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The master's program in Information Technology Security is one of the first of its kind in Canada and one of few specialized IT security graduate degree programs available in the world. The Master of Information Technology Security (MITS) program is a graduate professional program that prepares individuals to work in the high-demand IT security industry. The program adopts a project method that provides students with the experience to apply core course materials to a substantial project in the workplace during the latter part of the program. The MITS program is one of the first of its kind in Canada and one of few specialized IT security graduate degree programs available in the world. Through theory and applied learning, the program enables students to develop an extensive understanding of business and information technology security, polish communication skills and examine business and IT ethics in a team environment. To achieve the objectives of the program and to enhance students' learning experience, it is important for the program to provide students with the necessary hands-on skills and knowledge. The Faculty of Business and Information Technology provides a Hacker Research Lab to enhance the curriculum of the MITS program. This lab facility hosts an array of network settings and consists of a variety of network equipment and wireless devices in a secure setting. It offers students a secluded environment within which to work on various IT security projects and experiments. The MITS curriculum contains the domains found in the Certified Information Systems Security Profession (CISSP) exam. The curriculum also provides students with the opportunity to apply core course concepts to a substantial project in the workplace. This plan of study introduces students to the fundamental knowledge of the ever-changing IT security field. MITS graduates will not only be able to understand and apply the best of current practice but will also be able to act as managers of transformation to improve that practice as the field evolves. MITS graduates are prepared to work in different levels as IT security professionals. Show less

Sample courses:
Law and Ethics of IT Security
Advanced Communication Networks
Operating Systems Security
Secure Software Systems
Cryptography and Secure Communications
Security Policies and Risk Management
MITS Seminar
Attack and Defence
Biometrics/Access Control and Smart Card Technology
One of the following options:
IT Security Capstone Research Project I and II
Two elective courses
Internship (at least 12 weeks full-time or 420 hours in length)
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For program requirements, including required number of credits for completion and course descriptions, please see the Graduate Academic Calendar and Course Catalogue.

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
MITS 6700G - Complex Networks
MITS 6800G - Machine Learning
For program requirements, including required number of credits for completion, program maps and course descriptions, please see the academic calendar and course catalogue of Information Technology Security, MITS. Courses are subject to change without notice.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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