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Network Security
An Information Technology A.A. Degree Program (Transfer)
Application Code 231
For Curriculum Information Contact the Business and Computer Systems Division—Room ELB-239—410-772-4441
This transfer program is designed in response to the increased growth of network security concerns, from regional to international environments. The resulting need for graduates with theory and application skills in this area has been intensified. This curriculum prepares students for working with network security in private, public, and governmental arenas at the mid administrative level. Content related to the CISSP domains and NSA’s standards has been incorporated into the “major” courses. The curriculum is designed to transfer to similar programs at Johns Hopkins University and at Capitol College.
(General education core credits in excess of 36 will transfer as general electives or courses related to the major. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semesterhours of credit.)
GENERAL EDUCATION CORECredits
CompositionENGL-121 College Composition I3
ENGL-122 College Composition II3
Arts & HumanitiesLiterature Core Course (see p. 51)3
Fine Arts Core Course (see p. 51)3
SPCH-105 Fundamentals of Public Speaking3
HistoryHistory Core Course (see p. 52)3
Social SciencesSocial and Behavioral Sciences Core Courses
(see p. 52)6
ScienceScience Core Courses (see p. 52; must
include one course with lab)7-8
MathematicsMATH-131 or higher3-5
InterdisciplinaryInterdisciplinary and Emerging Issues Core
Course (see p. 53; CMSY-110 Recommended)3
REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR
CMSY-125Microsoft Front Page1
CMSY-162Introduction to Network Security Systems3
MSFT-299Fundamentals and Practice for Network+
Certification3
CMSY-163Introduction to Firewalls and Internet Security3
CMSY-164Introduction to Intrusion Detection Systems3
CMSY-262Introduction to Encryption and VPN Technology3
CMSY-263Securing and Auditing Network Systems3
MATH-121Finite Math3
Electives–Select 3 credits from the following courses: 
CMSY-105Personal Computer Systems Repair I
(3 credits)
CMSY-110Software Applications for Micros (3 credits)
CMSY-129Principles of the Internet (3 credits)
CMSY-134Introduction to Operating Systems (1 credit)
AND
CMSY-142Operating System Fundamentals I (1 credit)
AND
CMSY-143Operating System Fundamentals II (1 credit)
CMSY-147Introduction to Web Site Authoring (3 credits)
CMSY-218Operating System Fundamentals (3 credits)
CMSY-219Microcomputer Operating Systems – DOS
(3 credits)
CMSY-255Introduction to Unix (3 credits)
CSCO-270Cisco Network Technology (3 credits)
Any MSFT course (except MSFT-299)
(3 credits)3
62-65