Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
DURATION
2 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
CAD 18,757 *
STUDY FORMAT
Blended, On-Campus
* for more information about tuition fees, please contact the College.
Key Summary
Introduction
You prepare for careers involving the development, evaluation, and support of cybersecurity solutions. Building on previous educational and industry experiences, you learn to create cost-effective and secure computing environments. You develop the knowledge and skills to categorize, design, implement and integrate technical safeguards to ensure the security of information systems. Emphasis is placed on cultivating the interpersonal, organizational, technical, communication, and problem-solving skills applied to enhance the effective implementation of security in a business environment.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the college website for more information.
Curriculum
Semester 1
- Security Management
- Network Security
- Windows Systems Security
- Linux Systems Security
- Applied Cryptography
- Security Operations and Analysis
Semester 2
- Digital Forensics
- Hacking Techniques and Exploits
- Monitoring and Log Management
- Application Security
- Cloud Security
- Incident Response
Program Outcome
Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Develop cybersecurity strategies for the deployment of network security procedures and network security devices;
- Establish security plans and strategies for the proper use and protection of information assets including contingency and disaster plans in compliance with best practices, standards, and regulations;
- Deploy and manage cybersecurity systems and optimize system settings to 'harden' information systems;
- Establish best practices to protect business resources from vulnerabilities and exploits;
- Create acceptable risk management and general information security management policies for business information systems;
- Implement and conduct penetration testing to identify and exploit an organizationโs network system vulnerability;
- Configure and manage logging software, and apply log analysis techniques;
- Describe digital forensics techniques and implement digital forensic processes;
- Explain cybersecurity frameworks and develop plans to incorporate the frameworks into a policy;
- Create security operations plans and include organizational roles and tools needed;
- Identify international laws and regulations that apply to the internet and cybersecurity.
Career Opportunities
The need for organizations to build and maintain secure network and information systems has created demand for skilled computer and network systems security specialists. Chief Information Officers and Information Technology Managers charged with the need to plan and implement security controls and infrastructure to protect information systems will increasingly require the skills of security specialists. Career opportunities may be available in both public and private sector organizations including the financial sector, health care, education and more. Graduates may gain employment as administrators, technicians, security analysts or penetration testers.
Program delivery
This program is delivered via GC Flex, giving you choice and flexibility. Using technology-enabled, purpose-designed learning spaces, professors deliver lectures and labs in the classroom and simultaneously online. You can participate on campus or online during class or review course materials online later.