Cyber and Network Security, Certificate

Students who complete this program will gain knowledge to prepare for industry certification examinations. Students may continue on to other certificates or degrees in Cybersecurity.

Program Outcomes:

1. Students will use effective written communication skills to describe strategies of protection and defense.
2. Students will demonstrate proper decision-making skills and the ability to research the impact of ethics in cybersecurity.
3. Students will demonstrate familiarity with the terminology and concepts of a network infrastructure.
4. Students will evaluate best practices in security concepts to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability of computing environments.
5. Students will properly use and apply the vocabulary associated with cybersecurity.
6. Students will demonstrate proper usage of cloud terminologies and methodologies to implement, maintain, and support cloud technologies and infrastructure.

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Program Pathway

First Year Fall

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
CSC-102	Introduction to Information Technology	3 credits
-	Or
CYB-101	Introduction to Cybersecurity	3 credits
-
IST-154	Networking Basics	3 credits
CYB-210	Ethics in the Information Age	3 credits
Total Credit Hours:		9

First Year Spring

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
CYB-224	Ethical Hacking Fundamentals	3 credits
CYB-225	Tactical Perimeter Defense	3 credits
CYB-246	Introduction to Cloud Computing	3 credits
IST-160	Introduction to Security Fundamentals	3 credits
Total Credit Hours:		12

Program Requirements (21 Credits)

Requirements List

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
CSC-102	Introduction to Information Technology	3 credits
-	Or
CYB-101	Introduction to Cybersecurity	3 credits
-
CYB-210	Ethics in the Information Age	3 credits
CYB-224	Ethical Hacking Fundamentals	3 credits
CYB-225	Tactical Perimeter Defense	3 credits
CYB-246	Introduction to Cloud Computing	3 credits
IST-154	Networking Basics	3 credits
IST-160	Introduction to Security Fundamentals	3 credits

Certificate Requirement (21 Credits)