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Degree Options in Cyber Security Technology

Lashunda Brooks

Purdue Global University

IT Support in Action

Pamela Swann

June 12, 2025

Degree Options in Cyber Security Technology

Focus area:
Focus area: Focus area: Focus area: IT
Degree Type Cloud
General IT Cyber Security Analytics
Technology

Associate of Associate of
Associate of
Science in Associate of Applied Science
Science in
Information Applied Science in Data
Cyber Security:
Technology: in Cloud Analytics:
Introduction to
Covers Computing: Teaches data
Associate’s network
hardware/software Intro to collection,
security, system
fundamentals, virtualization, spreadsheet
vulnerabilities,
networking, and AWS, and cloud modeling, and
and ethical
basic infrastructure. basic data
hacking.
programming. visualization.

Bachelor’s Bachelor of Bachelor of Bachelor of Bachelor of

Science in IT: Science in Science in Science in IT

Advanced Cloud Cyber Security: Analytics:

networking, Computing: Risk Predictive

system Cloud assessment, analytics,

administration, and architecture, secure coding, business

project DevOps, and digital forensics, intelligence

management. multi-cloud compliance tools, SQL.

deployment. (HIPAA,
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GDPR).

Master of
Master of
Science in Master of
Science in
Cyber Security: Science in Data
Master of Science Cloud
Threat Science:
in IT: Focus on Computing:
modeling, Machine
Master’s leadership, Advanced cloud
penetration learning, big
enterprise systems, design, cloud
testing, data analytics,
and IT strategy. security, and
cryptography, and data
enterprise cloud
security policy, mining.
solutions.
and governance.

PhD in
PhD in Cyber
PhD in PhD in Cloud Information
Security:
Information Systems Systems/Data
Advanced
Technology: Engineering: Analytics:
research in AI in
Research on Research on Focused on
PhD cyber defense,
systems distributed algorithm
blockchain
optimization, systems, development
security, and
emerging IT scalability, and and analytics in
quantum-safe
trends. performance. business
cryptography.
contexts.

References
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Saharinen, K., Karjalainen, M., & Kokkonen, T. (2019, October). A design model for a degree

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Education Technology and Computers (pp. 3-7).

Yousuf, A., Alberto, G., & Sheldon, F. T. (2021, July). Computer science technology-cyber

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