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Minor in Cyber Studies

Minors

The Cyber Studies Minor provide students with the ability to see – and communicate – how technology influences, and is influenced by, human behaviour, legal and policy frameworks and ethical considerations, within the context of cybersecurity. Cyber risk and cybersecurity breaches are having a major disruptive impact in our connected world. They are also multifaceted issues, drawing on technical subjects, elements of human behaviour, and legal and ethical frameworks. The Cyber Studies Minor offers a pathway for students from a range of Toronto Met Faculties and disciplines to reflect on cybersecurity, cyber crime and cyber risk through the lens of their own core disciplines. 

Administered by: The Faculty of Science

To receive this Minor, students must complete six (6) courses from the following curriculum:

Required courses:

Plus one (1) of the following courses: 

  • SCI 444 Cybersecurity and Society
  • ITM 825 Enterprise Information Security  

Plus one (1) of the following courses: 

  • CPS 171 Introduction to Cyber-Secure Coding
  • CPS 109 Computer Science I

Plus one (1) of the following courses: 

  • CPS 571 Introduction to Cybersecurity
  • ITM 820 Information Systems Security and Privacy

Plus one (1) of the following courses: 

  • CPS 371 Introduction to Security Protocols
  • CPS 706 Computer Networks I

ELECTIVE COURSES:
Plus one (1) of the following courses:

*CPS471 Software Security Fundamentals and CPS633 Computer Security are antirequisites.

† If students choose CRM350 or LAW568 as electives, they will need to fulfil the prerequisites for these courses. In such cases the student will require more than 6 courses to complete the minor.