This program is built on partnerships with some of the most influential names in networking today, including Cisco, IBM and Microsoft. With additional education in systems analysis, database administration and system and network security, this program creates multi-skilled graduates who can respond flexibly to the complex hardware, software and application needs and problems in today’s information technology environment. You will learn in new state-of-the-art labs and work with professors who are connected to industry.

Graduates of the three-year Computer Systems Technology program are ready to meet the information technology (IT) needs of the business, industry, service and government sectors. You will be trained to plan, implement and analyze IT solutions based on various operating systems, networking technologies and computer programming languages.

The curriculum addresses:

• Advanced topics in network management
• Communication protocols
• CISCO switches and networks
• Microsoft Servers and applications.
• Mail servers
• Security
• Unified Communications enterprise-level management of server platforms

As a graduate, you will have the skills and expertise required to be an active participant in the planning and implementation of the information security programs and procedures required by modern organizations due to increasingly stringent reporting and privacy regulations. You will also be able to deploy Internet servers for the web, email and network services.

CERTIFICATIONS

Student may choose to pursue the following industry certifications, which could require additional exams and/or related work experience to qualify:

• CompTIA- Network+
• CompTIA A+
• LPIC-1-2
• Cisco CCNA
• MS MCP (Server)

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

• Associate network engineer
• Computer support specialist
• Systems support analyst
• Help desk analyst
• IT analyst
• Network administrator
• Network analyst
• Service specialist representative
• Systems support specialist
• Technical support analyst
• IT security specialist

WHERE YOU COULD WORK:

• Banks
• Colleges and universities
• Computer and network support companies
• Small to Medium Size Business
• Government
• Publishing companies
• Retail corporations
• Self-employment
• Software, telecommunications or publishing companies

Qualified graduates can go on to take Durham College’s Human Resources Management, Project Management and/or Information Systems Security – Computers and Networking graduate certificate programs or may be eligible to apply their academic credits towards further study through Durham College’s partnerships with many Canadian and international colleges and universities.

Co-operative education (co-op)

Students in the Computer Systems Technology program will be invited to apply to the co-op option during their first year of study. Entrance to the co-op option is limited and the processes for securing a work term are competitive. Students who qualify for co-op will be eligible to complete a four-month, paid work term between the second and third years of their program.