Certificate in UNIX System Administration

Computer systems based on the UNIX operating system are used increasingly in business and industry as network, database, web and email servers and as high-end workstations. The UNIX operating system runs on a wide variety of computer architectures--from PCs to mainframes and UNIX system administration is relatively complex compared to administration of single-user systems such as Windows and MacOS workstations.

This certificate program will introduce concepts and details to understand the Unix-based system software and hardware components and system services. It will give hands-on experience installing, configuring, running, and maintaining a UNIX system, and implement security and safety. It is suitable for persons who currently administer UNIX systems and/or who wish to gain additional knowledge and experience to equip themselves to keep up with complex UNIX system administration tasks.

Career Opportunities

• Linux/Unix Administrator
• System Administrator
• Network Administrator

Goal

The goal of this certificate program is to provide working computer professionals as well as hobbyists with the knowledge and hands-on experience necessary to administer a UNIX system in a networked environment.

A certificate will be granted to those participants who have successfully completed the required course work and who can:

• Install and configure a bare system from distribution media to fully-configured, running, networked system.
• Demonstrate by written examination(s), understanding of system administration terminology, location and purpose of system configuration files and documentation, understand Unix system architecture.
• Demonstrate, through structured practicum, to react correctly to system failures, attach and reconfigure hardware devices, and can carry out routine administration activities.

Required Courses
	CSCI 145	Computer Science I		5 cr
	or
	Demonstrated programming fluency.
	CSCI 275	UNIX Concepts and Tools		2 cr
	CSCI 375	UNIX System Administration		3 cr
Total				10 cr




Complete course descriptions and further details on the certificate can be found in the Computer Science section of the UW-Parkside catalog.

To learn more about UNIX Certificate, contact:

Department of Computer Science
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
PO Box 2000
Kenosha, WI 53141-2000

Telephone: (262) 595-2314    or   Email