The mission of the Cybersecurity & Networking program is to provide students with the skills necessary to work as a support technician within organizations that provide and utilize diverse IT infrastructures. All of the core courses in the curriculum have practical components that provide students with hands-on experience utilizing essential diagnostic hardware and software development tools. The curriculum focuses on building critical thinking and problem solving skills with an emphasis on practical applications. Students will refine their skills in the areas of operating systems, computer networks and cybersecurity. The program will also prepare a student for further studies and/or certification in areas such as network engineering, information security assurance, forensic computer analysis and advanced cybersecurity. This program provides the student the opportunity:
- Acquire specific knowledge of operating systems, network hardware and security features relevant to professionals within an IT team.
- Acquire relevant skills to prepare the student for career and advanced certifications or degrees.
The graduate of this program is able to:
- Function effectively on teams to solve IT related problems utilizing software diagnostic tools.
- Sustain (setup, maintain, and evaluate) network environments.
- Identify and analyze user needs and take them into account in the selection, creation, evaluation or administration of computer-based systems.
- Create (design, program and implement) a secure computer network system.
- Operate (work with, setup, or evaluate) basic analog and digital electronic test equipment effectively.
Required Courses / Recommended Sequence FIRST YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER CST-103 - PC Operating Systems Technology, 3 credits EMS-207 - Cardio-Pulmoniary Resuscitation (CPR), 1 credits or HPE-207 - Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, 1 credits ENG-101 - English Composition, 3 credits FYE-101 - First Year Experience, 1 credits MAT-101 - Survey of Mathematics I, 3 credits PSY-103 - General Psychology, 3 credits FIRST YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER CST-105 - Microcomputer Architecture & Multimedia Systems, 3 credits CST-115 - Data Communications Infrastructures, 3 credits EET-120 - Electrical Theory, 4 credits GET-134 - Introduction to Computer Programmimg, 3 credits PHI-150 - Introduction to Philosophy, 3 credits SECOND YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER CST-210 - Endpoint Security, 3 credits CST-225 - Systems Networking, 4 credits CST-227 - Linux/UNIX Operating Systems, 3 credits EET-205 - Digital Circuits, 3 credits ENG-261 - Technical Communications, 3 credits or SPE-125 - Fundamentals of Speech, 3 credits SECOND YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER CJU-215 - Cyber Crime, 3 credits CST-220 - Network Security Issues, 3 credits CST-230 - TCP/IP and Network Routers, 3 credits CST-232 - Forensic Analysis in a Windows Environment, 3 credits PHY-121 - Technical Physics (Mechanical), 4 credits Total Credits for Degree: 62 |