Computer Network Administration and Management – (M.Sc.)

The course durations are 12 months full time (September intake) or 16 months full time (January intake), or 3 years part time.In today´s IT-centric business environments, the need for correctly specified, configured and managed computer systems is at the heart of business efficiency and security. Whether it is an in-house accounting and finance system in an SME or a corporate-wide data system in an international organisation, the role of systems administration is one that ensures integrity of the vital data upon which major business decisions are made.

This course is about professional practice in IT at a senior level, where there is a growing need for practitioners who can take strategic IT plans and implement the associated computer and network infrastructures, as well as create appropriate administrative and maintenance structures that are responsive to company needs. It is designed to provide you with the management perspective on networks and their administration, which includes securing suitable investment, commitment from management and staff trust that the systems implemented are used correctly to their full extent.

Our aim is to teach the principles and practice of systems administration and management, including system and network design, analysis, specification, efficiency and security in an `Open Systems´ environment. The Department´s experimental, mixed operating system network is used to provide handson experience of configuring and optimising secure networks and will enable you to gain experience in developing client, server and middleware aspects of internet applications.

This course will appeal to both those who would like to work with the design, installation and maintenance of networks and those who already have experience of this field and would like to advance their career by moving up the management scale and becoming a professional who can take company strategic plans and build network systems to support them.