Undergraduate Admission
    Graduate Admission

    Master Certificate in System Administration

    About this Course:
    The Master Certificate in System Administration is awarded to those participants who have completed both the Windows Operations & Networking and UNIX System & Administration programs with six optional elective courses listed below of the Information Technology Certificate Programs offered through the School of Applied Technology  of Illinois Institute of Technology. Those interested in pursuing this award must complete these four certificate programs. Most often these programs can be successfully completed in one year or less.

    Participants who wish to pursue this Master Certificate would be best served by working with a program manager of the Information Technology Certificate Programs for guidance. Some programs may be taken simultaneously and some may require prerequisites. Allowing the program manager to assist in planning the sequence of classes would ensure a successful and enjoyable experience as participants reach their goals.

    Currently Scheduled

    Starting at $9,800  -   APPLY

    Course Details:
    This program is designed for students seeking knowledge that will prepare them for a career as a system administrator. The two required certificate programs must include (not necessarily in the following order):

    IT 451 Windows Operations & Networking - $2,450 - a 16 week program where participants learn to set up and maintain PC workstations and servers and to administer PC servers and networks. Topics include hardware requirements; software compatibility; and system installation, configuration and options and post-installation topics; administrative practices required for file system security; process management; performance monitoring and tuning; storage management; back-up and restoration of data; and disaster recovery and prevention.

    IT 452 UNIX System & Administration - $2,450 - a 16 week program where participants learn to setup and configure a contemporary operating system, including the actual installation of the operating system on the participant workstation. User account management, security, printing, disk configuration, and backup procedures are addressed, with particular attention to coverage of TCP/IP and TCP/IP applications.

    Electives may be chosen from the following courses below:

    Intro to UNIX and Perl Scripting Cloud Computing Technologies
    Operating System Virtualization Operating System Security
    Intro to UNIX and Shell Scripting Project Management for IT Professionals

    CEU:
    18

    Presented By:
    Sheikn Shamsuddin
    Recep Kandemir
    Alon Friedman