Network and Security Architecture

The Network and Security Architecture Graduate Certificate program will cover the key aspects of designing, deploying, supporting, and securing small, medium, and enterprise network and server infrastructures. It will cover the fundamentals of advanced networking and security concepts to work in almost any situation and meet the security challenges that are presented.

The Network and Security Architecture program offers a cooperative education component, which provides students with the opportunity to gain invaluable first-hand work experience within their chosen field.

What You’ll Learn

• Design an enterprise network by applying knowledge of networking and routing protocols.
• Perform network monitoring, analysis and troubleshooting to determine efficient and secure operations.
• Develop a security architecture plan to incorporate both perimeter and endpoint security controls and devices to provide layers of security.
• Design multi-site enterprise operating system infrastructures using a security architecture framework.
• Design a centrally managed wireless network topology that can accommodate remote sites incorporating current security standards.
• Design and implement a virtualization and cloud computing focused infrastructure specifically addressing security risks associated with incorporating virtualization into an organizations infrastructure.
• Deploy servers to host web applications, focusing on securing the server and web from identified security risks.
• Identify and plan IT services that support business goals and objectives, and explain specific activities directly related to the delivery and support of the services.

A laptop computer is to be purchased by the student.  A CONNECT lab fee per academic term is included in the Additional Program Fees stated in the Fee Schedule.  This fee helps cover costs associated with the delivery of the CONNECT mobile computing program.  Students should not purchase a laptop computer or software until the College publishes the recommended configuration, models, software titles and versions for that academic year.