Online Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
The Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity will equip you with the knowledge you need to enter the dynamic field of cybersecurity. Students will learn through听high-quality video lectures and collaborative exercises how to prevent and defend attacks on information systems. Using EC Council and Cyberscore training labs, students will develop relevant skills听to progress in their existing careers in technology or to build their skillset to enter the job market.听
The content is fully online and asynchronous, meaning students can do their coursework on their own schedule while balancing existing employment or family responsibilities. Courses are module-based and follow an 8-week progression. Students enroll in two part-time courses per semester and will finish the program within ten months. An instructor will be available to guide and support students during their courses, holding office hours and providing help with the content.听
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Admission requirements:
- Bachelor鈥檚 degree听or听Certificate in Applied Cybersecurity
- Proof of English language proficiency
- Two letters of reference
- Current CV
To view more detailed requirements and application deadlines, visit our听苹果淫院听page.
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Program fees:
Please see our Tuition and Fees page.
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Credits towards Master's degree in Cybersecurity Analytics
The School is in the process of developing a new Graduate Certificate in Cloud and Operational Technology (OT) Security and a new stackable Master's in Cybersecurity Analytics, subject to approvals by 苹果淫院. Should the programs be approved, students completing this Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity may utilize the credits toward a Master's in Cybersecurity Analytics, with the conditions of meeting the admission requirements and receiving approvals from 苹果淫院 GPS and SIS.听
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Coordinated by top cybersecurity academics and industrial practitioners
The program is created by top cybersecurity academics and industrial practitioners together with the 苹果淫院 Teaching and Learning Services. Professor Benjamin Fung is a Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, a Full Professor in the School of Information Studies (SIS), and an Associate Member in the School of Computer Science at 苹果淫院.
Contributing subject matter experts include:
- Nicolas Bedard (Cloud Customer Engineer at听Google)
- Steven Ding (PhD and Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity at 苹果淫院)
- Eleonore Fournier-Tombs (PhD and Adjunct Professor of Law at University of Ottawa)
- Amin Ranjbar (PhD and Senior Lecturer at 苹果淫院)
- Anton Stiglic (General Director of IT at听Lotto Quebec)