Minor in Cybersecurity
Protect Your Career as You Protect Technology
Open up your career options by learning how to close off loopholes in technology infrastructure with a Minor in Cybersecurity from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. This interdisciplinary study of cybersecurity will cover all the critical topics in current security domain, including risk management, cloud computing, mobile security and application development security.
Secure a Bright Future
This interdisciplinary minor will benefit your future profession in the information
security field, though it’s also advantageous if you’re interested in pursuing a career
in system administration, management information systems, network administration,
forensics, database development or software development.
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Degree Requirements
UHCL’s College of Science and Engineering has created a solid foundation of study designed to help you make your educational dreams a reality. Explore the classes you’ll need to take for your University of Houston-Clear Lake degree.
Cybersecurity MinorLocations
University of Houston-Clear Lake
2700 Bay Area Blvd
Houston, TX 77058
Phone: 281-283-7600
Minor in Cybersecurity Faculty

Krishani Abeysekera
Senior Lecturer/System Administrator of Computer Science and Computer Information
Systems
,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3831
Email: abeysekera@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 165
Ahmed Abukmail
Program Chair of Computer Science and Associate Professor of Computer Science,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3888
Email: Abukmail@UHCL.edu
Office: Delta 169

Hisham Al-Mubaid
Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3802
Email: hisham@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 168
Sayed Banawan
Visiting Assistant Professor of Computing Sciences,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3824
Email: Banawan@UHCL.edu
Office: D222

Josh Baker
Lecturer,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3887
Email: bakerjo@uhcl.edu
Office: D227

Said Bettayeb
Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281.283.3717
Email: Bettayeb@uhcl.edu
Office: B3611.14

Gary Boetticher
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Computer Information Systems and Software
Engineering
,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3805
Email: boetticher@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 164
Pradeep Buddharaju
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3881
Email: Buddharaju@UHCL.edu
Office: Delta 173
Office hours:
Tue 5:30-7:30pm, Wed 4:00-6:00pm

Sadegh Davari
Department Chair of Computing Sciences and Professor of Computer Science and Computer
Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3865
Email: davari@uhcl.edu
Office: D153

Terry Feagin
Professor of Computer Science ,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3880
Email: feagin@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 172

Khondker Shajadul Hasan
Associate Professor of Computer Science,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3876
Email: hasank@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 170

Lisa Lacher
Program Chair of Information Technology and Associate Professor of Information Technology,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3885
Email: Lacher@UHCL.edu
Office: Delta 161
Xinying Liu
Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3886
Email: liux@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 145

Ross Niswanger
Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3809
Email: niswanger@uhcl.edu
Office: D146

Alfredo Perez-Davila
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3863
Email: perezd@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 167

Arturo Perez
Faculty Lecturer,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3893
Email: perezar@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 225

Charles E. Phillips Jr.
Lecturer of Computer Science,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3837
Email: Phillips@UHCL.edu
Office: D226

Wei Wei
Program Chair of Computer Information Systems and Associate Professor of Computer
Information Systems
,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3732
Email: Wei@UHCL.edu
Office: Delta 175
Yalong Wu
Assistant Professor of Data Science,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3808
Email: wuy@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 147

Toneluh (Andrew) A. Yang
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3835
Email: yang@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 174

Kwok-Bun Yue
Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3864
Email: yue@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 163