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Cybersecurity Engineering
Endless Career Opportunities
As computer systems and the Internet of Things become an essential part of everyday lives, protecting their security and privacy is a top priority. In our interconnected world, cyberattacks can affect businesses and communities all over the world, and cybersecurity engineers are the ones defending our rapidly changing digital frontier. Cybersecurity engineers design hardened systems, build secure applications and networks, analyze data breaches and identify vulnerabilities in cyberspace, confronting emerging threats and driving technological innovation. Are you ready to make a difference as a cybersecurity engineer?
UD Cybersecurity Engineering graduates are in high demand as the cybersecurity industry rapidly grows every year. Most graduates pursue exciting careers in the private sector, including technology companies, banking institutions, and telecommunication providers, as well as government agencies, research centers, and the defense industry. Alternatively, cybersecurity engineering graduates choose to pursue graduate education, including master’s or Ph.D. degrees, as well as attend business, medical or law schools. Students who earn advanced degrees in engineering usually advance into leadership positions within their discipline, or pursue a career in advanced research in industry or academia.
CAREER OPTIONS
- Digital Forensics & Malware Analysis Engineer
- Cryptography Engineer
- Hardware Security Engineer
- Penetration Tester
- Information Security Officer
- Security Analyst
- Security Operations Officer
- Mobile Security Officer
- Incident Response & Threat Intelligence Engineer
- Security Program Manager
- Application Security Engineer
- Offensive Security Engineer
- Cyber infrastructure Engineer
- Cryptocurrency Expert
- Cloud Security Engineer
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Cybersecurity Offense & Defense
- Hardware Design Security Advanced Computer Design & Architecture
- High Performance & Cloud Computing
- Data Sciences & Machine Learning
- Cyberphysical Systems & Robotics
- Enterprise Risk Management MBA, Law & Medical School
What’s special about this program?
The Cybersecurity Engineering undergraduate program will combine rigorous cybersecurity fundamentals with the design and problem-solving skills UD engineers are known for. Students will learn state-of-the-art skills for defending a rapidly changing digital frontier as they gain the expertise needed to analyze, design and build secure devices and systems.
Engineering students at UD benefit from a broad array of experiential learning opportunities, including robust senior design and undergraduate research programs. Students can receive hands-on experience through challenge-based programs offered by our Electrical and Computer Engineering Innovation Suite (iSuite) as well as through our Vertically Integrated Projects program, which unites undergraduate education and faculty research in a team-based context. Many of our undergraduates publish papers in scholarly journals or attend prestigious conferences all over the country before receiving their degree.
Get Involved
Alpha Omega Epsilon
Association for Computing Machinery
Engineers Without Borders
Eta Kappa Nu
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
National Society of Black Engineers
Sigma Phi Delta
Society for the Advancement of Materials and Processing Engineering
Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Society of Women Engineers
Tau Beta Pi
UD ACM-W Student Chapter (CIS-ters)
Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering (WECE)
Sample curriculum
EGGG101 | Introduction to Engineering (FYE)
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CISC106 | General Computer Science for Engineers
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CISC210 | Introduction to Systems Programming
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CPEG202 | Introduction to Digital Systems
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ENGL110 | First-Year Writing
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MATH241 | Analytic Geometry & Calculus A
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MATH242
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Analytic Geometry & Calculus B
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PHYS207/227 | Fundamentals of Physics I/Lab
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Science Option
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Breadth Requirement Elective
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CPEG222 | Microprocessor Systems
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ELEG205 | Analog Circuits I
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CPEG365 | Introduction to Cybersecurity Engineering
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ELEG305 |
Signals and Systems
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CISC220 | Data Structures
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MATH243 | Analytic Geometry & Calculus C
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MATH210 | Discrete Mathematics I
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PHYS208/228 | Fundamentals of Physics II/Lab
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Breadth Requirement Elective |
CPEG494 |
System Hardening and Protection
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CPEG471
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Pen Test and Reverse Engineering |
CPEG323
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Introduction to Computer Systems Engineering |
CPEG361 | Operating Systems
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ELEG387 | Vertically Integrated Projects
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CPEG419 | Computer Networks I
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CISC320 | Introduction to Algorithms
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CPEG495 | Digital Forensics
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ELEG310 | Random Signals and Noise
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ELEG387 | Vertically Integrated Projects
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Multicultural Elective
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Writing Elective
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CPEG498 | Senior Design
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CPEG470 | Web Applications Security
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CPEG472 | Applied Cryptography
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CPEG473 | Cloud Computing and Security
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CPEG499 | Senior Design
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CPEG476 | Secure Software Design
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CPEG475 | IoT and Embedded Systems Security
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ELEG491 | Ethics/Impacts of Engineering
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Technical Elective
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Breadth Requirement Elective |