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New BS in Network Engineering & Security on its way - raekwon - 06-15-2022
Nothing on the main WGU page yet, but spotted these on the partners.wgu site...
https://partners.wgu.edu/Pages/BSNES.aspx
https://partners.wgu.edu/Pages/BSNES_C.aspx
EDIT: Guidebook links...
https://www.wgu.edu/content/dam/wgu-65-assets/western-governors/documents/program-guides/information-technology/BSNES.pdf
https://www.wgu.edu/content/dam/wgu-65-assets/western-governors/documents/program-guides/information-technology/BSNES_C.pdf
RE: New BS in Network Engineering & Security on its way - jsd - 06-15-2022
I wonder if this is just replacing their Network Operations and Security degree
RE: New BS in Network Engineering & Security on its way - raekwon - 06-15-2022
(06-15-2022, 02:31 PM)jsd Wrote: I wonder if this is just replacing their Network Operations and Security degree
The BSNOS is still listed as well, so I'm thinking no (for now, anyway). Maybe an eventual replacement, though.
RE: New BS in Network Engineering & Security on its way - MNomadic - 06-15-2022
Very interesting! I would think the plan is to eventually replace the BSNOS. It looks like it'll be a stronger curriculum that's more differentiated as opposed to just a "lighter" cybersecurity degree with CCNA and an extra cloud class thrown in.
RE: New BS in Network Engineering & Security on its way - raekwon - 06-16-2022
It's now live on the site and the link to the NOS degree has been removed, so I'm guessing that program is no longer taking new applicants. (The page itself is still up.)
New degrees: https://www.wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/network-engineering-security-bachelors-program.html
RE: New BS in Network Engineering & Security on its way - bluebooger - 06-16-2022
it has a course on Version Control
about freaking time WGU offered that
most of their other IT degrees have the ridiculous CompTia A+ courses
I've long thought those were useless and should be replace with a course about Git and other things from MIT's missing semester
https://missing.csail.mit.edu/
a software development degree without a version control course is just dumb
RE: New BS in Network Engineering & Security on its way - raekwon - 06-16-2022
Honestly... I want what the Cisco version of this program has to offer AND what the BSCSIA has to offer. I might get both (or start one, get the certs I want from that one, then finish with the other).
RE: New BS in Network Engineering & Security on its way - bjcheung77 - 06-16-2022
Cool, just looked at the program they have on the link above. Seems like a pretty good program packaged in place...
RE: New BS in Network Engineering & Security on its way - MNomadic - 06-16-2022
(06-16-2022, 02:52 PM)raekwon Wrote: Honestly... I want what the Cisco version of this program has to offer AND what the BSCSIA has to offer. I might get both (or start one, get the certs I want from that one, then finish with the other).You could just go for the one that better aligns to your current or future job, then get whatever relevant certs you want for less than The cost of tuition.
RE: New BS in Network Engineering & Security on its way - raekwon - 06-17-2022
(06-16-2022, 10:23 PM)MNomadic Wrote:(06-16-2022, 02:52 PM)raekwon Wrote: Honestly... I want what the Cisco version of this program has to offer AND what the BSCSIA has to offer. I might get both (or start one, get the certs I want from that one, then finish with the other).You could just go for the one that better aligns to your current or future job, then get whatever relevant certs you want for less than The cost of tuition.
True enough, but the structure (however loose) of an actual degree program is likely to keep me in line to actually finish what I need to finish. (I also considered just doing the Cisco BSNES and then moving on to the MSCSIA at WGU... but I really want to do the Masters in Cybersecurity from Georgia Tech after undergrad.)