Bachelor of Cybersecurity
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Welcome to your Bachelor of Cybersecurity degree program!
Please read this degree guide before registering.
Your School
TheSchool of Computer Scienceis located in the Herzberg Laboratories (HP) building. For questions about the program, please contact theUndergraduate Advisorslocated in our Main Office, Room 5302, by telephone at (613) 520-2600 ext. 4364 or by email.
The School’scomputer labsare located on the fourth and fifth floors of HP.Technical support is available to students at the dedicated Help Desk in 5161 HP.
For information on your undergraduate program please for course and program information, orthe School of Computer Science (SCS) website for general information.
Your Degree Program
The Bachelor of Cybersecurity is a 20.0 credit degree program that can be completed in four years. With the Co-op option, the program can be completed in five years, with the first work term scheduled after students complete the second year of their program. To participate in Co-op, students must meet all .
For more information about the B.Cyber. program, please visit our Bachelor of Cybersecurity webpage.
Registration Terminology
Before you register for courses, you should understand the various registration terms that you will encounter throughout the registration process. These terms are found on the Registration Terminologypage, e.g., “preclusion”, “prerequisite”, “Year in Program” and more. There is also information about registering for tutorials and how tutorials differ from lectures.
Courses Required for First-Year B.Cyber. Students
First-year students should follow the course plan provided below. Students who have transfer credits should contact the School’s Undergraduate Advisors.
**The Z sections of COMP 1405 and COMP 1406 are taught following Ӱԭ’s schedule for half-term courses, with 1405 Z in the first half of the term and 1406 Z in the second half. These compressed sections are taught in half the time of the usual sections and students should expect to spend twice as much time on them each week.
Electives and Prohibited Courses
The Bachelor of Cybersecurity requires students to complete 7.0 credits of Free Electives as part of the program requirements. Students are encouraged to take electives each term throughout their degree.
Free Electives are courses in any subject, excludingcourses on the prohibited courses list for the B.Cyber. program. Prohibited courses cannot be used for credit towards the program, or minor requirements, for any student enrolled in the B.Cyber. program. Students should always refer to the most recent Undergraduate Calendar for information regarding course preclusions ().
Coursesprecludeeach other if they contain sufficient content in common, and credit may not be earned for more than one of the courses. Should two or more courses be taken that preclude each other, only the most recent attempt will be available for program credit; the remaining earlier attempt(s) will be forfeited. Courses that preclude each other are not necessarily considered equivalent and may or may not be interchangeable in fulfilling degree requirements.
B.Cyber. students may register for up to two Minors from other departments during their academic career. For example, you could add a Minor in Math or Psychology to your degree and double count some, or all, of your Minor courses towards your free elective requirements. You may to see the requirements of the specific minor.
Adding a Minor(s) is not required. Students may choose their electives based on personal interest. If you are having difficulty deciding which electives to take, our best advice is to choose courses in topics you found interesting in high school or take courses in topics you are generally interested in studying. All course titles and descriptions can be under “Courses”.
Laptop Requirement
Students in Ӱԭ University’s School of Computer Science who attend classes on campus must have a PC or Mac laptop meeting these minimum specs:
- AMD Ryzen, Apple, or Intel i5/i7/i9/Xeon CPU with virtualization support
- 8 GB+ RAM (16 GB recommended); 256 GB+ SSD storage
- WiFi, camera, mic, and audio
- A current Windows, macOS, or Linux OS.
Netbooks, Chromebooks, Atom processors, and smartphones do not qualify.
Remote learners can substitute a desktop with identical specs.
Important Notes for New Students
- Students may only count a maximum of 7.0 credits in zero and 1000-level courses to fulfill graduation requirements. Credits in excess of this limit will be set aside as Extra to the Degree (ETD), No Credit for the Degree (NCD) or Forfeit.
- If you encounter a restriction when registering, please submit aRegistration Override Requeston Ӱԭ Central. The department offering the course will get back to you.
- Find more registration and course selection information onthe School of Computer Science website.