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Our students complete their programs in cohorts, encouraging peer-to-peer collaboration and growing the personal and professional networks of our students for years to come.
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Certificate in Cyber Security Fundamentals / Certificate in Advanced Cyber Security / Cyber Security Intensive
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Information security, also known as cyber security, is a rapidly growing field.
York University’s stackable certificates in Cyber Security Fundamentals and Advanced Cyber Security will prepare you for a career in information security and help you earn your CISSP designation faster.
Our program is recognized for its quality and innovation, and it was the recipient of the 2018 CAUCE Program Award of Excellence.
Certificate in Cyber Security Fundamentals
This certificate explores the fundamental knowledge required to help you be a more effective IT manager and to more effectively lead project teams. Students who plan to earn the CISSP designation can choose to continue on to the Certificate in Advanced Cyber Security right away or take a break and enrol in a later cohort.
Certificate in Advanced Cyber Security
The Certificate in Advanced Cyber Security builds upon the foundational knowledge gained in the first certificate to develop managerial competencies and a more thorough understanding of the eight knowledge areas required for the CISSP designation.
The curriculum aligns with the (ISC)2 body of knowledge and covers all eight domains that make up the field of cyber security:
York’s Cyber Security Intensive bundle is eligible for OSAP as two individual six-week certificates. Students must apply for each program separately to be approved. For more information, please visit our OSAP for micro-credentials page.
Cyber Security Program
(Fundamentals & Advanced)
2018 Program Award of Excellence
Canadian Association for University
Continuing Education (CAUCE)
To make our programming even more accessible, and to ensure the safety of students and instructors, we are now offering the in-class course components for professional programs completely online.
Codesigned and delivered by senior industry leaders within established and emerging professional disciplines, our programs take a pragmatic, hands-on approach that helps students unlock their potential and apply it in the world.
Our students complete their programs in cohorts, encouraging peer-to-peer collaboration and growing the personal and professional networks of our students for years to come.
Our programs go deep on specialized knowledge, setting students up to be experts in their field while also enhancing soft skills and cross-disciplinary know how.
Our programs are responsive to student need and market demand in both form and content. Many of our programs are Canadian firsts.
Our accelerated formats can be completed in less than a year, part-time or full-time, and our programs can be taken online, onsite, or as blended offerings.
We develop our programs through collaborative relationships with industry and academic leaders to encourage career connections and a global perspective.
The School offers customized training programs for a range of organizations that are looking to grow, upskill, and adapt to change.