Information Technology - Networking Specialist - Network Security Professional (Cybersecurity), AAS

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The Network Security Professional program focuses on cybersecurity issues, techniques and policies as they relate to users, computers, networks and other systems. Completing this program will prepare students for the following certifications: Security+, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and the Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP).

You are strongly encouraged to work with a counselor, academic advisor, or faculty/department coordinator

Degree & Certificate Requirements

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Suggested sequence (may be modified to meet your needs):

Credit Hours Required: 63

Semester 1

BCOM 2050 - Business Communications Credit Hours: 4.00
ITCS 1010 - Computer & Information Processing Principles Credit Hours: 4.00
ITNT 1500 - Principles of Networking Credit Hours: 4.00 (Exploratory Course ) (Critical Course minimum grade C is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)
GEN ED - Group I.A (AAS, ABA) Credit Hours: Variable

Semester 2

ITCS 1140 - Introduction to Program Design & Development Credit Hours: 4.00
ITIA 1200 - Introduction to Information Systems Security Credit Hours: 3.00 (Critical Course minimum grade C is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)
ITOS 1410 - Windows Server Administration 1 Credit Hours: 4.00
ITOS 1710 - Introduction to Linux Credit Hours: 3.00
GEN ED - Group II (AAS, ABA) Credit Hours: Variable (Recommended Course MATH 1100 ) (MATH 0050, MATH 0070, or MATH 1000 may be a required prerequisite depending on placement testing)

Semester 3

ITCC 1000 - Cloud Administrator 1 Credit Hours: 3.00
ITIA 1310 - Certified Ethical Hacker Credit Hours: 3.00 (Critical Course minimum grade C is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)
ITIA 2310 - Information Security Policies & Risk Management Credit Hours: 3.00
ITOS 1510 - Windows Server Administration 2 Credit Hours: 4.00
GEN ED - Group III (AAS, ABA) Credit Hours: Variable

Semester 4

ITIA 2800 - Penetration Testing & Analysis Credit Hours: 3.00 (Critical Course minimum grade C is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)
ITNT 2130 - Network Design 1 Credit Hours: 3.00
ITWP 1000 - Introduction to Web Programming Credit Hours: 3.00
GEN ED - Group IV (AAS, ABA) Credit Hours: Variable

Information Technology-Networking Specialist-Network Security Professional (Cybersecurity) - Additional Program Information

Program Options
Credential	Title	Credit Hours Required	Notes
Associate of Applied Science	Information Technology - Networking Specialist - Network Security Professional (Cybersecurity)	63
Certificate	Information Technology - Networking Specialist - Network Security Professional (Cybersecurity)	48
Skill Specific Certificate	Information Technology - Networking Specialist - Information Assurance (Cybersecurity)	20

Contact Information
Contact Title	Name	Phone	E-mail	Location
Professor	Keith Nabozny	586.445.7304	naboznyk@macomb.edu	South Campus

Program Description:

Program Outcomes:

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

1. Apply fundamental network security knowledge.

2. Use cybersecurity tools and applications.

3. Configure systems to improve security.

4. Create a network security analysis.

5. Explain laws and best practices related to cybersecurity.

6. Evaluate different cryptographic methods.

Accreditation:

CNSS Certified to conform to NSTISSI 4011.

Career Opportunities:

Information Technology-Networking Specialist-Network Security Professional

Transfer Pathways:

Students intending to transfer and complete a bachelor’s degree need to make early decisions concerning an academic major and a transfer destination. Statistics show that students who make these decisions early are more likely to persist to graduation than their undecided counterparts. Students planning to transfer credits earned at Macomb are strongly urged to see a counselor or academic advisor as early as possible in their college careers.

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