Also a Tech Prep Program

The Information Systems Cybersecurity AAS degree prepares students for a career in cybersecurity management and support in addition to the tasks relating to network management, system administration, technical support, hardware/software installation, and equipment repair. The program graduate will be able to design and install secure network systems based on customer requirements, monitor and maintain network traffic and security, and maintain network hardware and software.

Courses and hands-on labs in this program will assist the graduate in preparing to take a variety of Cisco, Microsoft, and CompTIA certification examinations.

Students planning to transfer to a college or university should check with the Collin academic advisor prior to beginning this program. Tech Prep students who took collegiate-level courses in information systems cybersecurity while in high school may elect to receive college credit by contacting the Global EDGE office. A petition for Tech Prep credit should be completed as soon as possible upon admission to Collin.

Career Options
Information Systems Cybersecurity is a fast-growing and high-demand field and includes career opportunities in the following areas:
     Network Administrator
     Network Auditor
     Network Consultant
     Systems Administrator
     Security Analyst
     Security Consultant


AAS – Information Systems Cybersecurity
71-72 credit hours

Note:  This degree has been updated since the 2009 - 2010 catalog was printed.

All ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions.

First Year
First Semester
CPMT 1405   IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software¹
ENGL  1301   Composition/Rhetoric I
ITMT    1300   Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional
ITMT  1440   Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
ITNW   1358   Network+

Second Semester
ECON  2301  Principles of Macroeconomics
ITCC 1301 CCNA 1 Exploration - Network Fundamentals¹
ITMT 1450 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
                   Network Infrastructure: Network Services
ITSC 1316  Linux Installation and Configuration
PHED/DANC   Any activity course
Elective*

Summer
ITCC  1304   CCNA 2 Cisco Exploration 2 - Routing Protocols and Concepts¹
MATH   1314   College Algebra ²

Second Year
First Semester
ITCC  2308  CCNA 3 Cisco Exploration 3 - LAN Switching and Wireless¹
ITCC  2310  CCNA 4 Cisco Exploration 4 - Accessing the WAN¹
ITSY   2300   Operating System Security
ITSY   2301   Firewalls and Network Security
SPCH  1311   Fundamentals of Speech Communication

Second Semester
HUMA 1301   Introduction to the Humanities
ITSY   2341   Security Management Practices
ITSY   2342   Incident Response and Handling
ITSY   2343   Computer System Forensics
ITSY   2371   e-Commerce and Biometric Authentication (Capstone)

Note: Preferred core choices are underlined.  See other options in AAS core, unless otherwise noted.

¹ Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school
² College Algebra level or higher required
* Elective (4-5 credit hours): ITMT 2440, ITSY 1400, or ITSY 2572


CERTIFICATES


Information Systems Cybersecurity Certificate
39-40 credit hours

Note:  This certificate has been updated since the 2009 - 2010 catalog was printed.

All ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW, and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions.

First Semester
ITCC  1301  CCNA 1 Exploration - Network Fundamentals¹
ITCC  1304  CCNA 2 Cisco Exploration 2 - Routing Protocols and Concepts¹
ITMT  1440  Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
ITNW  1358  Network+

Second Semester
ITMT 1450 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
                   Network Infrastructure: Network Services
ITSY  2300  Operating System Security
ITSY  2301  Firewalls and Network Security
ITSY  2342  Incident Response and Handling
Elective*

Summer
ITSY   2341   Security Management Practices
ITSY   2343   Computer System Forensics
ITSY   2371   e-Commerce and Biometric Authentication (Capstone)

¹ Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school
* Elective (4-5 credit hours): ITMT 2440, ITSY 1400, or ITSY 2572


CISSP Information Systems Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
15 credit hours

Note:  This certificate has been added since the 2009 - 2010 catalog was printed.

All ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW, and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions.

First Semester
ITNW  1358  Network+

Second Semester
ITSY   1400   Fundamentals of Information Security
ITSY   2341   Security Management Practices
ITSY   2572   Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Common
                       Body Of Knowledge Domain Instruction (Capstone)

Note: The second digit in a course number indicates the number of credit hours
for that course.