Graduate Certificate in Advanced Security Management

at Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology - Fennel Campus Canada

Supply Chain Management
Learn the fundamentals of supply chain and advance your skill set in this complex and fast-paced business environment.

Program Highlights

• Partnership with Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority.
• Program is offered in the Golden Horseshoe, home to the largest port in Ontario, the Welland Canal and the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport.
• Build a capstone project that supports industry challenges.

What you'll learn

• How companies build competitive advantages using a supply chain.
• The processes and requirements to acquire goods and services.
• How functional areas within an organization interact to design, make, buy and deliver goods and services for consumers.
• Examine supply chain within the goods and services sectors to help companies build a competitive advantage.
• Classroom instruction using real supply chain examples.

Project Management
Learn the latest tools, techniques, and mindset that will prepare you for a fulfilling career as a project manager.

Program Highlights

• Study in a field that is both highly sought after and relevant to today’s business problems and opportunities. ?
• Learn from industry-experienced professionals. ?
• Considered the cornerstone in many organizations, Project Managers are highly sought after in a wide range of industries. ?
• This program addresses emerging trends in project management through courses in Agile project management ?
• Earn micro-badges in Process Mapping and Analytics with the Mohawk/IBM partnership ?
• Upon completion of the first semester of the program, you’ll be eligible to write the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification (an entry-level designation offered by the Project Management Institute, PMI). ?

What you'll learn

• Use a variety of project management techniques, skills, and knowledge to support improved business outcomes. 
• Develop strategies to bridge the gap between business needs and the desired outcome using appropriate project management tools, techniques, and mindset. 
• Assess approaches to solving business problems using established evidence-based decision-making techniques. Understand what the project performance data that you are collecting is telling you and how to guide projects to successful completion. 
• Use a project management approach to communicate technical and business information to a variety of stakeholders. 
• This is a BYOD (Bring your own device) program. See Laptop Requirements under Additional Information.

Cyber Security Analytics
Protect the digital systems of today and beyond. Graduate with the essential skills for cyber threat detection and mitigation. Combine experiential learning in our cyber labs with independent online learning.

Program Highlights

• Design cyber security solutions to protect business resources.
• Create best practices in protecting mobile devices, smart homes and Industry 4.0 factories from cyber attacks.
• Participate in simulation labs where you will defend against cyber attacks.
• Engage in hands on experiential learning in our state of the art cyber labs facilitated by our expert faculty
• Study using extensive online learning and night classes to fit your busy schedule

What you'll learn

• Develop, implement and evaluate cyber security strategies and solutions for various operating systems, networks, application software, and packages.
• Respond to the cyber security needs of internal stakeholders.
• Recommend processes and procedures for maintenance and deployment of cyber security solutions.
• Design and implement cyber security solutions in compliance with current security policies, ethical standards, and industry regulations.
• Design and implement project management principles throughout the organization’s information security processes.
• Risk mitigation and auditing of information systems.
• Develop and deliver appropriate internal cyber security training.
• Communicate security policies, audit results and related documentation to any level of the organization.
• Monitor and analyze various attackers’ tactics, strategies and techniques to design vulnerability assessment procedures. 
• Implement vulnerability assessment procedures to find and solve existing security issues in a network.

Project Management
Learn the latest tools, techniques, and mindset that will prepare you for a fulfilling career as a project manager.

Program Highlights

• Study in a field that is both highly sought after and relevant to today’s business problems and opportunities. ?
• Learn from industry-experienced professionals. ?
• Considered the cornerstone in many organizations, Project Managers are highly sought after in a wide range of industries. ?
• This program addresses emerging trends in project management through courses in Agile project management ?
• Earn micro-badges in Process Mapping and Analytics with the Mohawk/IBM partnership ?
• Upon completion of the first semester of the program, you’ll be eligible to write the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification (an entry-level designation offered by the Project Management Institute, PMI). ?

What you'll learn

• Use a variety of project management techniques, skills, and knowledge to support improved business outcomes. 
• Develop strategies to bridge the gap between business needs and the desired outcome using appropriate project management tools, techniques, and mindset. 
• Assess approaches to solving business problems using established evidence-based decision-making techniques. Understand what the project performance data that you are collecting is telling you and how to guide projects to successful completion. 
• Use a project management approach to communicate technical and business information to a variety of stakeholders. 
• This is a BYOD (Bring your own device) program. See Laptop Requirements under Additional Information.

Program Highlights

• Business courses provide a mix of marketing, operations and administration—delivered over six semesters—that prepares you for a future career in management.
• Upon completion of a common first semester, you may choose to transfer into second semester of one of the following programs:
  • Business - Accounting (non co-op 316 or co-op 356)
  • Business Administration - Accounting (364)
  • Business Administration - Human Resources (363)
  • Business Administration - Marketing (non co-op 362 or co-op 366)

What you'll learn

• How marketing, operations and administration work together to support the goals of an organization.
• Build leadership capability and technical competence.
• How to think and act strategically.
• Prepare for staff and entry level management positions in a host of business careers.

Program Highlights

• Emphasis on practical, hands-on learning prepares you to excel in your marketing or sales career.
•  Study with professors who have worked as marketing professionals and bring their expertise to the classroom.
• Upon completion of a common first semester, you may choose to transfer into second semester of one of the following programs:
  • Business - Accounting (316)
  • Business Administration (632)
  • Business Administration - Accounting (364)
  • Business Administration - Human Resources (363)
  • Business Administration - Marketing (362)
  • Business - Financial Services (303)
  • Business - General (320)
  • Insurance (318)

What you'll learn

• How to conduct market research and create marketing strategies for real clients.
• Verbal and written communication skills as you prepare reports and presentations.
• Web marketing strategies and tools.
• Use computer simulation to model an international product launch.

