Information Technology Security, MITS

Degree requirements

Students are required to complete eight core courses, a non-credit seminar course, and either a capstone research project I/II, an internship, or two elective courses for a total of 30 credits. Students must also successfully complete the non-credit MITS 5900G - MITS Seminar  course. The standard time for program completion is 24 months, based on full-time status. Students may be able to complete program requirements in 12 to 24 months, depending on course availability.

Course listing

• MITS 5100G - Law & Ethics of IT Security
• MITS 5200G - Advanced Communication Networks
• MITS 5300G - Operating Systems Security
• MITS 5400G - Secure Software Systems
• MITS 5500G - Cryptography and Secure Communications
• MITS 5600G - Security Policies and Risk Management
• MITS 6100G - Attack and Defence
• MITS 6400G - Biometrics/Access Control and Smart Card Technology
• MITS 5900G - MITS Seminar
• MITS 6300G - IT Security Capstone Research Project I *
• MITS 6600G - IT Security Capstone Research Project II *
• MITS 7000G - MITS Internship **

Note:

*Students must choose exactly one of the following options:

• Take both Capstone Research Project I and II courses, or
• Take two elective courses, or
• Take MITS Internship

Students cannot take one capstone course and one elective course. Students may take relevant 5000- or 6000-level courses in Information Technology, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering or Health Informatics as electives. The choice of elective courses must be approved by the graduate program director for the MITS program prior to course registration.

** The MITS internship course (MITS 7000G ) must be at least 12 weeks full time or 420 hours in length and replaces MITS 6300G /MITS 6600G , subject to internship position availability. In order to qualify for an Internship placement, students must have completed four courses (12.0 credit hours) in the MITS/MITS-AIS program, been enrolled in the MITS/MITS-AIS program for at least two semesters (eight months), and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Internships are arranged through the Faculty of Business and Information Technology Internship and Capstone Coordinator and must be approved by the Graduate Program Director.