Bachelor of Science Cybersecurity with a Major in Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity
Department website: https://www.odu.edu/cyber
Saltuk Karahan, Undergraduate Program Director
skarahan@odu.edu
This major will begin effective with the Spring 2026 term.
Requirements
Lower-Division General Education
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication | 6 | |
| Oral Communication | 3 | |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Language and Culture | 0-6 | |
| Information Literacy and Research | 3 | |
| Human Behavior | 3 | |
| Human Creativity | 3 | |
| Interpreting the Past | 3 | |
| Literature | 3 | |
| Philosophy and Ethics | 3 | |
| The Nature of Science | 8 | |
| Impact of Technology | 3 | |
Written Communication: Grade of C or better required in both written communication courses and in ENGL 110C before declaring major.
Mathematics: MATH 162M required.
Impact of Technology: met with CYSE 200T/IT 200T in the major
Human Behavior: CRJS 215S or DASC 205S/SOC 205S
Upper-Division General Education
Met in the major.
Requirements for Graduation
Requirements for graduation include the following:
- Minimum of 120 credit hours.
- Minimum of 30 credit hours overall and 12 credit hours of upper-level courses in the major program from Old Dominion University.
- Minimum overall cumulative grade point average of C (2.00) in all courses taken.
- Minimum overall cumulative grade point average of C (2.00) in all courses taken toward the major.
- Minimum overall cumulative grade point average of C (2.00) in all courses taken toward a minor.
- Completion of ENGL 110C, ENGL 211C or ENGL 231C, and the writing intensive (W) course in the major with a grade of C or better. The W course must be taken at Old Dominion University.
- Completion of Senior Assessment.
Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity Major
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | ||
| Complete lower-division requirements | 38-44 | |
| Complete upper-division requirements (met in the major) | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| IDS 300W | Interdisciplinary Theory and Concepts | 3 |
| IDS 493 | IDS Electronic Portfolio Project | 3 |
| CYSE/IT 200T | Cybersecurity, Technology, and Society | 3 |
| CYSE 201S | Cybersecurity and the Social Sciences | 3 |
| CYSE 250 | Basic Cybersecurity Programming and Networking | 3 |
| CYSE 300 | Introduction to Cybersecurity | 3 |
| CYSE 301 | Cybersecurity Techniques and Operations | 3 |
| CYSE 368 | Cybersecurity Internship | 3 |
| or CYSE 494 | Entrepreneurship in Cybersecurity | |
| CYSE/CRJS/CPD 406 | Cyber Law | 3 |
| CYSE/POLS 425W | Cybersecurity Strategy and Policy | 3 |
| Required AI Courses | ||
| CS 422 | Introduction to Machine Learning | 3 |
| PHIL/AI 446 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics and Policy | 3 |
| CYSE 410 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) Methods and Models | 3 |
| or AI 410 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) Methods and Models | |
| CYSE 420 | Applied Machine Learning in Cybersecurity | 3 |
| CYSE 421 | Generative AI in Cybersecurity | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Introduction to Networks and Communications | ||
| Cryptography for Cybersecurity | ||
| Networked Systems Security | ||
| Data Analytics for Cybersecurity | ||
| Network and Systems Security | ||
| Linux System for Cybersecurity | ||
| Windows System Management and Security | ||
| Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 92-98 | |
No more than two classes, or six credits, may be counted for both the major and a minor. Some minors may allow fewer credits to share.
Electives
Elective credit may be needed to meet the minimum of 120 hours required for the degree. Students can take electives from any discipline at ODU as needed to complete the required 120 credit hours. However, no more than 29 credits from courses in the Strome College of Business may be applied to the degree requirements, including named elective courses and general electives (ACCT, BNAL, BUSN, ECON, ENTR, FIN, INBU, IT, MGMT, MKTG, MSCM, OPMT, PAS, PORT, REST, RMI).