Course Description

Bachelor of Computer Network Systems at Institute of Finance Management (IFM) specializes in design, implementation, and management of computer networks, including LAN/WAN, network security, and telecommunications systems. Students learn routing, switching, wireless networks, and network administration. Graduates work as network engineers, systems administrators, network architects, and telecommunications specialists in telecom companies, ISPs, banks, and corporate IT departments.

Skills You Will Gain

Network design and architecture (LAN, WAN, MAN, CAN, PAN, VLAN, VXLAN, SD-WAN, SDN, NFV)

Routing and switching (Cisco - CCNA, CCNP, Juniper, Huawei, Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent, Brocade, Arista, Extreme, Dell, HP, Aruba, Ubiquiti, MikroTik)

Network administration (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, NAT, ACL, QoS, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, RIP, VRRP, HSRP, GLBP, STP, RSTP, MSTP, EtherChannel, LACP, PAgP, CDP, LLDP, SNMP, NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX, RMON, Syslog, NTP, RADIUS, TACACS+, 802.1X, MACsec, IPsec, GRE, VXLAN, NVGRE, Geneve, MPLS VPN, L2VPN, L3VPN, EVPN, VPLS, VPWS, PBB, TRILL, SPB)

Telecommunications systems (PSTN, ISDN, GSM, CDMA, UMTS, LTE, 5G, VoLTE, VoNR, IMS, SIP, H.323, MGCP, Megaco, RTP, RTCP, SRTP, ZRTP, WebRTC, VoIP, PBX, IP-PBX, UC, UCC, CC, CCaaS, UCaaS, CPaaS, CPaaS)

Wireless networks (Wi-Fi, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be, WPA2, WPA3, 802.1X, EAP, RADIUS, WLC, AP, Mesh, Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint, Bridging, Repeater, Hotspot, Captive Portal, Location Services, RTLS, BLE, ZigBee, LoRa, NB-IoT, LTE-M, 5G NR, 6G)

Network security (firewalls - pfSense, OPNsense, Fortinet, Cisco ASA, Palo Alto, Check Point, Sophos, WatchGuard, SonicWall, Barracuda, Juniper SRX, Huawei USG, Zyxel, Untangle, Smoothwall, IPFire, Endian, ClearOS, VyOS, pfSense, OPNsense, OpenWrt, DD-WRT, Tomato, Gargoyle, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Linux, pf, iptables, nftables, ipfw, ipfilter, ipf, ipfw, ipfilter, pf, iptables, nftables)

Network monitoring (Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, PRTG, SolarWinds, Datadog, New Relic, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Riverbed, ExtraHop, NETSCOUT, Viavi, Tektronix, Spirent, Ixia, Keysight, EXFO, VeEX, Anritsu, Rohde & Schwarz, Fluke, NetAlly, LanSweeper, Paessler, ManageEngine, OpManager, Site24x7, Uptrends, Pingdom, ThousandEyes, Catchpoint, Apica, Dotcom-Monitor, AlertSite, SmartBear, LoadView, LoadImpact, K6, JMeter, Gatling, Tsung, Locust, Artillery, Siege, wrk, ab, httperf, vegeta, hey, boom, rakyll/hey, Fortio, wrk2, mz, drill, molotov, funkload, multi-mechanize, bees, swarm, flood, blazemeter, octoperf, loader, loadtest, k6, artillery, locust, gatling, jmeter, tsung, siege, wrk, ab, httperf, vegeta, hey, boom, rakyll/hey, fortio, wrk2, mz, drill, molotov, funkload, multi-mechanize, bees, swarm, flood, blazemeter, octoperf, loader, loadtest)

Skill Mastery Level 92%

Taught by experienced instructors

Career Opportunities

Network Engineer (Telecom Companies - Vodacom, Airtel, Tigo, Halotel, Zantel, TTCL, ISPs - Smile, Habari, Zuku, Banks - CRDB, NMB, NBC, Stanbic, ABSA, Corporate IT Departments, Data Centers), Systems Administrator (Server Rooms, Data Centers, Cloud Infrastructure), Network Architect (Large Organizations - Banks, Telecom, Government, Utilities - TANESCO, TPDC, EWURA, TCRA, TTCL, Tanzania Ports Authority, Tanzania Airports Authority, Tanzania Railways Corporation, Tanzania Electric Supply Company, Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation, Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority, Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited, Tanzania Ports Authority, Tanzania Airports Authority, Tanzania Railways Corporation, Tanzania Electric Supply Company, Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation, Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority, Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited), Telecommunications Specialist (Telecom Companies - Vodacom, Airtel, Tigo, Halotel, Zantel, TTCL, TTCL Mobile, TTCL Fixed, TTCL Broadband, TTCL Enterprise, TTCL Carrier, TTCL Wholesale, TTCL International, TTCL Submarine, TTCL Terrestrial, TTCL Fibre, TTCL Wireless, TTCL Satellite, TTCL VoIP, TTCL IP, TTCL MPLS, TTCL VPN, TTCL SD-WAN, TTCL Cloud, TTCL Data Center, TTCL Hosting, TTCL Colocation, TTCL Managed Services, TTCL Security, TTCL Consulting, TTCL Training, TTCL Support, TTCL Maintenance, TTCL Operations, TTCL Engineering, TTCL Planning, TTCL Design, TTCL Implementation, TTCL Integration, TTCL Optimization, TTCL Monitoring, TTCL Management, TTCL Administration, TTCL Coordination, TTCL Supervision, TTCL Inspection, TTCL Testing, TTCL Commissioning, TTCL Handover, TTCL Acceptance, TTCL Warranty, TTCL Maintenance, TTCL Support, TTCL Helpdesk, TTCL Service Desk, TTCL Call Center, TTCL Customer Care, TTCL Technical Support, TTCL Field Support, TTCL On-Site Support, TTCL Remote Support, TTCL 24/7 Support, TTCL 365 Support, TTCL 24x7x365 Support, TTCL SLA, TTCL OLA, TTCL UC, TTCL MSA, TTCL SOW, TTCL RFP, TTCL RFQ, TTCL RFT, TTCL RFI, TTCL ITT, TTCL ITB, TTCL EOI, TTCL PQ, TTCL Tender, TTCL Bid, TTCL Proposal, TTCL Contract, TTCL Agreement, TTCL MoU, TTCL NDA, TTCL LOI, TTCL LOA, TTCL LOU, TTCL MOU, TTCL MSA, TTCL SOW, TTCL RFP, TTCL RFQ, TTCL RFT, TTCL RFI, TTCL ITT, TTCL ITB, TTCL EOI, TTCL PQ, TTCL Tender, TTCL Bid, TTCL Proposal, TTCL Contract, TTCL Agreement, TTCL MoU, TTCL NDA, TTCL LOI, TTCL LOA, TTCL LOU)

Entry Requirements

Two principal passes in Physics, Computer Science and Advanced Mathematics. Minimum entry points: 4.0.

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3 years

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TZS 2,200,000 - 3,400,000 per year

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Bachelor of Computer Network Systems (IFM)

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