Network Security [3007]

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Certificate

(30 Credit Hours)

Program Manager

Jason Reed
941-752-5461
ReedJ@SCF.edu

This certificate is designed to prepare students for entry level employment within the field the information technology career cluster. This coursework will apply toward the A.S. Network Systems Technology degree [2027].

Program Goals

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Information Technology career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Information Technology career cluster.

The content includes but is not limited to instruction in computer literacy; software application support; basic hardware configuration and troubleshooting; networking technologies, troubleshooting, security, and administration; and customer service and human relations skills.

After completing this program, the student will be able to:

Demonstrate proficiency in securing network infrastructures and protecting data.
Demonstrate proficiency in performing security penetration testing.
Demonstrate proficiency in responding to cybersecurity incidents.
Demonstrate proficiency in the essential elements of forensic analysis.
Demonstrate employability skills

Program Requirements

CGS 1000 - Computer Information Systems (3 Credit Hours)
CTS 1150 - Microcomputer Hardware and Maintenance (3 Credit Hours)
CET 1600 - Networking Fundamentals (3 Credit Hours)
CIS 1355 - Security Engineering (3 Credit Hours)
CTS 2143 - Server Fundamentals (3 Credit Hours)
CTS 2375 - Cloud Services (3 Credit Hours)
CTS 2321 - Linux System Administration (3 Credit Hours)
COP 2510 - Programming Concepts (3 Credit Hours)
CIS 2121 - Cybersecurity Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
CIS 2931 - Current Issues in Computing (3 Credit Hours)

Total Credit Hours: 30

Note(s):

Credit load, and/or course availability may affect a student’s individual progress.

Gainful employment information about this certificate is available at scf.edu/Academics/CareerTechnicalEducation/GEDT/