Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security (Co-op)

Loyalist College - Victoria Park Campus (Toronto)

Postgraduate Certificate / Diploma

Canada,Ontario

24 Months

Duration

CAD 15,000/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 110

Application Fee

Apply Date

Canada, Ontario

Type: College

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1967

Total Students: 3,450 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

4000 Victoria Park Ave, North York, ON M2H 3P4, Canada

Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security (Co-op)

Program Overview

Gain the knowledge and in-demand skills needed to become an industry-ready IT security professional. Graduates of this two-year post-graduate program will be equipped to help organizations prevent fraud, data breaches and other vulnerabilities. As a graduate of Loyalist's full-time Cyber Security post-graduate program, you may be eligible to advance your profession through the following certification pathways: CompTIA Security+, Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Cyber Security, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Certified Associate in Python Programming (PCAP).

How You'll Learn
Experiential Learning, including a semester-long co-op experience

  • With this hands-on program, gain the knowledge and skills needed to protect and support organizations’ cyber security needs:
    • Learn how to develop, implement and evaluate cyber security solutions to protect organizations from internal and external threats.
    • Practise assessing defensive programming and cyber security strategies, and gain experience recommending security controls for the effective maintenance and deployment of cyber security solutions to protect systems and information.
    • Acquire skills for designing and implementing cyber security polices and strategies using project management principles.
    • Develop strategies for optimizing the effectiveness of the information security in a business environment through risk mitigation and information systems auditing.
    • Explore designing and implementing vulnerability assessment procedures to identify and solve existing network security issues.
    • Get first-hand workplace experience during a co-op in semester four.
    • While completing this program, students will have the opportunity to acquire in-demand industry certifications concurrently with their studies.

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