysis Engineer
- Cryptography Engineer
- Hardware Security Engineer
- Penetration Tester
- Information Security Officer
- Security Analyst
- Security Operations Officer
- Mobile Security Officer
- Incident Response & Threat Intelligence Engineer
- Security Program Manager
- Application Security Engineer
- Offensive Security Engineer
- Cyber infrastructure Engineer
- Cryptocurrency Expert
- Cloud Security Engineer
Graduate School For
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Cybersecurity Offense & Defense
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Hardware Design Security Advanced Computer Design & Architecture
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High Performance & Cloud Computing
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Data Sciences & Machine Learning
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Cyberphysical Systems & Robotics
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Enterprise Risk Management MBA, Law & Medical School
Sample Plan of Study
First Year
Fall Semester
- EGGG 101 – Introduction to Engineering (FYE)
- CISC 106 – General Computer Science for Engineers
- MATH 241 – Analytic Geometry & Calculus A
- ENGL 110 – Seminar in Composition
- One of the following Science courses
- CHEM 103 General Chemistry (with CHEM 133 lab)
- GEOL 107 Geology of Dynamic Earth (with lab)
- GEOL 105 Geological Hazards (with GEOL 115 lab)
- GEOL 110 Earth’s Evolving Systems (with lab)
- BISC 104 Principles of Biology (with lab)
- PHYS 133 Introduction to Astronomy
- GEOG 101 Physical Geography (with GEOG 111 lab)
Spring Semester
- CPEG 202 – Introduction to Digital Systems
- CISC 210 – Introduction to Systems Programming
- MATH 242 – Analytic Geometry & Calculus B
- PHYS 207 – Fundamentals of Physics I
- University Breadth Elective
Second Year
Fall Semester
- CPEG 222 – Microprocessor Systems
- ELEG 205 – Analog Circuits I
- MATH 243 – Analytic Geometry & Calculus C
- PHYS 208 – Fundamentals of Physics II
Spring Semester
- CPEG 365 – Introduction to Cybersecurity Engineering
- ELEG 305 – Signals and Systems
- CISC 220 – Data Structures
- MATH 210 – Discrete Mathematics I
- University Breadth Elective
Third Year
Fall Semester
- CPEG 494 System Hardening and Protection
- CPEG 471 Pen Test and Reverse Engineering
- CPEG 323 Introduction to Computer Systems Engineering
- CISC 361 Operating Systems
- ELEG 387 Vertically Integrated Projects
- Multicultural Elective
Spring Semester
- CPEG 419 Computer Networks I
- CISC 320 Introduction to Algorithms
- CPEG 495 Digital Forensics
- ELEG 310 Random Signals and Noise
- ELEG 387 Vertically Integrated Projects
- Writing Elective
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- CPEG 498 Senior Design
- CPEG 470 Web Applications Security
- CPEG 472 Applied Cryptography
- CPEG 473 Cloud Computing and Security
- University Breadth Elective
Spring Semester
- CPEG 499 Senior Design
- CPEG 476 Secure Software Design
- CPEG 475 IoT and Embedded Systems Security
- ELEG 491 Ethics/Impacts of Engineering
- One of the following technical electives:
- CPEG 457 Search and Data Mining
- CPEG 422 Embedded Systems Hardware/Software Co-Design
- CPEG 324 Computer Systems Design I
- CISC 360 Computer Architecture
- CPEG 466 Independent Study
- CPEG 421 Compiler Design
- CISC 464 Introduction to Network Security [Cybersecurity]
- CISC 437 Database Systems
- CPEG 496 Topics in Cybersecurity [Cybersecurity]
- CPEG 674 SCADA Systems and Security [Cybersecurity]
- ELEG 401 Machine Learning Systems
Educational Opportunities
Electrical and computer engineering students at UD benefit from a broad array of experiential learning opportunities, including robust senior design and undergraduate research programs, as well as our Vertically Integrated Projects program, which unites undergraduate education and faculty research in a team-based context.
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