Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Communication Networks and Security] From Loyola University

Students gain the talents and skills necessary for success in today’s organizations according to current industry practices: planning, designing, implementing and administering voice and data communication networks; assessing and implementing the communication and security requirements of an organization in the form of a secure communication infrastructure; and functioning as an effective member of a network and security services division in an organization.

The Department of Labor projects a 57% (106,000) increase in the demand for Network systems and data communications analysts and a 37% increase (94,000) in Network and computer systems administrators over a 10 years period.

These are just a few of the reasons our program is distinctive:

• A commitment to the Jesuit traditions of scholarship, lifelong learning, and service.

• Classes are taught by experienced faculty.

• Our campus is a short ride from downtown Chicago. We offer classes at Water Tower Campus and Lake Shore Campus.

• Excellent laboratory facilities, including Windows and Linux development labs, and a wireless interaction area.

• Our schedules can work around your life.

• We offer a wide base of study that will help prepare you for a long, fulfilling career in computer science.

• Our professors work in the business world, bringing real-world problems and solutions to the classroom.

• We use a systematic methodology that teaches you how to think, not what to think. This will prepare you for the challenging, ever-changing world of computer science.

• Computer science continues to be a lucrative field. This positive outlook is expected to continue(e.g., see this related digest)