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Pending HLC approval. The 60-hour technical curriculum provides a strong theoretical and practical foundation for students entering the growing field of cybersecurity. This program will prepare students for technician-level positions in this emerging field including cybersecurity and information assurance, information security analysts, penetration testers, and digital forensics analysts.
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| CIS 106 | Computer Logic and Programming Technology | 3 | Program Requirement |
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Description: Provides students with a comprehensive introduction to computer programming using a currently popular programming language. Includes program logic, program structure, subroutines/functions/methods, variables, conditions, loops, arrays, files/data access, and object-oriented programming. A variety of programs are created throughout the course. Prerequisite: Math placement into MTH 101 or higher. mathplacement.php Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| ENG 101 | Composition I | 3 | AAS General Education |
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Description: Emphasizes the writing of expository prose. Introduction to the critical reading of nonfiction prose. IAI C1 900 Prerequisite: ENG 096 with a grade of P or other placement options: english-placement-grid.php ESL students need one of the following options: ESL 073 and ESL 074 with grades of B or better; ESL 073 and ESL 086 with grades of B or better; ESL 073 and ESL 099 with grades of B or better; ESL 073 with required writing placement test score; or ESL 074 with required reading placement test score. Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| NET 101 | Orientation to Cybersecurity Careers | 1 | Program Requirement |
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Description: Provides an overview of the cybersecurity industry and the different careers and work roles in the field. Learn the major skills and knowledge required for cybersecurity professions and associate employment skills and knowledge sets to specific classes in the Harper College Cybersecurity AAS Degree and certificate programs. Covers issues facing the cybersecurity industry, cybersecurity professional organizations, and industry credentials. Includes cybersecurity workforce competencies, review of academic degrees, certificates, and credentials. Covers navigating the college environment, learning and academic strategies, and career development. Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| NET 105 | Information Technology Fundamentals | 3 | Program Requirement |
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Description: Provides students with the skills required to identify and explain the basics of computing, IT, infrastructure, application and software, software development, database fundamentals and security. Contains basic computer maintenance and support principles. Includes computer science related topics including programming concepts and principles of software development and database design. Aligns to the CompTIA IT (ITF+) Fundamentals certification. Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| NET 121 | Computer Networking | 3 | Program Requirement |
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Description: Provides students with hands-on experience implementing and maintaining computer networks. Includes networking standards, architecture, models, protocols, operations, security and troubleshooting using current network operating systems. Introduces IP addressing and Ethernet fundamentals. Course prepares students to build simple local area networks (LANs) that integrate IP addressing schemes and foundational network security. Aligns to the CompTIA Network+ certification. Prerequisite: CIS 101, NET 105, or WEB 110 with a grade of C or better. NET 105 can be taken concurrently with NET 121. Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| CIS 226 | Programming for Cybersecurity | 3 | Program Requirement |
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Description: Provides students with hands-on experience to build upon foundational programming skills to develop Python scripts and programs for modern security professionals to monitor, protect against, contain, respond to and recover from cyber attacks. Includes Python concepts used to facilitate cybersecurity initiatives. Prerequisite: CIS 106 or CSC 121 with a grade of C or better. Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| ENG 102 | Composition II | 3 | AAS General Education |
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Description: Continues ENG 101. Reading literature and writing of various types of prose. Introduces methods used in writing investigative papers. IAI C1 901R Prerequisite: ENG 101 with a grade of C or better, or consent of instructor or department chair. Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| NET 240 | Linux Server Administration | 3 | Program Requirement |
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Description: Provides students with a comprehensive introduction to Linux Server administration. Includes installation, configuration, and administration of a Linux Server environment. Covers user management, hardware and software configuration, and security as well as network services configuration. Includes creating simple shell scripts, booting into different run levels, controlling services, identifying processes, and virtual machines. Aligns to the CompTIA Linux+ Certification. Prerequisite: NET 121 with a grade of C or better. Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| NET 260 | Windows Server Administration | 3 | Program Requirement |
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Description: Provides students with a comprehensive introduction to Windows Server Administration. Includes installation, configuration, administration, and security of a Windows Server environment. Learn to configure network services including DNS, DHCP, ADS, printing, and network routing. Implement and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure and manage storage and file services. Aligns to the Microsoft Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure Certification. Prerequisite: NET 121 with a grade of C or better. Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| NET 280 | Cybersecurity Fundamentals | 3 | Program Requirement |
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Description: Provides students with a hands-on foundation of essential cybersecurity concepts, principles, trends, practices, technologies, and compliance. Includes topics related to threats, attacks, vulnerabilities, risk, emerging technologies, security architecture and design, identity, and access management, risk management, cryptography, and secure communications. Aligns to the CompTIA Security+ Certification. Prerequisite: NET 121 or NET 122 with a grade of C or better. Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| NET 262 | Windows 365 Administration | 3 | Program Requirement |
