The need for responsible use of information and computing/networking systems threads through business processes, research endeavors, and our daily lives. Departments across Purdue offer classes that address information security, privacy, and risk management topics from various perspectives.The following is a list of infosec-related courses that have been offered at Purdue. The first group of courses listed below focus on information security topics specifically. The second group of courses may be considered complementary, in that they address areas of risk management (e.g., physical security and auditing), data collection and transmission, or legal/regulatory practices and records management (which have an information component).
Information Security Courses
Computer Sciences
| Course # |
Course Name |
| CS 355 |
Intro to Cryptography |
| CS 426 |
Computer Security |
| CS 471 |
Intro to Artificial Intelligence |
| CS 478 |
Introduction to Bioinformatics |
| CS 490S |
Secure Network Programming |
| CS 526 |
Information Security |
| CS 555 |
Cryptography |
| CS 590D |
Data Mining |
| CS 590W |
Topics in Wireless Networking |
| CS 591S |
Information Security and Cybercrime Seminar |
| CS 626 |
Advanced Information Assurance |
| CS 655 |
Advanced Cryptology |
| CS 690S |
Privacy Online |
Computer and Information Technology
Homeland Security
| Course # |
Course Name |
| ASM 591A |
Foundations in Homeland Security Studies |
| ASM 591B |
Managing Resources And Applications For Homeland Security |
Industrial Technology
| Course # |
Course Name |
| IT 545 |
Biometrics Technology And Applications |
Management
Computer & Information Technology (IUPUI)
| Course # |
Course Name |
| CIT 303 |
Communication Security and Network Controls |
| CIT 406 |
Advanced Network Security |
| CIT 415 |
Advanced Network Administration |
| CIT 420 |
Digital Forensics |
| CIT 431 |
Applied Secure Protocols |
| CIT 499D |
File System Forensics |
Computer Information Systems & Information Technology (Purdue Calumet)
| Course # |
Course Name |
| ITS 200 |
Ethical and Legal Issues of IT |
| ITS 250 |
Fundamentals of Information Assurance |
| ITS 350 |
Systems Assurance |
| ITS 352 |
Disaster Recovery and Planning |
| ITS 354 |
Information Assurance Risk Assessment |
| ITS 450 |
Software Assurance |
| ITS 452 |
Computer Forensics |
Complementary Courses
Agricultural Economics
| Course # |
Course Name |
| AGEC 596F |
Forensic Economics |
| AGEC 685 |
Risk Analysis & Management |
Agricultural Systems Management
| Course # |
Course Name |
| ASM 591S |
Agro-Security Issues |
Aviation Technology
| Course # |
Course Name |
| AT 381 |
Aviation Security |
| AT 381P |
Aviation Security (Distance Learning) |
| AT 573 |
Managing Risk of Organizational Accidents |
| AT 581A |
Security Information Collection and Analysis |
| AT 581B |
Contemporary Issues in Transportation Security |
Computer Graphics Technology
| Course # |
Course Name |
| CGT 581B |
The Business of E-Commerce |
Consumer Sciences & Retailing
| Course # |
Course Name |
| CSR 386 |
Risk Management |
Electrical and Computer Engineering
| Course # |
Course Name |
| ECE 483 |
Digital Control Systems |
| ECE 495F |
Introduction to Computer Security |
| ECE 570 |
Artificial Intelligence |
| ECE 669 |
Natural Language Processing |
Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
| Course # |
Course Name |
| ECET 309 |
Advanced Embedded Microcontrollers |
| ECET 374 |
Digital Telecommunications |
| ECET 525 |
Applied Forensic Engineering Technology |
| ECET 581S |
Selected Topics in Sensor Networking |
English
| Course # |
Course Name |
| ENGL 628 |
Natural Language Processing |
Entomology
| Course # |
Course Name |
| ENTM 218 |
Introduction to Forensic Science |
| ENTM 295T |
Forensic Entomology & Botany |
| ENTM 318 |
Criminalistics also known as HSCI 318 |
| ENTM 319 |
Criminalistics: Crime Techniques & Management Laboratory |
Forestry & Natural Resources
| Course # |
Course Name |
| FNR 357 |
Fundamental Remote Sensing |
| FNR 558 |
Digital Remote Sensing & GIS |
Health Science
| Course # |
Course Name |
| HSCI 218 |
Introduction to Forensic Science |
| HSCI 318 |
Criminalistics: Crime Techniques & Management Laboratory also known as ENTM 318) |
| HSCI 418 |
Advanced Criminalistics |
Linguistics
| Course # |
Course Name |
| LING 689N |
Natural Language Processing |
Management
Nursing
| Course # |
Course Name |
| NUR 110 |
Nursing Informatics |
Political Science
| Course # |
Course Name |
| POL 631 |
Research Seminar on International Terrorism |
Sociology
| Course # |
Course Name |
| SOC 419 |
Sociology of Law |