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Ethical Hacking Discussions and Related Certifications / General Certification / Re: Advice on Masters Program, and Employment
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on: April 12, 2011, 10:34:56 AM
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I agree with Ziggy, you need to go to the school which is aligned with what you are trying to accomplish in the long term.
In regards to the schools themselves, I am currently attending UNO in the IA program and I would say it is so so. The education is actually quite good, but given my already vast experience, I have not learned a ton from the curriculum yet, but I have learned a ton from the experience of a few of the professors which in my opinion has paid for itself.
UNO's IA program is very much focused on the theoretical when it comes to technology, which is fine if you want to have a general understanding of how things work and have that understanding transcend any technology.
UNO will take you longer to complete, since it is a traditional school.
Bellevue University will take less time to complete the programs. I have a colleague who is attending the Infosec program there and he will complete the program in a little over a year taking three classes a semester. The Accreditation is less at Bellevue, but aside from credit transfer, unless you plan on trying to get a PhD at a Carnegie Melon type of school, Bellevue Universities Accreditation is fine.
Bellevue University focuses primarily on practical knowledge, so you will have more hands on knowledge to help you do your job when you are done.
As far as the content of the classes in the infosec program at Bellevue, based on the experience of two of my friends, you will learn a lot. If you have a solid understanding of networking and have been to, for instance the SANS GSEC course, you will be ahead of most of your classmates and the classes you are taking. Just keep that in mind.
I think both schools are good if you know what you want to accomplish, I wanted to have international connections while attending school, and keep my doors open for a PhD at a state university down the road. I also wanted to tap into some of these professors vast experience. I also wanted the in class experience as much as possible. That is why I chose UNO.
Find what suits you and go for it. I hope this helps.
Are we talking about University of Nebraska - Omaha? I take it your int he bachelors program, since the master's isnt live yet...its set for an optimistic release of this fall, but will probably end up being next year....? |
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Ethical Hacking Discussions and Related Certifications / General Certification / Advice on Masters Program, and Employment
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on: April 11, 2011, 08:16:22 AM
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I'm looking at starting my masters career this fall in information security. I have the Security+ CE, and am sitting for CISSP July 16th. Just as an FYI, here's a couple of schools I'm looking at:
WGU
Bellevue University (in NE)
University of Nebraska - Omaha (Where i got my BS in MIS)
What are your opinions on the above? I'm very attracted to WGU because of the online classes, and the curriculum to aqcuire 6 industry certifications (that i wanted to get anyway, best of both worlds). However as most know, its only regionally accredited, and not nationally. The other two are nationally accredited.
Bellevue University offers a masters in cybersecurity and is nationally accredited (could transfer to any school anywhere) but is not an NSA Center for Academic Excellence (CAE). However it is completely online, and due to my schedule online classes provide the best possible means for me to finish the fastest. I would like to work for STRATCOM (DoD) here in nebraska, and bellevue university is in (obviously) Bellevue, and is the same location of STRATCOM, so I would assume they have ties.
University of Nebraska - Omaha is starting their new Masters of InfoSec and Assurance this fall (they already have an IA/IS bachelors) and they are an NSA Center of Academic Excellence in IA school. However almost all are sit-in physically there classes, and as stated before, due to my obscene schedule, would provide the hardest to schedule/longest to complete solution.
And so i'm curious, how in depth, or how much do employers look at the colleges, and how often does it carry weight? With WGU being only regionally accredited but with 6 certifications, would it cause me to miss opportunity that I would otherwise have with a nationally accredited school, but with out certifications?
I know I probably rambled through most of this so please allow me to clarify if anything does not make sense.
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