This area of emphasis provides you with the skills necessary to protect computing systems and networks that have an important impact on data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. You will learn about computer network threats and the appropriate incident response, to include defenses, countermeasures, and computer forensics.
AAS Prerequisites
Network and Systems Certificate.
Required Courses
| ENG 121 | English Composition I: GT-CO1 | 3 |
| MAT 121 | College Algebra: GT-MA1 | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 7 |
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| ENG 122 | English Composition II: GT-CO2 | 3 |
| ENG 131 | Technical Writing I: GT-CO1 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Choose one of the following
| BUS 115 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS 120 | Introduction to E-Commerce | 3 |
| BUS 216 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUS 226 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| ACC 121 | Accounting Principles I | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Choose one of the following:
| COM 115 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| COM 125 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Credit from any two of the following three areas:
Arts & Humanities (ART, FRE, GER, HUM, ITA, JPN, LIT, MUS, PHI, RUS, SPA, THE)
Natural & Physical Sciences (AST, BIO, CHE, ENV, GEY, PHY, SCI)
Social & Behavioral Sciences (ANT, ECO, GEO, HIS, POS, PSY, SOC)
Required Courses
| CSC 119 | Introduction to Programming: Python | 3 |
| CIS 220 | Fundamentals of Unix | 3 |
| CNG 101 | Networking Fundamentals | 3 |
| CNG 132 | Network Security Fundamentals | 3 |
| CNG 133 | Fire Walls/Network Security | 3 |
| CNG 136 | Guide to IT Disaster Recovery | 3 |
| CNG 243 | Cloud Security and Cyber Law | 3 |
| CNG 256 | Vulnerability Assessment I | 3 |
| CNG 257 | Netwrk Defense/Countermeasures | 3 |
| CNG 258 | Digital Forensics | 4 |
| CNG 259 | Enterprise Security | 4 |
| CIS 268 | Systems Analysis and Design I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 38 |
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