Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

The MCSE course provides you with the opportunity to gain two Official Microsoft qualifications:

• Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

To be eligible for the MCSE course you must first gain MCSA certification by passing three core exams and one elective exam as shown below:

• Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment: Exam 70–290 (Core networking systems exam)
• Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Exam 70–291 (Core networking systems exam)
• Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional: Exam 70–270 (Core Operating Systems exam)
• Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network: Exam 70-299 (Elective exam)

Once you have attained the MCSA Certification or if you have previously been awarded the MCSA Certificate, this course allows you to just study the MCSE level. You will be required to complete and pass 3 further modules and exams as follows:

• Planning and maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure (70-293 Exam)
• Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure (70-294 Exam)
• Designing security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network (70-298 Exam)

Your course material will cover a wide variety of topics and subjects.

The MCSE course has a total of seven modules which are broken down into MCSA level and MCSE level as detailed below: 

• 70-270 Installing, configuring and administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional (MCSA)
• 70-290 Managing and maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment (MCSA)
• 70-291 Implementing, managing and maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure (MCSA)
• 70-299 Implementing and administering security in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network (MCSA)
• 70-293 Planning and maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure (MCSE)
• 70-294 Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure (MCSE)
• 70-298 Designing security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network (MCSE)

The course has been designed in a logical order so not only can you learn at a pace comfortable to you but so you can build on the knowledge you have already gained when you move onto the next topic.

The duration of the course should amount to approximately 280 hours of study time.

Note: The minimum computer hardware requirements for this course are;

• 500MHz or faster processor recommended
• 128MB RAM (256MB recommended)
• 1.5GB of available hard disk space for installation
• CD-ROM or DVD drive
• 1024 x 768 or higher resolution screen
• Your operating system must be at least WindowsXP(SP2), Windows 2003 or Windows Vista.