WARRENSBURG, Mo. – A high demand for cybersecurity knowledge and experience has led the University of Central Missouri to plan an expansion of its degree program in the field.
The school in Warrensburg began offering a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity last fall and plans to add a master’s degree and minor program, pending approval from the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education.
If approved, the school will offer the new courses this fall, the Warrensburg Daily Star-Journal reported.
“(There is an) increase nationwide among business and government agencies that want to hire people who have experience in cybersecurity,” university spokesman Jeff Murphy said. “What we’re doing is responding to both a statewide and national need.”
Xiaodong Yue, chairman of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, and assistant professor Anshuman Singh recently presented a plan for the new programs to the Central Missouri Board of Governors. Yue said the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that information security/cybersecurity analyst will be the second-fastest growing occupation in the U.S. during the next decade. For the full article click here
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