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Help Protect Business Around the World

Cybersecurity is one of the fastest growing fields in the world and our program prepares you to run straight into it while still providing the background business fundamentals necessary to grow in that career. This approachable, relatively low-code program prepares students for industry certifications and builds their resumes.

Students in this program will understand how cyber attacks work, the role law enforcement plays, and how to leverage industry tools to do the work required in their first cybersecurity analyst job after graduation.

Possible Career Paths

  • Information Security Analyst – $112k (BLS)
  • Cybersecurity Analyst – $83K with no experience (Glassdoor)
  • Information Security Manager – $155K with 7+ years of experience (Glassdoor)

Cyber Security Concentration (21 Credits)

CYS I-Introduction to Cybersec. 3
CYS II- Cybercrime and Governance3
CYS III- Modern Cybersecurity
CYS IV- Network and System Security 3
CYS V- Cyber Forensics 3
CYS VI- Capstone- Ethical Hacking 3
_____ Upper Level Business Elective 3

Bachelor of Science in Business: MANAGEMENT = 120 Credit Hours

  • 38 Credits – General Education
  • 36 Credits – Business Core
  • 21 Credits – Cybersecurity Core
  • 25 Credits – Open Electives

Mind

  • Evaluate knowledge in business, management, and accounting principles while developing unique and creative solutions to business-related challenges and operations.
  • Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills while conducting appropriate research.
  • Summarize the contributions of business and economics historically and within contemporary culture.

Heart

  • Collaborate with those from diverse cultures and differing worldviews as an effective member of a team.
  • Structure business practices to ascertain industry opportunities while exercising social responsibility at the local, national and global levels.
  • Justify the responsibility that a business has to all stakeholders and engage society as ethical and productive citizens.

Soul

  • Integrate ethical reasoning and worldview to decision-making and business practices.
  • Evaluate business-related theories in practices from an evangelical Christian perspective.
  • Articulate and defend the role of Christian character in personal and professional dealings.

Strength

  • Express thoughts, ideas, and findings effectively, utilizing multiple mediums of communication.
  • Facilitate the effective use of organizational resources, i.e. human, physical, and financial, while practicing appropriate Biblical stewardship.
  • Practice appropriate professional appearance and behavior as a professional identity is developed.

Anyone interested in business is encouraged to join Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). Monthly meetings include special speakers and tours. Student leaders develop annual projects conducted by the organization. In the spring, members have an opportunity to demonstrate their business skills at the Kansas FBLA State Leadership Conference (SLC). Central students typically win 35-40 awards at this conference. Central Christian College of Kansas state winners participate and place regularly at the FBLA National Leadership Conference (NLC) held at various sites across the nation.

Students in the Business Department have the opportunity to join the lifetime society of Sigma Beta Delta (SBD). As one of the leading prestigious business honor societies their focus is on wisdom, honor, and aspirations.

Membership in Central’s chapter of SBD is reserved for the most distinguished of the departments students. Established in 2016, the chapter inducts 2-5 students each spring.

Start your journey to this organization today!

The Central Christian College business student has multiple ways to enrich their educational experience through off-campus opportunities. The department regularly offers national and international travel opportunities to study various topics including economics, finance, culture, trade, and monetary systems.  CCC is also partnering with Students International where students have the opportunity to spend a semester in another country studying local culture, finance, economics, language, investment, entrepreneurship, etc.

Course Examples

This course will teach you how malicious actors use social skills and technology to facilitate cyber attacks and provide you with the tools and information you need to defend against those attacks. Whether you pursue one of the many available jobs in cybersecurity or just want to secure your own privacy, you’ll learn how to make the Internet safer.

In this course, you will get a firsthand look at the methods used to commit cybercrimes. You will also learn how governments detect, investigate, and stop these crimes, and become familiar with the laws and policies in place to deter cybercriminals.

In this class, you will learn about the changing landscape of cybersecurity, emerging mobile technologies that are likely to be targeted, and new forms of cyber-attacks being launched. By the end of the course, you will be able to implement the most up-to-date practices in cybersecurity in order to protect against attacks.

This course will teach you how to secure those assets by identifying and fixing potential security vulnerabilities. By the end of the course, you will be able to identify and remedy common network and systems vulnerabilities.

This course examines the tools and techniques used to perform cyber forensics and conduct investigations into cybercrimes. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to gather and analyze important digital evidence and gain skills in analyzing cybercrime that are in demand from companies across the country.

In this course, you will learn hands-on techniques for attacking and penetrating networks and systems. You will be prepped with tools to launch these offensive tactics, and then complete a hands-on project where they are asked to ethically hack a real system.

FACULTY

Melissa Kent

Chair of Business Division
melissa.kent@centralchristian.edu

Nathan Hartzell

Business Instructor
nathan.hartzell@centralchristian.edu

FACULTY

Melissa Kent

Chair of Business Division
melissa.kent@centralchristian.edu

Nathan Hartzell

Business Instructor
nathan.hartzell@centralchristian.edu

FACULTY

Melissa Kent

Chair of Business Division
melissa.kent@centralchristian.edu

Nathan Hartzell

Business Instructor
nathan.hartzell@centralchristian.edu
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