Undergraduate Prerequisites: On Campus Prerequisites: METCS 200 Fundamentals of Information Technology. Or instructor's consent; Undergraduate Corequisites: Restrictions: MS CIS only. This course may not be taken in conjunction with CS 425 (undergraduate) or CS 535. Only CS 535 or CS 625 can be counted towards degree requirements. - This course presents the foundations of data communications and takes a bottom-up approach to computer networks. The course concludes with an overview of basic network security and management concepts. Prereq: METCS 200, or instructor's consent. This course may not be taken in conjunction with METCS 425 (undergraduate) or METCS 535. Only one of these courses can be counted towards degree requirements.