IFS - Honours Bachelor of Technology: Informatics and Security | School of Information Technology Administration & Security | Seneca Students

Program Overview:

In this four-year Honours Bachelor Degree, you will learn the critical knowledge and practical skills required for a successful career in information security. You will develop a comprehensive knowledge of vulnerability and threat assessment, risk management, data analysis, and network and operating system infrastructure. This program focuses on practical applications that solve a variety of technological threats including hackers, malware, and data breaches.

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Program Curriculum and Pre-Requisite Planner

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Program Learning Outcomes: 

As a graduate, you will be prepared to reliably demonstrate the ability to:

• Apply networked computing concepts to install, configure and maintain IT infrastructure as required in common business environments.
• Apply information security theory and concepts to meet organizational needs with respect to confidentiality, integrity, availability, and privacy in IT infrastructures.
• Build scalable tools to automate tasks performed in IT infrastructure.
• Implement data management practices throughout the data life cycle to secure information assets.
• Recommend security controls to comply with industry standards and mitigate risks.
• Implement identity and access management controls to protect systems from unauthenticated and unauthorized access.
• Create attack scenarios to test defensive capabilities of an organization.
• Analyze monitored systems to conduct security incident investigations.
• Create reports by aggregating, analyzing and visualizing data from diverse large-scale sources to support organizational decision-making.
• Model legal, ethical, professional and organizational codes of conduct as a security professional.
• Evaluate different approaches for solving problems using established ideas and methodologies to present oral and written recommendations.
• Apply interpersonal, team building, and leadership skills when participating in diverse organizational environments.

Admissions Requirements for Future Students/Students Graduating Secondary School:

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent with:
  • Six Grade 12 (U) or (M) courses with a minimum 65% average including:
    • Grade 12 English: ENG4(U)
    • Grade 12 Mathematics: any (U) level Mathematics
• OR Mature Student Status (age 21 or older) with the above prerequisite course(s) or their equivalent(s).

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*Edited 12/2022*