Networking and IT Security – Advanced Entry

General information and 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.

Graduates with a three-year Ontario college diploma in Information Technology or Computer Systems with a minimum 3.0 GPA (B average on a 4.3 scale) may be considered for admission directly to the third year of the honours Bachelor of Information Technology – Networking and Information Technology Security  major.

Networking and Information Technology Security – Advanced Entry program map

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 3 (30 credit hours)

• BUSI 2000U – Collaborative Leadership
• BUSI 2120U – Accounting for IT
• BUSI 2550U – Introduction to Project Management
• INFR 1016U – Introductory Calculus
• INFR 1550U – Law and Ethics of IT
• INFR 2421U – Advanced Networking II
• INFR 2670U – Introduction to Cloud Services
• INFR 3600U – Cryptography and Network Security
• INFR 3610U – Operating System Security
• INFR 3810U – Database Systems

Year 4 (30 credit hours)

• Technical elective
• BUSI 4995U – Capstone Study Project
• INFR 1400U – Statistics and Probability for IT
• INFR 2431U – Advanced Networking III
• INFR 3700U – Machine Learning
• INFR 3720U – Basics of Digital Transmission
• INFR 4621U – Software-Defined Data Centers
• INFR 4661U – Introduction to Penetration Testing
• INFR 4680U – IT Security Policies and Procedures
• INFR 4690U – IT Forensics

Electives

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 an approved INFR/CSCI course as a technical elective. Details will be sent to their Ontariotechu.net email accounts prior to registration and available in their schedule of classes.