Bachelor of Information Technology (Hons) - Cybersecurity
- 4 years
- Duration
- 20,457 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Mixed
- Format
- Toronto / Canada
- Location
Program description
Earning this bachelor's degree with honours will give you the theoretical grounding and hands-on experience you need to launch a successful information security career. Gain in-depth understanding of OS and network architecture, data analysis, risk management, and vulnerability and threat assessment. Hackers, viruses, and data breaches are just a few of the technological dangers that this curriculum aims to address through real-world applications.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Writing Strategies
- OS-Unix
- OS-Windows
- Introduction to Security
- Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming
Semester 2
- Protocol and Standards
- Critical Thinking
- Basic Cryptography
- Deployment Automation
- Infrastructure Administration
Semester 3
- Building Networks
- Presentation Skills
- Enterprise Infrastructure and Security
- Data Services and Management
- Endpoint Security
Semester 4
- Business and Technical Writing
- Vulnerability and Threat Analysis
- Network Security
- Intro to DFIR
- Digital Data Analytics
Semester 5
- Security Principles: Defenses
- Advanced Data Analysis
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Web Application Scripting
- plus: Liberal Studies Course
Semester 6
- Research Methodologies
- Security Assessment
- Detection
- Web Security
- Work Term Preparation
- plus: Liberal Studies Course
Work-Integrated Learning Term 1
- Informatics and Security
Semester 7
- Attack and Defense
- Ethics and Law
- Application Security Methodology
- plus: Professional Options
- plus: Liberal Studies Course
Work-Integrated Learning Term 2
- Informatics and Security
Semester 8
- Security Audits
- Applied Security Project
- Risk Management
- plus: Professional Options
- plus: Liberal Studies Course
Professional Options
- CISCO Network Security
- Malware Analysis and Response
- IT Physical and Environmental Security
- Incident Response
- Python for Programmers: Sockets and Security
- Cloud Infrastructure and Security
- Social Engineering
- Cybersecurity System Analysis
- Introduction to Microsoft Cloud Technologies
Price
Tuition fees - 20,457 CAD
Books and Supply Costs - 1,750 CAD
Please note: All costs are approximate, may vary by campus and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Requirements for applicants
Academic Requirements:
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including six Grade 12 U or M courses with a minimum overall average of 65%, or a mature applicant.
- Required courses with minimum final grade of 65% in each:
- English: Grade 12 ENG4U
- Mathematic: any Grade 12 U
English Proficiency Requirements:
If English is not your first language, show one of the following:
- Minimum of two years full-time study in an English-speaking nation
- Minimum one year of full-time postsecondary education in an English-speaking nation
- Successful completion of an intense English program like the English Language Institute
- English proficiency exam results from one of the international testing agencies. Only two-year-old tests are valid.
English language test score requirements
- CAEL CE and CAEL online - Minimum 70 (Writing no less than 60)
- Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE) - Minimum 176 with no skill below 169
- Duolingo - Minimum score 115 to 120
- IELTS Academic - Minimum 6.5 with no skill below 6.0
- PTE Academic - Minimum score 60
- TOEFL iBT (including MyBest TOEFL and Home Edition) - Minimum 84 with no skill below 21
- TOEFL Revised Paper Delivered - No skill below 21
About the university
A public institution with many campuses in Peterborough, Ontario, and the Greater Toronto Area is called Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology. At the bachelor, diploma, certificate, and graduate levels, it provides both full-time and part-time programs.
Seneca has been involved in foreign education for many years and today draws over 10,000 students from over 130 different nations each year. Through intense language instruction that may last anywhere from two months to more than a year, Seneca's English Language Institute helps overseas students become ready for post-secondary education. The college has a number of alliances with schools abroad and is growing its efforts in collaborative applied research and work/study abroad opportunities.
Seneca in a Nutshell
- With 30,000 full-time students and more than 70,000 registrations for continuing education each year, this institution is among the biggest in Canada.
- 7,000 foreign students from more than 150 nations make up a diversified student body.
- In terms of connections to other postsecondary institutions, Ontario colleges rank first.
- In Toronto, York Region, and Peterborough, there are ten campuses.
- Every year, on average, 8,000 bursaries and 2,600 Seneca scholarships/awards are given out.