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Description: Provides students with the skills necessary to deploy and manage a Microsoft 365 tenant. Implement and manage identity and access systems. Administer, manage and monitor security, threats and compliance in Microsoft 365 and hybrid environments. Includes identity synchronization, and security and compliance. Aligns to the Microsoft 365 Administrator Certification. Prerequisite: NET 121 with grade of C or better. Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| NET 281 | Enterprise and Network Security | 3 | Program Requirement |
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Description: Provides students with basic network security protocols and advanced enterprise security strategies with an emphasis on practical, real-world applications. Includes security concepts, principles, and practices. Covers host, end devices, servers, networks, wireless and mobile devices, virtual systems, and cloud-based systems. Prepares students with the skills to identify, prevent, and mitigate security threats in network environments and enterprise settings. Aligns to the ISC2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner Certification. Prerequisite: Prior or concurrent enrollment in NET280 with a grade of C or better. Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| NET 283 | Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing | 3 | Program Requirement |
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Description: Provides students with hands-on skills required of an ethical hacker using a variety of penetration testing tools. Focuses on hacking techniques and technology from an offensive perspective. Covers advanced security concepts, hacking techniques, exploits, automated programs, and defensive recommendations. Includes both passive and active reconnaissance techniques, identifying vulnerabilities across networks, systems, and applications. Explore ethical and legal considerations as well as implications. Aligns to the CompTIA PenTest+ Certifications. Prerequisite: NET 240 and NET 280 with grades of C or better. Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| NET 284 | Digital Forensics | 3 | Program Requirement |
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Description: Provides students with hands-on experience preserving, identifying, extracting, documenting and interpreting computer data. Examine computer data for evidence of a crime or violations of corporate policy. Includes performing forensic investigation on Windows, Unix and Linux file systems. Covers evidence handling, chain of custody, collection, and recovery of computer data using forensic software and methods. Align to the EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) Certification. PrerequisiteNET 240: LINUX SERVER ADMINISTRATION with a grade of C or better. Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| SPE 101 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication | 3 | AAS General Education |
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Description: Theory and practice of oral communications. Development of poise, confidence and skill in speech organization and delivery. Emphasis on frequent speaking, development of standards of criticism and selection and organization of material. IAI C2 900 Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| CIS 211 | IT Project Management | 3 | Program Requirement |
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Description: Provides students with a comprehensive introduction to Information Technology project management. Includes project selection, initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closure. Students gain practical project management skills and competencies related to Information Technology project management. Activities are performed using a currently popular project management software package. Aligns to the CompTIA Project+ certification. Prerequisite: CAS 105, CAS 115 and CAS 125 with grades of C or better, OR CAS 160 OR CIS 101 OR WEB 110 OR NET 105, with a grade of C or better; AND math placement into MTH 101 or higher. mathplacement.php Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| NET 282 | Cybersecurity Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance | 3 | Program Requirement |
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Description: Provides students with an overview of the critical aspects of cybersecurity governance, risk management, and compliance. Equips students with knowledge of current cybersecurity laws, regulations, and best practices. Explores various frameworks and standards used in information security management. Covers regulatory acts. Includes active monitoring techniques and security auditing, compliance, and network monitoring tools. Aligns to the ISACA Certified Information Security Manager Certification. Prerequisite: NET280 with a grade of C or better. Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| NET 290 | Cloud Computing | 3 | Program Requirement |
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Description: Provides students with hands-on experience in cloud computing. Examines cloud applications, security protocols as well as associated services and deployment models. Reviews system virtualization and its relation to cloud-based computing. Covers managing cloud resources, from planning, provisioning, implementing and deploying cloud based applications. Introduces cloud system disaster recovery. Includes best practices for cloud migration, governance, and networking. Aligns to the CompTIA Cloud+ Certification. Prerequisite: Prior or Concurrent enrollment in NET 240 or NET 260 or NET 280 with grades of C or better. Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| NET 298 | Cybersecurity Capstone | 2 | Program Requirement |
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Description: Provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of cybersecurity theory, principles, best industry practices, methodologies, tools, and technologies. Expects students to use scholarly research methods and leverage their investigative, problem solving, and research skills to study and design a cybersecurity project that addresses a real-world issue or challenge. Guidance and support are provided along with graded evaluation and feedback from their faculty throughout the semester. Prerequisite: CIS 226, NET 280, NET 282, NET 283, NET 284 with grades of C or better. Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology + | 3 | AAS General Education |
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Description: Analysis and description of the structure and dynamics of human society. Application of scientific methods to the observation and analysis of social norms, groups, inter-group relations, social change, social stratification and institutions. This course meets the World Culture and Diversity graduation requirement. IAI S7 900 Class Schedule: Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
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1 - Students must take at least 3 credit hours in a mathematics course at the level of MTH 101 or above. MTH 103 is recommended.
+ - This course meets the World Culture and Diversity graduation requirement.
Harper College offers credit and non-credit courses, skill badges, certificates and degrees to advance your cybersecurity career. Learn more about Cybersecurity at Harper. Classes start soon.