Curriculum: Cybersecurity Specialist - Southwestern Illinois College
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Curriculum: Cybersecurity Specialist

Cybersecurity Specialist Certificate (007D)

Courses in suggested order  
Course Number Course Description Credits Approximate Weekly Time Commitment
CISC 117 Cybersecurity Essentials 3 4 h
CISC 161 Cisco Networking Essentials 4 5 h for 16-week course/10 h for 8-week course
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 35  
CISC 126 CyberOps Associate 4 5 h
CISC 162 Cisco Network Communication 4 5 h for 16-week course/10h for 8-week course
CISC 163 Cisco Switching and Routing 4 5 h for 16-week course/10h for 8-week course
NETW 188 Windos Server 3 4 h 
NETW 211 Digital Forensics 3 4 h
CISC 164 Cisco Enterprise Networking 4 5 h for 16-week course/10h for 8-week courseNETW 
NETW 271  Network Security (CompTIA Network+) 3 5 h
NETW Elective   3 4 h

Prerequisites may be required for some courses. Refer to the Course Catalog or Class Search link in eSTORM for a full course description.

ELECTIVES

  • CISC 230 DevNet Associate
  • NETW 101 Introduction to Networking

  • NETW 102 Management of Information Security

  • NETW 188 Windows Server

  • NETW 211 Digital Forensics

  • NETW 212 Principles of Incident Response and Disaster Recovery

  • NETW 231 Ethical Hacking

  • NETW 232 Management of Cloud Computing

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