Cybersecurity Engineering MEng
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Science.
Additional Admission Requirements
Admission to the program is competitive and only applicants with high academic standing will be considered. Qualified applicants requiring prerequisite courses may be asked to take such courses in addition to their regular graduate program. The GCS Graduate Studies Committee, in consultation with the Institute, is responsible for the recommendation of all applications for admission.
Residence requirements. The minimum residence requirement for the Master’s degree is three terms (one year) of full-time study, or the equivalent in part-time study.
Degree Requirements
Fully-qualified candidates are required to complete a minimum of 45 credits.
Please see the Engineering Courses page for course descriptions.
Cybersecurity Engineering MEng (45 credits)
| 12 | credits of Core Courses:
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| 8 | credits minimum chosen from courses offered by CIISE from topic areas: E02 - Developments In Engineering E63 - Project, Report And Industrial Training E65 - Cyber-Physical Systems Security Engineering |
Remaining credits chosen from other courses offered by the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science. Students shall only take one of the following courses: | |
Students may take a maximum of 9 credits from the following courses: | |
INSE 6991 and INSE 6992 shall not be taken with other courses in Topic Area E63. These two courses must be completed as industrial training under the supervision of either (i) an experienced professional at a participating company, governmental organization or a non-government organization (NGO); or (ii) a faculty member at Concordia. Students are responsible for finding their projects and must obtain the course coordinators approval prior to the start of the training. The topic should be decided by mutual agreement among the student, the supervisor, and the course coordinator. |
Academic Regulations
In order to graduate, students must have a CGPA of at least 2.70.
Credits. Additional credits may be required in some cases.
Transfer Credits. Students may be granted transfer academic credits for, in general, not more than eight credits taken in approved graduate studies prior to their entry into this program. A course submitted for transfer credits must be appropriate to the student’s program study at Concordia University. An application for such credit will be considered only at the time of admission.
Time Limit. Please refer to the Academic Regulation page for further details regarding the Time Limits.