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Academics > All Programs > Cisco Network Specialist
The Cisco Network Specialist program teaches how to build, maintain and troubleshoot computer networks. Students also learn how to connect these networks to other networks and the Internet.
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONAL COURSES | |
| CIST 2451 Cisco Network Fundamentals This course provides students with classroom and laboratory experience in current and emerging network technology.Topics include basics of communication, converged networks, OSI and TCP/IP network models, Application layer protocols, services, and applications, Transport layer protocols and services, Network layer addressing and routing concepts, IPv4 and IPv6, calculating IPv4 subnets, Data Link layer and the encapsulation process, Physical layer components and data encoding, Ethernet and network protocol analysis, network abling, and basic network configuration. Required textbooks and materials:
| 4 |
CIST 2452 Cisco Routing and Switching Essentials This course describes the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in a small network. Students learn how to configure a router and a switch for basic functionality. Topics include switched networks, routing concepts, routing in a switched network, static and dynamic routing, Single-Area OSPF, Access Control Lists, and IP Services(DHCP and NAT).
Required textbooks and materials:
| 4 |
CIST 2453 Cisco Scaling Networks The goal is to develop an understanding of how switches are interconnected and configured to provide network access to LAN users.This course also teaches how to integrate wireless devices into a LAN.Topics include LAN design, basic switch concepts and configuration, VLAN concepts and configuration, VTP concepts and configuration, STP concepts and configuration, Inter-VLAN routing, and basic wireless concepts and configuration.
Required textbooks and materials:
| 4 |
CIST 2454 Cisco Connecting Networks Provides students with classroom and laboratory experience in current and emerging network technology.Topics include:introduction to WANs, WAN protocols, basic network security and ACLs, remote access, IP addressing services, and network troubleshooting.
Required textbooks and materials:
| 4 |
| *16 minimum semester hour credits required for certificate |