Program Highlights

• Mohawk's blended learning design allows for flexible scheduling and independent learning opportunities.
• A focus on the fundamentals in math, science, and communications provides a well-rounded experience that can maximize your opportunities for further study.

What you'll learn

• Gain valuable knowledge and skills in biology, chemistry, physics, math and English.
• Explore your career options in the health field.

Note: The Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Certificates and Diplomas program can not be used as a route to apply to the Mohawk/McMaster BScN program. Students interested in pursuing a BScN degree should apply to the Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Diplomas and Degrees program. Pre-Health does not lead to the Mohawk/McMaster Medical Radiation Sciences Collaborative degree program.

This program is designed to offer transfer pathways to additional college and university programs.

Program Highlights

• Develop essential employability skills such as strong communication, critical thinking, and socio-cultural awareness.
• Customize your schedule with a wide range of electives chosen from your areas of interest delivered in blended and online learning environments.
• Cost-effective and efficient pathway into university studies with up to two years of direct and non-specified university transfer credit into a humanities and social sciences field of study.
• Get a fresh start by upgrading and achieving the entrance-level requirements needed for other competitive college and university programs.
• Earn transfer credits at the university level.

What you'll learn

• Introduction to a wide variety of course options in the humanities and social science disciplines to broaden your understanding of the world around you.
• Critically evaluate global and social issues and topics by demonstrating an understanding of interdisciplinary connections between society, culture, environment, politics, history, etc.
• Gain essential employability skills that will be applicable in both your future career and post-secondary educational aspirations.
• Develop communications competence to a level required by business and a wide variety of other careers/employment.

Learn the latest tools, techniques, and mindset that will prepare you for a fulfilling career as a project manager.

Program Highlights

• Study in a field that is both highly sought after and relevant to today’s business problems and opportunities. ?
• Learn from industry-experienced professionals. ?
• Considered the cornerstone in many organizations, Project Managers are highly sought after in a wide range of industries. ?
• This program addresses emerging trends in project management through courses in Agile project management ?
• Earn micro-badges in Process Mapping and Analytics with the Mohawk/IBM partnership ?
• Upon completion of the first semester of the program, you’ll be eligible to write the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification (an entry-level designation offered by the Project Management Institute, PMI). 

What you'll learn

• Use a variety of project management techniques, skills, and knowledge to support improved business outcomes. 
• Develop strategies to bridge the gap between business needs and the desired outcome using appropriate project management tools, techniques, and mindset. 
• Assess approaches to solving business problems using established evidence-based decision-making techniques. Understand what the project performance data that you are collecting is telling you and how to guide projects to successful completion. 
• Use a project management approach to communicate technical and business information to a variety of stakeholders. 
• This is a BYOD (Bring your own device) program. See Laptop Requirements under Additional Information.

Explore opportunities in the service and maintenance of gas, propane and oil-fired technology.

Program Highlights

• Accredited by the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA).
• Complete your training in one year.  
• Upon successful completion of each semester, you are eligible to write the Gas and Oil Burner Technician Provincial Fuel Certifications. You may write the examinations without acquiring additional workplace experience.

What you'll learn

• Fundamentals of home heating appliances that use fuel oil or natural gas.
• Experience the challenges in the service and maintenance of gas, propane, oil fired burners, furnaces, boilers and hot water heaters.
• Understand fuel delivery systems, set up and adjust combustion efficiencies, size ventilation systems and combustion air requirements. 
• Enjoy a practical lab to experience troubleshooting, combustion, electrical, fabricating piping systems and other related aspects.  
• The first semester prepares participants for testing and certification by the Technical Standards and Safety Authority as an Oil Burner Technician 3 (OBT 3) and a Gas Technician 3 (G3); providing eligibility on successful completion to write the Oil Burner Technician 2 (OBT 2) and Gas Technician 2 (G2) examination in the later part of the second semester. 
• Optional training includes fluorocarbon refrigerant, Ozone Layer Protection Awareness Certification, Gastite and IPEX certification training.

View the Exceptions Calendar for start dates and semester break information.

Program Highlights

• Learn the essentials of the building and construction field in two academic years.
• Understand how to apply green building fundamentals and sustainability concepts.

What you'll learn

• Residential and light commercial design and construction techniques.
• Acquire CAD, plan reading and 3D visualization skills needed to create drawings for today’s modern structures.
• Explore building and construction materials and finishes.
• Develop construction surveying skills, estimating, building code applications and regulations.
• Understand how buildings work by learning the science of their materials and services.
• Experience hands-on education consisting of labs and practical projects over four semesters.

Develop accounting skills in advanced financial accounting, management control, corporate taxation and audit.

Program Highlights

• Learn from faculty with professional designations including members of the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) of Ontario, who bring their real-life experiences to the classroom.

What you'll learn

• Accounting theory and practical applications with integrated computer technologies.
• Specialize in financial accounting, cost and management accounting, taxation, business finance and applied accounting systems.
• Business management techniques such as strategic planning, project management and professional ethics.
• Analyze financial statements to assess the financial position of a company.
• Case analysis course will allow you to apply your accounting and management skills to make sound business decisions.