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  Nov 03, 2024
 
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Ethical Hacking Occupational Skills Award ♦


This OSA will prepare students to perform ethical hacking, penetration testing, and secure computer networks.  Students with this award will be able to install security software, monitor networks for security breaches, respond to cyber-attacks, and in some cases, gather data and evidence to be used in prosecuting cybercrime.

This Occupational Skills Award will prepare the student for the following industry certifications:

CompTIA Security+

EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

 

The course offerings are available in the following modes:

Face-to-face, Fully Online

With this award, you may seek jobs such as:

Information Security Analyst

Ethical Hacker

Penetration Tester

Related awards:

Cybersecurity and Information Assurance AAS ♦

♦ - This symbol indicates the offering is also available fully online.

Total Credit Hours Required: 10


Milestone Course(s)


*** denotes Milestone course(s)

A milestone course is a course that is critical for success in this program as determined by the Faculty of the Alamo Colleges District.

Notes:


A course may be used only once to fulfill degree requirements.

The student is encouraged to carefully examine the requirements at the transfer institution.  Requirements vary from institution to institution and can change from one year to the next.

Program CIP:  11.0901

Major Code: ETHK