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What you will study

Pair technical knowledge with business skills in UCM’s CIS – Cloud Computing, Networking and Security area degree program. Most universities only give students the hard skills you need to succeed. The Å·ÃÀÊÓƵ also gives you the business knowledge that prepares you for leadership jobs with a CIS degree. This ensures you know how to do your job well — and understand how your work fits within the larger context of an organization. 

You’ll start the program with core coursework for a Computer Information Systems degree program, including Business Statistics, Database Management Systems, Organizational Policy and Strategy, Principles of Finance and Programming With Visual C#. Then you’ll dive deep into classes exclusive to students in the Cloud Computing, Networking and Security area degree concentration:

• Cloud Computing and Data Communication Technologies
• Network and System Administration
• Data Communication and Distributed Data Processing
• Cloud and Network: Planning, Design and Security

 

 

Unique learning opportunities in the Computer Information Systems Networking degree program

UCM gives you and your classmates in the CIS Network Engineer degree many opportunities to put learning into practice — inside and outside the classroom:

• Internships: Take advantage of opportunities available in the Kansas City metro area by participating in an internship. Get real-world experience in jobs with a CIS degree. Past students have interned at, for example, T-Mobile, Cerner and Evergreen.
• Capstone project: Collaborate with students pursuing a degree in CIS in another concentration area. Together, use your CIS specialties to develop an end-to-end system that solves a business problem. Along the way, learn how your skills complement each other to create an integrated system. You’ll also benefit from the guidance of local professionals who provide feedback on your project. 
• Career coaching: Work with our CIS advisory group to develop your five-year CIS degree plan. Partner with these leading technology experts to ensure you’re taking the right classes, setting achievable goals and moving in the right direction to meet your career ambitions.
• Student life: Complement your coursework with lectures from visiting technology experts. Leaders from companies such as Microsoft come to speak on data mining, the education technology field and its future and more. Join the CISAO student group for additional networking.

 

What can you do with a Computer Networking degree from UCM?

While earning your CIS degree in Computer Networking, you’ll have access to professionals in UCM’s Career and Life Design Center who will work with you to prepare you for the job market. In fact, UCM alumni with a bachelor’s degree in CIS have a 100% job or graduate school placement within six months of graduation.

Graduates with the CIS Networking and System Administrator degree work in the Kansas City area and beyond at companies such as Cerner, Hallmark, H&R Block and T-Mobile.

If you choose to enter graduate school before the workforce, we make it easy to stay at UCM to earn your MS in Computer Information Systems and Information Technology.

Jobs with a CIS degree

In addition to providing information about employment trends, the tool below gives you insight related to jobs with a CIS degree, computer networking salary information and other career data.

 

 

Financial assistance options for your CIS degree

The Å·ÃÀÊÓƵ makes it easy for you to afford your education. In addition to being cost-competitive, we offer a variety of ways for you to get financial assistance to pay for your undergraduate degree in CIS Networking. Financial aid options include loans, grants and scholarships. 

Some scholarships are set aside exclusively for students pursuing a Computer Networking degree, including: 

• Alexander Gladkov Memorial Scholarship
• Boeing Company Scholarship for Computer Information Systems
• Chelsoft Solutions Company – CIS & IT Scholarship
• Computer Information Systems & Analytics Scholarship Fund
• Helen Louise Campbell Richards Memorial Scholarship
• Pennzoil Student Scholarship
• Richard and Gertrude Innes Scholarship
• Trevor Shoemaker CIS Memorial Scholarship

You can learn more about program-specific scholarships with the .

Program Acreditation 

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The BSBA in Computer Information Systems - Networking, System Administration and Security option is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET.

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