Parkland College

Networking Certificates

NETWORK SECURITY SPECIALIST
Program Code: TNSS CER

Certificate
Minimum graduation requirement — 20 semester hours and passing scores on all the exams leading to Network Security Specialist and CompTIA Security + professional certification.

This certificate program teaches the knowledge and skills students need to securely operate a variety of operating systems, software, and networked hardware on the Internet.

Suggested Full-time Sequence
   

SPRING 1st Semester
CSC 151
CSC 153

FALL 2nd Semester
CSC 158
CSC 171
PHI 106

SPRING 3rd Semester
CSC 251
CSC 271


Required Program Courses

Credit Hours

CSC 151 MS OS Workstation

3

CSC 153 MS OS Server

3

CSC 158 MS Network Security Design

2

CSC 171 Linux Installation and Administration

3

CSC 271 Linux Networking and Security

3

CSC 251 Advanced Topics in Computer Security

3

PHI 106 Business and Organizational Ethics

          3

Total Semester Credit Hours

20

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