• Bachelor of Arts in Information Technology at York University is offered as a 3-4 year teaching program.
  • This course is offered on both a full-time and part-time basis.
  • Information technology deals with information and its use in organizations and society.
  • York's Information Technology (ITEC) programs provide students with the educational background to pursue an exciting career in the application of computers to a variety of tasks faced by organizations today.
  • ITEC focuses on applications of software and information technologies and how they can be systematically designed and developed to meet critical business and organizational problems.
  • The following Bachelor programs are offered by ITEC:
    • Bachelor of Arts – Information Technology, with a strong technical orientation. 
    • Bachelor of Commerce – Information Technology, which adds more business depth. 
  • The BA in Information Technology aims at offering its students the necessary technical skills for developing and managing IT solutions for organizations, while also learning how to systematically organize such development and management efforts. 
  • Through courses in computer programming, database systems, data analytics, user interfaces, and web development, students will learn how to analyze, design, develop, and maintain information systems.
  • The BCom - ITEC ensures that in addition to essential technical and methodological skills, graduates have a deeper and broader understanding of business and commerce. Thus, courses on accounting, marketing, organization behaviour, enterprise resource planning, and strategy are added to the list of courses.
  • Students in the BCom - ITEC program will pursue specializations in:
    • Business Systems Analysis: will prepare students for a career as an information technology analyst, systems analyst, or information technology consultant.
    • E-Commerce Development: gives students the technical knowledge required for the design and development of consumer and business-to-business electronic commerce systems.
    • Information Technology Auditing and Assurance: responds to the growing demand for information system audit, control, and security professionals. 
  • ITEC programs will allow students to expose themself to the exact mix of technical, methodological, and business education allowing them to find their unique position in the IT world as a capable, adaptable and versatile IT professional.
  • Students will have the opportunity to advance their professional skills, make connections, and see how theory applies in practice during your internship, the duration of which can be anywhere between three and 12 months.
  • The average salary of the program goes up to 48,000 USD.