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Enter the workforce with strong technical skills and an edge for business leadership with a degree from the University of Central Missouri’s Computer Information Systems BSBA - Cloud Computing, Networking and Security area.

Our system administrator degree is accredited by AACSB and ABET — one of the few programs in the country with that dual distinction. This speaks to the program’s focus on blending theory and practice in courses that build your business knowledge as much as they do your computer networking skills.

Our caring faculty in the Computer Information Systems program have significant research, industry and teaching experience. Their specialties cover a range of key topics in the CIS field, including:

Artificial intelligence
Cloud computing
Enterprise resource systems
Managing databases
Security
Systems administration

Over the years, they’ve kept up to date on the latest best practices — as well as how to build that knowledge in our CIS majors. Benefit from their dedication to ensure you get the support you need to excel after graduation and in jobs with a CIS degree.

What you will study

Pair technical knowledge with business skills in UCM’s CIS – Cloud Computing, Networking and Security area degree program. Most universities only give students the hard skills you need to succeed. The University of Central Missouri also gives you the business knowledge that prepares you for leadership jobs with a CIS degree. This ensures you know how to do your job well — and understand how your work fits within the larger context of an organization.

You’ll start the program with core coursework for a Computer Information Systems degree program, including Business Statistics, Database Management Systems, Organizational Policy and Strategy, Principles of Finance and Programming With Visual C#. Then you’ll dive deep into classes exclusive to students in the Cloud Computing, Networking and Security area degree concentration:

Cloud Computing and Data Communication Technologies
Network and System Administration
Data Communication and Distributed Data Processing
Cloud and Network: Planning, Design and Security

What can you do with a Computer Networking degree from UCM?

While earning your CIS degree in Computer Networking, you’ll have access to professionals in UCM’s Career and Life Design Center who will work with you to prepare you for the job market. In fact, UCM alumni with a bachelor’s degree in CIS have a 100% job or graduate school placement within six months of graduation.

Graduates with the CIS Networking and System Administrator degree work in the Kansas City area and beyond at companies such as Cerner, Hallmark, H&R Block and T-Mobile.

If you choose to enter graduate school before the workforce, we make it easy to stay at UCM to earn your MS in Computer Information Systems and Information Technology.