• Graduate Certificate in Information System Security at Georgian College is offered as 1-year (2 semesters) plus 1 work term program.
  • It is an on-campus, co-op program offered on both a full-time and a part-time basis.
  • In this program, students are prepared for careers involving the development, evaluation, and support of IT security solutions.
  • Students develop the knowledge and skills to categorize, design, implement and integrate technical safeguards to ensure the security of information systems.
  • To be successful in this program, students are required to have a personal notebook computer (either PC or Mac architecture) prior to the start of the program that meets or exceeds the following hardware specifications:
    • Intel i5 processor or AMD equivalent
    • 12GB of memory (16 GB recommended)
    • 250GB hard drive (SSD recommended)
  • Additional operating systems, security tools, and software used in the program will be provided to the student upon commencement of the program.
  • Emphasis is placed on cultivating the interpersonal, organizational, technical, communication, and problem-solving skills applied to enhance the effective implementation of security in a business environment.
  • This program offers a part-time delivery format to complete it according to the student’s schedule and students can register in it on a course-by-course basis format.
  • Students can complete the part-time program in 3 years.
  • Placement agencies require an up-to-date clear criminal reference check and vulnerable sector check prior to going out on placement. Students should obtain their criminal reference 3 months prior to placement.
  • Career opportunities of students may be available in both public and private sector organizations including the financial sector, health care, education, and more.
  • The average salary goes up to 43,000 USD after completion of this program.