Beginning Fall 2022

Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Minor

Open to All Majors

The United States and the world have a deficit of persons prepared to take cyber-informed positions. In criminal justice and related sectors, cyber knowledge adds value. This new minor for non-technical majors requires 18 credits hours.

Required Courses

  • CRIJ 2381 Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
  • GNEG 4352 Advanced Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
  • MISY 3332 Computer Networking

Electives – Choose three from the following:

  • ** PHIL 2309 Ethics of Cybersecurity
  • ** CRIJ 4347 Digital Forensic Investigations
  • ** MISY 4332/CRIJ 4333 Enterprise Cybersecurity
  • CRIJ 3348 Cyber Terrorism and Defense
  • GNEG 4350 Cybersecurity and Public Policy

** = offered fall 2022. If a course is restricted, please contact longamassi@pvamu.edu or cbgibson@pvamu.edu.

Emergency Management and Crisis Informatics Minor

Open to All Majors

Required Courses

  • CRIJ 2344 Introduction to Homeland Security
  • CRIJ 2348 Introduction to Emergency Management
  • MISY 3311 Introduction to Crisis Informatics

Choose one from the following:

  • CRIJ 2311 Intro Geog Info System
  • CRIJ 2381 Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
  • MISY 2301 Fundamentals of MIS with ERP

Choose one from the following:

  • CRIJ 2345 Introduction to Terrorism
  • CRIJ 4641 Undergraduate Internship in Criminal Justice
  • CRIJ 4391 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

Choose one from the following:

  • MISY 4335 Information Technology Project Management
  • MISY 4332 Enterprise Cybersecurity
  • MISY 4354 Predictive Analytics

Criminal Justice Minor

Open to Non-Criminal Justice Majors

Required Courses

  • CRIJ 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • CRIJ 2328 Police Systems and Practices
  • CRIJ 2313 Correctional Systems and Practices
  • CRIJ 1306 Court Systems and Practices
  • CRIJ 1313 Juvenile Justice Systems
  • Criminal Justice Elective