Clarkie Catalog

MSIT3250

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

Also listed under 2 other titles
  • NETWORK ARCHITECT. & SECURITY
  • NETWORK SECURITY
Department
Master of Science Info. Tech.
Terms offered
17
Data refreshed
Jun 27, 2026

Description

This course addresses both fundamental and advanced concepts in modern data networking and security. Text, articles, labs and cases focus on understanding, planning, building, and securing IPv4/IPv6 LAN, WLAN, MAN and WAN environments.

Syllabi

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Offering history & forecast 2018–2026

2018
2026
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 33% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 7 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 5% per year. Department faculty is about 50% below its recent average. 2030 Spring: 53% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 8 of 9 spring terms since 2018. Department faculty is about 36% below its recent average. 2030 Summer: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029 2029 Fall: 36% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 7 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 3% per year. Department faculty is about 49% below its recent average. 2029 Spring: 56% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 8 of 9 spring terms since 2018. Department faculty is about 33% below its recent average. 2029 Summer: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028 2028 Fall: 39% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 7 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Section count rising about 1% per year over 2 terms. Department course count falling about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 47% below its recent average. 2028 Spring: 64% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 8 of 9 spring terms since 2018. Section count rising about 1% per year over 3 terms. Department course count rising about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 31% below its recent average. 2028 Summer: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027 2027 Fall: 46% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 7 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Section count rising about 1% per year over 3 terms. Department faculty is about 44% below its recent average. 2027 Spring: 68% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 8 of 9 spring terms since 2018. Section count rising about 1% per year over 4 terms. Department course count rising about 5% per year. Department faculty is about 28% below its recent average. 2027 Summer: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2026 Not offered 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2025 1 section 1 section Not offered Not offered
2024 4 sections 5 sections Not offered Not offered
2023 2 sections 4 sections Not offered Not offered
2022 Not offered 1 section 1 section Not offered
2021 1 section 1 section Not offered Not offered
2020 1 section 1 section Not offered Not offered
2019 1 section Not offered Not offered No data for this term
2018 1 section 1 section 1 section No data for this term
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term

Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.

Meeting times

Most recent first
  • Wed, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM JC204 20262020
  • Mon, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM JC102 20252025202220212019
  • Thu, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM JC102 2024
  • Mon, 6:30 PM–7:30 PM JC001 2023-1
  • Mon, 7:31 PM–9:30 PM JC105 2023-22023-3
  • Mon, Wed, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM JC102 2022
Credit-bearing sections of MSIT3250
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2026Dean J. Cascione (He/Him)Lecture1 9 of 30 enrolled31271
Fall 2025Peter W. WynerLecture1 13 of 30 enrolled23413
Spring 2025Peter W. WynerLecture1 37 of 60 enrolled31271
Fall 2024Usman GhaniOnline1 29 of 30 enrolled23360
Fall 2024Peter W. WynerLecture1 29 of 30 enrolled23413
Fall 2024Peter W. WynerLecture1 13 of 30 enrolled23414
Fall 2024Peter J. SullivanLecture1 31 of 30 enrolled22617
Spring 2024Peter W. WynerLecture1 59 of 60 enrolled31271
Spring 2024Peter W. WynerLecture1 29 of 30 enrolled33273
Spring 2024Moustaph B. FallLecture1 28 of 30 enrolled33274
Spring 2024Moustaph B. FallLecture1 29 of 30 enrolled33275
Spring 2024Usman GhaniOnline1 30 of 30 enrolled32598
Fall 2023Peter W. WynerLecture1 64 of 60 enrolled22616
Fall 2023Usman GhaniOnline1 30 of 30 enrolled22617
Spring 2023Peter W. WynerLecture1 29 of 30 enrolled31271
Spring 2023Peter W. WynerOnline1 31 of 30 enrolled32598
Spring 2023Usman GhaniOnline1 30 of 30 enrolled32599
Spring 2023Usman GhaniOnline1 30 of 30 enrolled32600
Summer 2022Peter W. WynerLecture1 20 of 20 enrolled11397
Spring 2022Peter W. WynerLecture1 27 of 25 enrolled31271
Fall 2021Peter W. WynerLecture1 23 of 20 enrolled26893
Spring 2021Peter W. WynerLecture1 13 of 18 enrolled38654
Fall 2020Peter W. WynerLecture1 18 of 18 enrolled26893
Spring 2020Peter W. WynerLecture1 11 of 25 enrolled38228
Fall 2019Peter W. WynerLecture1 27 of 25 enrolled26893
Fall 2018Peter W. WynerLecture1 10 of 25 enrolled26893
Summer 2018Peter W. WynerLecture1 9 of 25 enrolled10895
Spring 2018Peter W. WynerLecture1 6 of 25 enrolled36646