Curriculum Development
One of the key deliverables of the Cybersecurity project is creating an academic pathway and associates degree in Cybersecurity. After completing and analyzing the results of Compression Planning, the cybersecurity project team hired key personnel and subject matter experts to map the desired knowledge and competencies to preexisting coursework at the college. This mapping process led to the identification of the core coursework and curriculum of an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) in Cybersecurity. The faculty found that a large majority of the knowledge and competencies desired for the role of a cybersecurity professional could be met through leveraging preexisting courses at the college, and revamping to include content provided by through the National Cyber Watch Center. https://www.nationalcyberwatch.org
A.A.S. Cybersecurity Curriculum
The Cybersecurity project team has finalized the A.A.S. Cybersecurity curriculum and is currently undergoing the approval process. Below is a complete cybersecurity course listing, a plan of study with course sequencing and a list of course descriptions.
- CyberSecurity Course Listings
- AAS Cybersecurity Plan of Study
- Columbus State Course Descriptions
- Alignment with Industry Credentials
- Selected Course Syllabi
Articulation Agreements
Columbus State Community College’s Cybersecurity program has identified Franklin University as a four year partner to establish an articulation agreement. The cybersecurity project team will begin to establish articulation agreements with other regional area 4-year colleges and universities.
Columbus State will work with Franklin University to expand its preexisting articulation agreement to include the new course work to create advising plans and seamless transition for students.
Columbus State actively partners with area high schools to promote cybersecurity curriculum and overall awareness at the high school level. Through the College Credit Plus, or dual credit initiative, high school students can earn college credit by enrolling in Columbus State courses through their high school. Columbus State currently partners with Eastland Fairfield, Gahanna City Schools, Southwestern city schools, and Delaware City Schools to teach college-level course at the high school level.
The Cybersecurity project team is developing a list of recommended coursework to help ensure that high school students are successful in the A.A.S. Cybersecurity degree at Columbus State. These courses will include those related to Networking and Network+/A+.