Corporate Security Option

Core Curriculum
This baccalaureate degree utilizes the University's Common and Distributed Core Curriculum for satisfying 48 credits of the degree.

Major Area Requirements
36 semester hours of courses in computer science (CUS)

• Software Applications
• Spreadsheet and Database
• Presentation Graphics
• Desktop Publishing
• Computer Security
• Structured Programming Techniques
• Introduction to Data Structures
• Data Communications
• Data Security and Cryptography

3 credits selected from the following:

• Unix Operating System
• Event-Driven Programming
• Java and World Wide Web Applications
• Database Management Systems
• Software Engineering
• Systems Analysis

6 additional credits in computer science, 3 of these must be selected from CUS 1144 or higher numbered courses.

Specialized Area Requirements
18 semester hours of courses in safety and corporate security (SEC)

• Introduction to Commercial Security and Governmental Safety
• Contemporary Legal Issues in Private and Public Protection

12 additional credits selected from the following:

• Loss Prevention and Business Security
• Disaster Response and Hazard Control
• Crime Prevention and Safety Consulting
• Organization, Supervision and the Protection Professional
• Modern Investigation and Protection Technology
• Industrial Espionage Countermeasures
• Private Investigation and Executive Protection
• Investigative Litigation Preparation
• Fire Prevention and Protection
• Public Safety Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies

Free Electives
9 semester hours selected from the courses offered through any of the undergraduate units of St. John's University.

Students completing this program will have a minor in safety and corporate security as well as a major in information technology.

A second language (6 credits) may be substituted for these courses.