Networking and Information Technology Security

Admission requirements

Admission is competitive. The specific average or standing required for admission varies from year to year. Students are selected by taking into consideration a wide range of criteria including school marks, distribution of subjects taken, and performance in subjects relevant to the academic program. Possession of the minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance. Preference will be given to applicants with the best qualifications.

Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M credits including English (ENG4U) with a recommended minimum average of 60 per cent and one of Advanced Functions (MHF4U) or Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U) or Mathematics of Data Management (MDM4U) with a recommended minimum average of 60 per cent or Computer Science (ICS4U) with a recommended average of 70 per cent. All other applicants should refer to admissions  for the requirements for their specific category of admission.

Internship program

This program offers students who have successfully completed two years of study, achieved a minimum 2.3 GPA (C+ average on a 4.3 scale) and who are in good academic standing an opportunity to engage in a contracted learning partnership with businesses locally and globally. Faculty members may provide links to various internship placement opportunities or a student may secure an employer who meets the criteria as prescribed by the Faculty of Business and Information Technology.

The internship program not only gives students an opportunity to apply classroom concepts to the challenges of organizational life but also helps them to gain valuable and relevant work experience to promote networking and life-long career success. Participating employers are given the opportunity to bring the motivated learners, thinkers, and doers of tomorrow into their workplaces, as well as provide valuable mentoring to students.

The internship program placement equates to a minimum of 560 hours of progressive business and management experience. The intern’s wages (stipulated in a contract) are paid by the sponsoring business over a contracted period. Successful work placement completion and both a verbal and written final report will result in the intern receiving a mark and three credits toward the honours Bachelor of Information Technology degree requirements. Students who have successfully completed the Internship program are not required to take the Capstone Study Project.

Admission to the internship program is competitive. While students are participating in an internship program, they may enrol in one course (3 credits) per semester. This course must not interfere with the internship schedule outlined by the employer.

Program details and degree requirements

Although reasonable efforts will be made to adhere to the following program map, course requirements and term offerings may change. For the most up-to-date list of course offerings, please visit the faculty website at businessandit.ontariotechu.ca.

Year 1 (30 credit hours)

• BUSI 1020U – Business Communications
• BUSI 1600U – Management of the Enterprise
• BUSI 2000U – Collaborative Leadership
• INFR 1010U – Discrete Mathematics
• INFR 1016U – Introductory Calculus
• INFR 1101U – Introduction to Programming for IT
• INFR 1411U – Introduction to Networking I
• INFR 1421U – Introduction to Networking II
• INFR 2141U – Object Oriented Programming for IT
• INFR 2810U – Computer Architecture

Year 2 (30 credit hours)

• Business Elective
• General elective
• INFR 1400U – Statistics and Probability for IT
• INFR 1550U – Law and Ethics of IT
• INFR 2411U – Advanced Networking I
• INFR 2421U – Advanced Networking II
• INFR 2600U – Introduction to Computer Security
• INFR 2820U – Algorithms and Data Structures
• INFR 2830U – Operating Systems
• INFR 3120U – Web and Script Programming

Year 3 (30 credit hours)

• General elective
• BUSI 2550U – Introduction to Project Management
• INFR 2431U – Advanced Networking III
• INFR 2670U – Introduction to Cloud Services
• INFR 3600U – Cryptography and Network Security
• INFR 3610U – Operating System Security
• INFR 3700U – Machine Learning
• INFR 3720U – Basics of Digital Transmission
• INFR 3810U – Database Systems
• INFR 3850U – System and Network Administration

Year 4 (30 credit hours)

• Three technical electives
• Three open electives
• BUSI 4995U – Capstone Study Project
• INFR 4661U – Introduction to Penetration Testing
• INFR 4680U – IT Security Policies and Procedures
• INFR 4690U – IT Forensics

Electives

General elective

Students must select a minimum of two non-INFR, non-CSCI (computer science) related courses from any faculty, subject to credit restrictions.

Open elective

Students may enrol in any courses from any faculty as open electives, subject to credit restrictions. These courses may be either non-INFR/non-CSCI science courses or may include INFR/CSCI courses.

Technical elective

Students must select a minimum of two approved INFR/CSCI courses as technical electives. Details will be sent to their OntarioTechu.Net email accounts prior to registration and available in their schedule of classes.