Division: Business and Public Services
Department: Computer Science and Information Technology
Effective as of Fall 2024
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)
Course | Title | Credits |
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ACC 1100 (Small Business Accounting) OR ACC 1210 (Introduction to Financial Accounting) | 3 | |
BIS 1120 (Introduction to Software Applications) OR BIS 1105 (IT Fundamentals) | 3 | |
CIS 1107 | Introduction to Operating Systems | 3 |
CIS 1111 | Introduction to Problem Solving & Computer Programming | 3 |
CIS 1130 | Network Fundamentals | 3 |
CIS 1140 | Information Systems Analysis & Design | 3 |
CIS 2165 | Database Management | 3 |
CIS 2178 (Computer Information Systems Capstone) OR CIS 2170 (Computer Information Systems Internship) | 3 | |
CIS 2510 | Microsoft Windows Server Operating System | 3 |
CIS 2515 | Windows Network Infrastructure | 3 |
CIS 2520 | Windows Server Advanced Services | 3 |
CIS 2550 | Linux Operating System | 3 |
CIS 2630 (Securing a Windows Network Environment) OR CIS 2650 (Ethical Hacker) | 3 | |
CIS 2640 | Network Security | 3 |
COM 2211 (Effective Public Speaking) OR COM 2225 (Small Group Communication) | 3 | |
ECO 2160 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
ENG 1101 | English Composition I | 3 |
MAN 2150 | Management & Organizational Behavior | 3 |
MAT 1120 (Business Mathematics) OR Ohio Transfer 36: Mathematics Elective | 3 | |
Ohio Transfer 36: Arts & Humanities Elective | 3 | |
SCC 1101 | First Year Experience | 1 |