Cybersecurity - Systems Administration (Certificate)

Location(s): Main Campus

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Program Summary

System administrators support, troubleshoot, and maintain computer servers and networks. System administrators-also known as sysadmins-are information technology (IT) professionals. These IT professionals ensure an organization’s computer systems are optimally functioning and meet its needs. The benefits of becoming a systems administrator are many, and job security is just one of them. If a student is looking for a job that is in high demand and offers great salaries and opportunities, becoming a systems administrator is a good choice.

Program Information

All courses must be passed with a “C-” (1.7) or better to be counted in the certificate.
Credits older than 10 years must be approved by the CSCY Department Chair before being allowed to count towards the major due to the rapid change in the industry.

Certificate Completion

This certificate program must be completed in conjunction with a degree program. The certificate will be awarded at the same time as the degree program and cannot be earned independently of a degree.

Cybersecurity - Systems Administration Curriculum (18 Credits)

CYBR 2500 - Data Communications and Networking 3 Credit(s)
CYBR 2650 - System Administration I 3 Credit(s)
CYBR 2750 - Systems Security 3 Credit(s)
CYBR 3650 - System Administration II 3 Credit(s)
CYBR 3900 - Virtualization and Cloud Security 3 Credit(s)
CYBR 4650 - Server Administration 3 Credit(s)

Total Credits, Certificate: 18

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, students should be able to:

Identify and analyze risks, threats, and vulnerabilities associated with server software and hardware.
Setup, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot computer systems, stand-alone application, and/or various computer operating systems (client, server, and network).
Demonstrate the main administration tasks for a server: user management (create and delete users), software management (installation, configuration, version maintenance), resource management (monitoring, CPU, memory, swap and disk), filesystem maintenance, and backups.