Diploma - Computer Systems Technician
- 2 years
- Duration
- 17,334 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Mixed
- Format
- Toronto / Canada
- Location
Program description
With the training you'll receive in this two-year Computer Systems Technician degree program, you'll be prepared to take on the tasks of today's rapidly evolving IT administration landscape.
Seneca's cutting-edge laboratories are where you'll get real-world experience in areas like networking, OSs, security, and the cloud, where your skills will really shine.
To prepare you for the future of IT management, your coursework will cover topics such as:
- the design and implementation of wireless, local/wide area, and software-defined networks;
- the use and configuration of open source and proprietary operating systems;
- and the use of on-premises and cloud-based infrastructures.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Communicating Across Contexts or
- Communicating Across Contexts (Enriched)
- Introduction to Computers and Networks
- Introduction to Microsoft Services
- Strategic Problem Solving
- Introduction to UNIX/Linux and the Internet
Semester 2
- Static Networks
- Microsoft Server Administration
- Open Systems Server
- Introduction to System Security
- plus: General Education Course
Semester 3
- Software Defined Networks
- Introduction to Databases
- Introduction to Microsoft Cloud Technologies
- Open System Application Server
- Security Incident Response
- Work Term Preparation (Work-Integrated Learning option only)
- plus: General Education Course
Work-Integrated Learning Term
- Computer Systems Technician, Co-op (Work-Integrated Learning option only)
Semester 4
- Wireless Networks
- Wireless Networks
- Business Communication for the Digital Workplace
- MS Cloud Administration
- Open System Administration
- plus: Professional Option Course
Professional Options
- Red Hat Academy Exam Preparation
- Cisco Certification Preparation
- IT Security: Ethical and Legal Issues
- Security for Cloud and Internet of Things
- Configuring Cisco Devices
- Introduction to Programming Using C
- AS/400 Operations
- IT Project Mgmt. Fundamentals, Tools & Techniques
- Secure Scripting
- Technical Support for Network Administrators
- Technician as an Entrepreneur
- Windows Server Scripting
Price
Tuition fees - 17,334 CAD
Books and Supply Costs - 0 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:
- Transcripts from high school for grades 10, 11, and 12 that include all prerequisite classes for the program.
- A high school or postsecondary degree (certificate of completion).
- Transcripts or certificates for any university or tertiary college courses or programs you have finished, whether they were taken domestically or abroad, may be submitted.
- An official/certified English translation must be included with any academic records that are written in a language other than English.
At any moment, Seneca has the right to check submitted transcripts. Seneca maintains the right to ask for authentic transcripts to be delivered directly to Seneca from the issuing school for courses and certificates obtained inside Canada. If such action is required, applicants will be informed.
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 60
- Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE) - Minimum 169 with no skill below 162
- Duolingo - Minimum score 105 to 110
- IELTS Academic - Minimum 6.0 with no skill below 5.5
- PTE Academic - Minimum score 58
- TOEFL iBT (including MyBest TOEFL and Home Edition) - Minimum 80 with no skill below 20
- TOEFL Revised Paper Delivered - No skill below 20
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.
