Thomas Gallagher, Program Director

Network Administrator has become a common job title across all career fields. The Network Administration and Security concentration provides students with a background in network administration for supporting users and computing in a networked environment. Coursework in network operating systems, server administration, routers, switches, security, and IP telephony are all embedded in the Network Administration and Security concentration.

The University of Montana is a Cisco Networking Academy, IBM Academic Alliance, & a CompTIA Authorized Academy, and a member of the Microsoft Developers Network Academic Alliance. Opportunities exist for professional certification from Cisco (CCNA, CCENT, CCVA), Microsoft and Comp TIA (A+, Network+ and Security+).

Students entering the program should be prepared with basic computing skills (keyboarding, word processing, file management, and Internet applications) and adequate preparation in mathematics (completion of M 090 or equivalent placement scores). Underprepared students should allocate an additional semester to the suggested four semester sequence. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
COMX 111A	Introduction to Public Speaking	3
CSCI 215E	Social & Ethical Issues in CS	3
ITS 152	CCNA 2: Exploration	3
ITS 212	Network OS - Server Admin	3
ITS 214	Network OS - Infrastructure	3
ITS 222	Enterprise Security	3
ITS 250	CCNA 3: Exploration	3
ITS 252	CCNA 4: Exploration	3
ITS 298	Internship/Cooperative Educati	2
Total Hours		26

Minimum Required Grade: C-

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Security Course Requirement