Cybersecurity Analytics and Management Minor

Information security management, also called cyber security, ensures the confidentiality, integrity and availability of an organization’s information, data and IT services. Information security refers to the processes and methodologies which are designed and implemented to protect print, electronic or any other form of confidential, private and sensitive information from unauthorized access, use, misuse, disclosure, destruction, modification or disruption.

Special offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Requirements for the minor in Business Administration, Cybersecurity Analytics and Management Minor

Required courses

Elective courses - choose two

MIS 4130 - Networks (3)
MIS 4140 - Information Security Lab (3)
MIS 4180 - IS Risk Analysis and Security Controls Development (3)
MIS 4560 - Introduction to Data Science (3)
MIS 4700 - IS Security (3)
MIS 4750 - Mobile Security and Secure Application Development (3)
MIS 4810 - Digital Forensics Analysis and Incident Response (3)
MIS 4860 - Advanced Application of Analytics in Cyber Security (3)

Additional requirements

A minimum grade of C must be earned in each course in the CAM minor and in the prerequisites for each course. This minor is open to all students except MIS majors.

Certain MIS 4900 Special Topics courses can count as a minor requirement with prior approval of the minor coordinator based on the topic. Students cannot obtain both the CAM Minor and Major with CAM Concentration.

To earn this minor, and to take 3000- and 4000-level business classes, non-business students must meet with the minor coordinator and have an approved minor authorization form detailing the courses and the prerequisites required for the given minor. Once approved for the minor, students must take all the remaining courses in the minor at Oakland University. Students must complete the prescribed courses for the minor with a grade of C or better in each course and the prerequisites for each course. Transfer students planning to earn a minor must earn at least nine credits toward the minor at Oakland University; at least six of these nine credits must be in courses at the 3000 level or above.