In this four-year honours bachelor's 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 at Seneca College focuses on practical applications that solve a variety of technological threats, including hackers, malware and data breaches.

Computer Requirements

• 16 GB RAM minimum
• 256 GB SSD Hard Drive (500+ GB would be better)
• Quad-core i7 2.4GHz or better
• A video card (2GB RAM minimum/4GB RAM recommended)
• Webcam

Skills

Throughout this program, you will develop the following skills:

• Internal and external security needs
• Analysis and implementation of distributed computer systems
• Understanding data communication principles and operation systems
• Understanding the security of infrastructure components
• Design and implement secure information acquisition, transmission and storage practices
• Analysis of project and system requirements
• Deployment of security on a variety of platforms
• Project planning and management
• Research Methodology
• Technology planning and acquisition

This program is offered in Seneca's hybrid delivery format, with some courses available in Seneca's flexible delivery format. Some coursework is online, and some must be completed in person. 

For courses offered in a flexible delivery format, professors use innovative learning spaces and technology to teach students in a classroom or lab and broadcast in real-time to students attending remotely.

• Photo and signature pages of your passport.
• Your academic record in your native language and official/certified English translation.
• Proof of English Proficiency

• 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.

Mature applicants applying to degree programs must be 19 years old by the first day of scheduled classes and have been away from high school for at least two years. 

Mature applicants must meet all program-specific prerequisite courses. Pre-admission testing is not permitted to meet degree program prerequisites.

• Required courses with a minimum final grade of 65% in each:
  • English: Grade 12 ENG4U
  • Mathematic: any Grade 12 U

Mature applicants should disclose all previous postsecondary transcripts, which may be used for admission decisions.

China

• Minimum grades of 75% or B in 6 major subjects, including program-required subjects in the final year of high school

Supporting Documents

• 3-year senior high school transcripts
• Academic proficiency test (APT Graded) (Xueye Shuiping Ceshi) or upper middle school graduation exam (Huikao)
• National college entrance examination (Gaokao)

India

• Minimum grades of 65% in all grade 12 subjects. Must have program-required subjects in the final year of high school

Supporting Documents

• Grade 12 and grade 10 certificates awarded by CBSE or CISCE, with transcripts that clearly indicate the grades in percentage. or
• Grade 12 predictive grades and grades 10 certificates, with a transcript that clearly indicate the grades in percentage (for the conditional offer only)

Additional Notes

• Grade 10 math cannot be considered equivalent to grade 12 math.
• Grade 10 science cannot be considered equivalent to grade 12 biology/chemistry.

Iran

• Minimum grades of 65% (13 out of 20) in 5 subjects, including program-required subjects in the final year of high school

Supporting Documents

• Upper secondary high school diploma (certificate of completion of secondary education)
• Transcript (secondary school education report card)