Professional Certifications from the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program
Benefits
- Develop critical competencies in 12 – 18 months
- Courses delivered both on campus and via asynchronous, distance learning
- Graduate credit earned can apply toward a Master’s in Telecommunications or Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Interaction with an industry-diverse and world-wide student body
Professional Certificates
Computer and Network Security (12 credit hours)
To understand network security requires more than simply taking an introductory course on network security; it requires a comprehensive understanding of not only how networks operate but also how users behave on the network. Simply designing a technically secure network fails to appreciate the social engineering vulnerabilities facing modern networks. To actually protect networks requires a detailed and well-executed process, one that includes substantial technical, behavioral, economic, accounting, and policy understanding. Therefore, students must gather a wide range of training and experiences to truly understand what is required to secure a network.
The certificate provides a broad range of coverage and includes not only the fundamentals of how networks operate and how to secure these networks, but also covers how to approach security in a practical manner. Security issues and topics range from technical theory to legal procedures. The curriculum consists of two required core courses and two electives.
Core Courses
TLEN 5530 Applied Network Security
TLEN 5540 Network Security Lab
Elective Courses
TLEN 5190 Standardization and Standards Wars
TLEN 5420 Foundations of Computer and Network Security
TLEN 5490 Network Programming
TLEN 5832 Privacy, Security, and Digital Rights Management
ECEN 5022 Cryptography
Wireless Network and Technologies (12 credit hours)
Wireless is everywhere. There are almost twice as many cell phones in the world today than there are wireline service connections. Cell phone users not only make billions of phone calls, but last year they sent 135 billion text messages from their cell phones. Wireless local area networks (LANs) and hotspots are gaining ground in the marketplace, and new wireless technologies and standards are being developed to further advance the wireless world.
There is a need for personnel in many positions to understand wireless technologies. Network administrators and technicians must know what a given product can and cannot do, how to select the right product, how to deploy a reliable wireless network, how different wireless products might interact, and the security and vulnerability characteristics of wireless networks.
Higher-level management should understand the regulatory and legal aspects of owning and operating wireless networks as well as the cost-benefit tradeoffs between wireless vs. non-wireless options. Managers should also understand the opportunities now offered by new-generation (3G) cell phone technologies in maintaining contact with mobile employees.
The certificate program covers a range of wireless and LAN issues, and includes otpics ranging from technical theory to legal procedures. It is designed to satisfy the needs of students with technical, legal, or business backgrounds.
The curriculum consists of two required core courses and two electives.
Core Courses
TLEN 5510 Wireless and Cellular Communications
TLEN 5520 Wireless LANs
Elective Courses
TLEN 5190 Standardization and Standards Wars
TLEN 5260 Law for the Information Age
TLEN 5470 Signaling Protocols
TLEN 5350 Satellite Communication Systems
TLEN 5440 Multimedia Networking
ECEN 5692 Communications Networks
CSCI 5273 Network Systems
ASEN 5190 GPS Technology
Admission
Students entering either the Computer and Network Security or the Wireless Network and Technologies certificate program should be professionally familiar with data networks and/or telecommunications netowrks. Familiarity with security procedures or at least one wireless system, respectively, would be an advantage. Alternatively, student should take the following courses and pass with a 3.0 GPA or better before enrolling in either certificate program.
TLEN 5330 Data Communications 1
TLEN 5460 Telecommunications Systems Lab
Application
Students seeking certificates must complete the ITP Certification Application form, available from the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Website. Once the form is submitted, students are eligible to enroll and take courses via distance learning through CAETE.
Current degree students may also complete certificates as part of their studies in one of the telecommunications master degree programs.
For Further Information about these Certificate Programs
Contact the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program directly about certificate requirements and to obtain an application. Visit their web site to further explore application and admission details.
Elizabeth Golder, Deputy Director
Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program
University of Colorado
530 UCB
Boulder , CO 80309-0530
Phone: 303-492-8475
Fax: 303-492-1112
E-mail: cuemp@colorado.edu
Web site: telecom.colorado.edu
