2018-2019 Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Information Security (AS)


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Vision Statement

The UMFK Information Security Program envisions itself as providing leadership in information security education that produces graduates who have a clear and deep understanding of both the security management and technical components of information security. The focus of the program not only is on education through the understanding of IS/IT security theory, but also the applied practice of security procedures for the implementation of information security infrastructures. It seeks to produce information security practitioners who are capable of protecting information assets for the betterment of society.

Mission Statement

It is the mission of the UMFK Information Security Program to educate and mentor its students to become responsible, knowledgeable and skilled information security practitioners capable of performing all tasks common to the field of information security. The program instills the necessary and fundamental tenets of this field and fosters critical thinking, communication and problem solving skills to produce graduates who are cognizant of the ethical implications of their actions and inactions. Additionally, the program prepares students to further their education at the baccalaureate level and as life-long learners.

Program Description/Goals

The Associate of Science in Information Security is designed to prepare students to obtain employment in the information security and related fields or as a course of study leading to baccalaureate studies in information security.

Student Learning Outcomes

UMFK Information Security graduates will have demonstrated the following:

  1. proficiency in technical information security concepts and their impact upon society;
  2. proficiency in network security issues and design principles;
  3. an understanding of the intricacies involved in the completion of projects/experiences within the field of information security;
  4. an ability to effectively communicate ideas, present results, and function in all stages of the information security systems development life cycle;
  5. an ability to function individually and or as a member of a project team to achieve specific outcomes;
  6. a thorough understanding of computers and the technical and human aspects of their impact upon society; and
  7. an ability to identify, analyze, and synthesize scholarly literature relating to information security.

Program Requirements


* To satisfy Quantitative Literacy, choose MAT 128  or MAT 180 . To satisfy Information Literacy, choose COS 103 .

  • General Education Requirements 29 credits *

Total: 60 credits


Techniques for Assessment


Students are required to complete a Computer Portfolio in addition to those courses defined within the program. Students construct a portfolio from the Capstone Projects completed as part of the Cos course requirements portion of their program. The portfolio is intended to enable assessment of student learning outcomes that are best assessed in an integrative fashion, spanning all of the student’s course work and, therefore, reflects overall academic growth.

Suggested Course Sequencing


Spring Semester Freshman Year - Total 16 credits


Fall Semester Sophomore Year - Total 15 credits


Spring Semester Sophomore Year - Total 14 credits


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