Mission Statement
In the College of Business & Entrepreneurship’s School of Accounting, Business Administration & Technology, the Network Engineering program provides a curriculum to prepare students to meet the challenges of business technology needs from a Christian worldview. Our commitment is to provide high-quality education, technical skills, and fundamental core concepts of network engineering to successfully support the constant change in technology within the business environment. We are dedicated to preparing our students based on a spiritual foundation to be at the forefront of a rapidly changing industry. College of Business & Entrepreneurship students are encouraged to join the opportunities for networking with students, faculty, and professionals, such as the Career & Internship Fair, to identify a career path where they can make an impact for God’s glory.
The network engineering major is offered online.
Possible Careers
The following are only a sample of the possible careers a student with a network engineering degree may pursue.
- Network Administrator
- Network Analyst
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator
- Network Technician
- Network Security Engineer
- Network Solutions Architect
- Network Consultant
- Network Support Specialist
- Field Service Engineer
- Computer Systems Analyst
- Network Engineer
- Wireless Engineer
Network Engineering Bachelor’s Requirements
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College of Business & Entrepreneurship Core Requirements:
Total: 30 Hours The Business Administration minor will be granted to all majors in the College of Business & Entrepreneurship, except Business Administration, Applied Management, and Organizational Leadership, because of completing the minor requirements. Technical Core Requirements:
Total: 33 Hours Total: 63 Hours to complete the Network Engineering major requirements.
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Network Engineering Certificate Requirements
A total of 30 semester hours is required to earn the Network Engineering Certificate. Transfer credit will be accepted into this certificate program from an accredited college or school up to a maximum of 20 hours, up to 9 hours of which may be earned through credit by examination and/or portfolio assessment of prior learning. Portfolio credit is only available to those students who have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University. Students must complete a minimum of 10 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University to earn the Network Engineering Certificate.
A student must earn a grade of C or better in all courses taken to meet the Thirty-Hour Network Engineering requirements. The student must have an overall grade point average of 2.5 or better for the awarding of the Network Engineering Certificate.
Business Component Requirements:
- ACCT 213 Principles of Financial Accounting
- BCIS 203 Microsoft Office Suite2
- BCIS 403/503 Management Applications of Information Technology
- ECON 123 Microeconomics (MOTR ECON 102)1
Total: 12 Hours
Required Network Engineering Component:
- ITBU 213 IT Infrastructure
- ITBU 313 Introduction to Cybersecurity
- ITBU 333 System Analysis and Design
- ITBU 373 Operating Systems
- ITBU 463 Server-Based Networking
- ITNE 313 Network Implementation
- Total: 18 Hours
Total: 30 Hours
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