Network Security & Administration Degree (BS)
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Our online Network Security and Administration bachelor’s degree is 100% online and regionally accredited, with 7-week courses so you can reach your goal faster. Topics include:
- safeguarding IT systems and the data they control;
- planning, designing, and managing data communication networks;
- explaining systems in the context of the end-users needs in language they will understand and through written and verbal presentations;
- analyzing existing systems and designing technology solutions appropriate for an organization.
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Curriculum
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Bachelor’s Degree
Professional Courses
Course # Title Credits WEBD 125 Web Development I - HTML 3 CMIT 130 Networking Fundamentals 3 CMIT 135 Introduction to Computer Systems 3 CMIT 140 Introduction to Operating Systems 3 NETW 215 TCP/IP 3 NETW 130 Telecommunications 3 CFDI 240 Digital Forensic Investigation Techniques 3 NETW 240 Computer & Network Security 3 NETW 250 Windows Server Administration I 3 NETW 260 Linux Systems Administration I 3 CFDI 270 Anti-Forensics & Network Forensics 3 NETW 330 Network Design 3 NETW 335 Software & Web Site Security 3 NETW 350 Windows Server Administration II 3 NETW 410 Securing Enterprise Network 3 NETW 360 Linux Systems Administration II 3 NETW 415 Special Topics: Wireless Networking 3 NETW 420 The Business of Info Security 3 CMIT 450 Senior Thesis Project 3 Technical Electives* 9 Total 66 General Education
Course # Title Credits PSYC 100 OR SOCI 110 Intro to Psychology OR Intro to Sociology 3 ENGL 111 Critical Reading & Expository Writing (CREW) I 3 ENGL 112 Critical Reading & Expository Writing (CREW) II 3 COMM 130 Interpersonal Communication 3 MATH 180 Statistics 3 WRIT 231 Technical Writing 3 ECON 205 OR ECON 210 Microeconomics OR Macroeconomics 3 MGMT 260 Project Management 3 COMM 270 Intercultural Communication 3 ENGL 315 Writing in the Workplace 3 PHIL 340 Ethics in the Professions 3 ACCT 130 OR MGMT 230 Financial Accounting OR Financial Systems Management 3 Lab Science 4 Fine Arts Elective 3 Literature Elective 3 History Elective 3 Arts/Humanities/Social Science/Math/Science Elective 3 Total 52 General Electives 2 Grand Total 120 * Technical Elective Options for the Networking and Security Administration Program
Course # Title Credits NETW490 Internship 3 EBUS 460 Internet Issues and Strategies 3 Networking Options NETW 460 Linux Shell Scripting 3 NETW 335 Software and Website Security 3 NETW 340 Network Operating Systems 3 Web Options WEB 225 Web Development II - CSS and XML 3 WEBD 325 PHP Programming - ADV 3 WEBD 310 Server-Side Scripting - PHP 3 CMIT 200 Relational Database Design & SQL 3 WEBD 210 Writing for the Web 3 Computer & Digital Forensic Options CFDI 340 Digital Forensic Analysis 3 CFDI 350 White-Collar Crime 3 CFDI 360 Cybercrime 3 CRIM 120 Criminal Law 3 CRIM 121 Criminal Procedure 3
Program Outcomes
Upon completion, graduates with a B.S. Degree in Network Security and Administration should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of network systems and data communications including network modeling, analysis, and planning.
- Analyze the computer network and information security needs of an organization.
- Analyze the performance of an enterprise level network information system.
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and update an enterprise level network information system.
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and update an enterprise level information security system.
- Plan, document, and discuss potential changes and impacts to an enterprise information system network and security.
- Effectively communicate technical information verbally, in writing, and in presentations.
- Use appropriate resources to stay abreast of the latest industry development tools and techniques.
- Cite and comply with relevant industry and organizational codes of conduct and ethics.
- Compare and contrast different computer technologies and solutions including hardware, software, networks, servers, routers, firewalls, etc.
Testimonials
“It had been over 25 years since I graduated high school, so I was definitely a bit apprehensive about beginning college, especially in an accelerated program. But the folks at Champlain made the process easy. I enjoy the fact that I have classmates from all over North America. Many of them are working in the same field.“
Peter P.
Massachusetts
“As I continued my education I kept getting better opportunities. School isn’t a commitment that’s small, but for me the results have been big.”
Lea
Vermont
Career Outlook
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment in this area is expected to grow especially fast, increasing 30% by 2018. As organizations conduct more of their day-to-day business online, transmitting or storing confidential or sensitive information electronically the need for network and information security increases. People with experience in information assurance will be some of the most sought after employees in the coming years.
