Degree Information
Ransomware, malware, phishing, distributed denial of service (DDOS), spyware, and credential theft. Internet-based attacks on our society are in the news just about every day.
Cybersecurity is about defending against these threats. The field has steadily grown in breadth, depth and societal importance and is now recognized as a stand-alone subject alongside Computer Science and Computer Engineering.
Carleton's cybersecurity research team, one of the strongest in Canada, has designed a new undergraduate program in Cybersecurity to help prepare future leaders in our society's defence against cyberattacks. It is an intensive program designed for high achieving and ambitious students who excel in math and science, who enjoy solving challenging problems and who are strongly interested in a career in computer and network security.
Capital Advantage
Carleton’s location in the nation’s capital provides excellent opportunities for networking and employment in security due to the high concentration of local high tech companies and government organizations.
Work Experience
A Co-op option is available. Co-op is the opportunity to get a head start on a career. Co-op work terms allow for the development of key employability skills, exploration of career options and graduation with tangible, workplace experience.
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Career Outcomes
Explore your passions, refine new skills and discover the career that’s right for you.
A degree in Cybersecurity will prepare you for a career in any of the numerous fields in computer science where security and/or privacy are important. Even if you decide you’d prefer a career that’s not focused on cybersecurity, you will still have a wide range of opportunities available to you since the BCyber includes almost all of the computer science content of our Bachelor of Computer Science program.