15 courses with the subject CST, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
CST 205IT Security Foundations3
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to cybersecurity principles, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA). Students examine contemporary threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies while gaining foundational skills in cryptography, access controls, secure network design, and endpoint protection. Hands-on labs emphasize detection and prevention techniques, leveraging AI-enhanced security tools, threat intelligence, and automation for proactive defense. Content aligns with CompTIA Security+ objectives and prepares students to address security challenges in hybrid, cloud-integrated, and AI-driven IT environments. Semester Offered: S/SU level English Please Note: Two hours lecture, three hours laboratory
Business English Network Architecture CST 231 F/S 4 Coreq: CSC 234 Total Credits Required: 18 Additional Information Program Email: cset@qcc.mass.edu • The Network Technician Certificate offers extensive coursework, lecturing on theoretical information technology design, principles, and approaches and supplementing the lecture with practical hands-on application in QCC’s state-of-the-art CSET labs. • The Network Technician Certificate offers courses that teach material from several industry standard certifications including: • Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA): • Network+ - CSC 234 • Linux+ - CST 245 • Microsoft’s 365 Certified Associate in the following topics: • Windows Desktop - CSC 141 156 CO LLEG E C ATALO G For information on electives, see p. 352-354.
This course introduces students to routing principles and modern network architecture for small to medium-sized enterprise environments. Students learn to configure routers, manage dynamic routing protocols, and secure routing infrastructures while designing scalable and resilient networks. Emphasis is placed on IPv4/IPv6, SDN (Software- Defined Networking), virtualized routing environments, and practical troubleshooting techniques. Hands-on labs provide experience in configuring physical and virtual routers, integrating hybrid networks, and applying industry best practices. Content aligns with Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification objectives and prepares students for routing and network design in contemporary on-premise, hybrid, cloud-enabled IT environments. Semester Offered: S Please Note: Two hours lecture, three hours laboratory
This course provides students with the knowledge to implement and maintain UNIX-based server technologies. Students install server-based Linux and those packages required to support Linux clients. Server components are discussed and then implemented by students and include: DNS, DHCP, NIS, NFS, and SAMBA. Students explore configuration of log files, remote access, task automation, security, and virtualization. After completing this course students have the required knowledge to sit for the Red Hat Certifie System Administrator/Engineer (EX200 and EX300). Please Note: Two hours lecture, three hours laboratory
This course, one of five in a series, introduces students to the growing complexities of network and application administration in today's enterprise computing environments. This course focuses on Unified Communication technologies, including real-time enterprise communication services such as instant messaging, presence information, voice, mobility features, audio, web and video conferencing, fixed-mobile convergence, desktop sharing, data sharing, call control and speech recognition with non-real-time communication services such as unified messaging across multiple devices and media-types. Semester Offered: S 372 CO LLEG E C ATALO G
& Seminar This course provides students with an organized introduction to working in the field of Information Technology (IT) and/or Cybersecurity. Students develop a personalized learning agreement with objectives, based on employer requirements and student interests, to be accomplished throughout the work experience. During this work opportunity, students integrate fundamental skills such as communication, work ethic, and adaptability with the technical hard skills learned from classroom theory. Students are evaluated based on the demonstration of satisfactory completion of the learning objectives. Semester Offered: F/S/SU
