Computer Technology

Overview

Course Details

The Computer Technology BSc course at the American Public University emphasizes certification preparation and hands-on learning. If you enter with an associate degree, you may be able to transfer in up to 70 credit hours to expedite your degree completion.

• Soft skill building, including interpersonal communication
• Computer-based systems organization processes and components
• Web development fundamentals
• Productivity applications
• Programming essentials
• Communication and network technologies
• Database systems
• Information security management

Upon successful completion, you will be prepared to pursue a number of certifications, including Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS); Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW); Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA); Amazon Web Services (AWS); and CompTIA A+, Security+, and Network+.

Students must choose a concentration for this degree program:

• Cloud Computing 
• Information Security and Assurance 
• Networking 
• Web Development 

What You Will Do

• Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills to communicate and collaborate
• Solve problems by analyzing computing requirements
• Apply current skills and tools of software applications development, network architecture, data productivity and information security analysis
• Build an enterprise-wide computer system using appropriate hardware and software technologies
• Show you understand how ethics, law, security, and social responsibility impact the technology industry