Online Degree
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Network Administration Career Focus Area
Now, you can personalize your bachelor’s degree in information technology with a
career focus area in network administration. Career focus areas (CFAs) are groupings
of courses designed to prepare you with specialized knowledge and skills in a chosen
field. If you are considering a career in network administration, Kaplan University’s
CFA will allow you to focus your elective choices on areas of study that best fit
your desired career path. This structure, which allows you to complete your CFA
courses later in the program, provides you with the time you need to understand
the available career options before selecting a career focus area.
In the network administration CFA, you will focus on the configuration and installation
of network services and applications. You may qualify for infrastructure design
opportunities that require design, problem solving, and troubleshooting abilities.*
You will also study how to configure applications for wide-area usage, build security
solutions for LANs, and interface between private and public networks. Enhancing
your knowledge and skills in these areas may help put you on a path to success in
this competitive IT field.
Courses associated with the network administration career
focus area:
- IT 273: Networking Concepts 5
- IT 278: Network Administration 5
- IT 283: Networking with TCP/IP 5
- IT 286: Introduction to Network Security
5
- IT 375: Windows Enterprise Administration
6
- IT 388: Routing and Switching I
6
- IT 471: Routing and Switching II OR
- IT 482: Network Design 6
Kaplan University’s undergraduate programs build your educational experience through
a portfolio of practical, resume-building projects that could be applied immediately
to help you pursue your career goals.
Classes start soon. Learn more about Kaplan University’s information technology
degree programs today.
*Kaplan University's programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment
in their field of study, or in related fields. However, the University does not
guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job or employed at all.
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