Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) with a concentration in Security

BIT with a concentration in Security completion degree online

If you are seeking a BIT with a concentration in Security completion degree online, AIU Online can help you with your education needs.

This BIT degree completion program features a concentration in Security that allows students to focus their studies on an area that is gaining more and more attention from an increasingly security-conscious business community.

Career Opportunities

The Internet Security concentration courses offered in the BIT with a concentration in Security degree completion program can help prepare students interested in developing and advancing a career opportunity as a/an:

Internet Security Administrator
Network Security Engineer
Application Security Architect
C&A Security Consultant
Risk Assessment Specialist

Challenging, Relevant Coursework

The Internet Security concentration courses required in the BIT degree completion program with a concentration in Security feature industry-relevant coursework taught by faculty members with real-world experience in the field. Students are able to learn about the types of information technology security used in business today as well as the practices that should be in place in any organization to ensure security. The program also addresses issues of physical and operations security.

Students who successfully complete the Internet Security concentration courses and the BIT with a concentration in Security degree completion program should be able to:

Use operating systems and networking knowledge.
Apply the principles of programming to develop applications and websites.
Program for database connectivity.
Define data modeling, data definition language, and data manipulation language.
Define concepts of computer systems, hardware, programming languages, and databases.
Research career opportunities in information technology.
Identify issues and practices in information technology management.
Describe information technology security issues, tools, and practices implemented in today's businesses.
Analyze Internet security issues within the business environment, including the impact of ethics, behavior, and human resources policies and procedures on the security of organizational computer systems.
Examine, define, and develop policies to maintain security and manage Internet security risks in a business environment.

Entrance into the BIT degree completion program with a concentration in Security requires completion of an Associate of Science or Associate of Arts degree or equivalency. To meet the equivalency requirement, a student without a conferred Associate's degree will have completed a minimum of 27 credits of General Education. Applicants who do not possess a completed Associate's degree from an accredited institution at entrance will have their college transfer credits evaluated by the Student Affairs Department. In addition to college credit earned at an accredited postsecondary institution, the following can also be evaluated for Associate-level equivalency: Standardized Assessment (CLEP, DSST, AP); Course Challenge Examinations; Professional Training or Certification Credit/Experiential Learning; Military Credit/MOS.