Division: Business and Public Services
Department: Computer Science and Information Technology
Effective as of Fall 2022
Students are prepared in problem solving, designing and documenting programs, system and network administration, and computer operating systems. Students learn to manage and configure computers, using various operating systems, to provide critical network services to diverse clients in a secure manner. Security concepts that are vendor neutral and applicable to all system types are discussed; those concepts are then applied to specific systems using various operating systems. The overall objective, to securely and efficiently administer networked systems of client and server machines, is emphasized throughout.This degree program contains one or more embedded certificates which will be automatically awarded when the certificate requirements are completed. If you do not want to receive the embedded certificate(s), please notify Registration and Student Records at studentrecords@sinclair.edu.
Students learn to manage and configure computers, using various operating systems, to provide critical network services to diverse clients in a secure manner. Security concepts that are vendor neutral and applicable to all system types are discussed; those concepts are then applied to specific systems using various operating systems. The overall objective to configure high standards of system and network security is emphasized throughout. Increased recognition of the need for secure systems and networks has provided significantly increased opportunities for those prepared to work in this field.
Formal articulation agreements with other colleges and universities indicate how Sinclair programs and courses will transfer to other institutions.
Several of the courses in this degree will help students in their preparation for certification exams from Microsoft and CompTIA including Security+, Network+, Linux+ and various exams from Microsoft.
This program is apart of the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE2Y)