BSc Information Security (Cyber Security)
Entry requirements
For Top-up to Level 200: Academic Diploma from SIIMT ABCE certificate Transfer certificate from another University (only applicable to transfer admissions) For Top-up to Level 300: First Degree with Academic Transcript (at least 2nd Class Lower) in any relevant IT degree HND Certificate with Academic Transcript (at least 2nd Class Lower) relevant to IT For SSSCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A-D) in Six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics with three (3) relevant elective subjects. For WASSCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A1-C6) in Six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, with three (3) relevant elective subjects. For GBCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A-D) in Six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects including English Language and Mathematics, with three (3) relevant elective subjects For General Certificate of Education (GCE): Advanced Level Candidates Pass in: Three (3) subjects (at least, one of the passes should be Grade D or better). Applicant must have had credit passes (Grade 6) in five GCE. Ordinary Level subjects include English Language, Mathematics and a Science subject (for non-science students) and an Arts subject (for Science students). For Higher National Diploma (HND) Candidates: Applicant must have graduated with a good HND certificate (i.e. at least 2nd Class Lower Division). Other Diploma qualifications from elsewhere were assessed to be equivalent to HND and may be similarly considered For Advanced Business Certificate Examination (ABCE) Candidates: Full Diploma Certificate in ABCE: Applicant must have had credit passes in five (5) subjects including English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science or Social Studies in the General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE) or Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) or West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). ABCE candidates may be considered for admission at level 200 of a degree programme. For Mature Students’ Entry: Mature student entry avenues to tertiary education provide opportunities for people who could not do so earlier in their lives to further their education at the tertiary level after some years in the workplace. o The applicant must be at least 25 years old o Birth certificate or any legitimate documentary proof of date of birth which is at least 5 years old at the time of application o Applicant must pass the Mature Students’ Entrance Examinations conducted by the SIIMT (English Language, Mathematics and an Aptitude Test)
Career prospects
Information Security Analyst Information Security Specialist Security Systems Administrator Penetration Tester Cyber Security Manager Security Engineer Security Architect IT Auditor Cryptography Engineer Digital Forensic Examiner