I want to go into network security when I get out of college but I want to know what majors to search for?
Monday, November 30th, 2009 at
10:07 am
I want to go into network security when I get out of college but I want to know what majors to search for? I need to know which majors or major I could search for thatwould help me go into this field, I am applying for colleges right now and need help finding majors for this field when I get out. If anyone does this or has any knowledge a college path to go into this career please let me know and thank you.
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Computer Science, Business Information Systems (BIS) or Management Information Systems(MIS)
Some colleges have programs that allow you to get a computer security certificate ("Information Assurance Professional Certificate") when you take security electives.
These electives include classes like:
-Computer Crime and Forensics
-Network Security and Cryptography
-Database Management Systems
-Information and Computer Security
Those are the types of courses and programs you should look for when applying to colleges. Ask about scholarship programs in that field to. If you keep your grades up, my college offered a program that paid for you college if you worked for the CIA or DOD after college for 2 years.
My personal opinion? MIS and BIS are much easier to major in than computer science and you still get the good pay and awesome job in computer security. If you do not care about the programming, look into MIS or BIS.
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Something else you can consider doing:
Job search NOW. Look at job descriptions and find your ideal job. See what type of degree that position requires. I WISH someone had given me that idea!