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 130 Python Essentials 2 3 h (8 Week course)
CISC 161 Cisco Networking Essentials 4 5 h for 16-week course/10 h for 8-week course
NETW 182 Linux Operating System 3 4 h
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 43  
CISC 126 CyberOps Associate 4 5 h
CISC 162 Cisco Network Communication 4 5 h for 16-week course/10h for 8-week course
NETW Elective   3 5 h
NETW Elective   3 5 h
CISC 163 Cisco Switching and Routing 4 5 h for 16-week course/10h for 8-week course
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 5 h
NETW Elective   3 5 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
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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