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- What is this course about?
- What are the entry requirements?
- What is the cut-off-point for this course?
- Is there any opportunity for further education?
- What are the career opportunities?
- What is so special about this course?
What is this course about?
This course prepares you to become an IT security professional with the skills to protect the critical information assets of individuals and enterprises. As an IT security professional, you will be in an entrusted position to combine professional integrity with technical tenacity. Your security acumen will be honed with business process skills, so that you will be able to audit and design security policies, apply legal aspects of IT and enhance access controls through the use of biometric technologies such as fingerprint and iris scans.
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What are the entry requirements?
| English Language (EL1)* | | Grades 1-7 | | Mathematics (E or A) | | Grades 1-6 | | Any two other subjects, excluding CCA | | Grades 1-6 |
Applicants must have also sat for at least one of the following subjects:
- Additional Combined Science
- Additional Science
- Biology, Chemistry
- Combined Science
- Computer Studies
- Design & Technology
- Engineering Science
- Food & Nutrition
- General Science
- Human & Social Biology
- Integrated Science
- Physics
- Physical Science
- Science (Chemistry, Biology)
- Science (Physics, Biology)
- Science (Physics, Chemistry)
- Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
Note: Applicants with complete/full Colour Appreciation Deficiency are not eligible to apply.
* SPM/UEC holders must have a minimum of grade 6 for their Bahasa Inggeris (English Language) subject.
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What is the cut-off-point for this course?
The Cut-Off-Point (COP) indicates the ELR2B2 aggregate score (after deducting CCA bonus points) of the last applicant posted to the course(s) under JAE. The previous year's COP serves only as a gauge. Admission is by merit and choice, subject to vacancy.
View the cut-off-point of this course here.
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Is there any opportunity for further education?
Many of our graduates pursue full-time or part-time degree programmes and this is made easier through the advanced standing arrangements that we have with all the local universities and a wide range of foreign universities. You can get between one to two years of exemption from local and foreign universities for relevant degree programmes, depending on your academic performance.
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What are the career opportunities?
Security is a major concern of all organisations. In particular, governments and industries worldwide have forecasted a high demand for infocomm security professionals. Hence, you can expect good employment prospects with local and multinational businesses, governments, financial and banking institutions, and consulting firms. Here are the possible career options you can look forward to:
- IT security specialists
- IT security auditors
- Network and systems specialists
- IT security product developers and solution providers
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What is so special about this course?
This course gives you an edge by providing you with a firm foundation in IT security fundamentals, and equips you with practical skills in software, systems and network security as well as an awareness of the security needs of people and organisations. In this course, you will learn how to identify and detect the misuse of computers, design counter measures against criminal intrusion, perform penetration testing and ethical hacking to effectively secure systems for businesses.
- Exciting internship opportunities with organisations such as INTERPOL in France
- Professional certifications including the Cisco Certified Network Engineer and Red Hat Certified System Administrator/Engineer
- Teaching faculty includes lecturers who are Certified Information System Auditors (CISA) and Certified Information System Security Professionals (CISSP), possessing expert knowledge and skills in this specialised field
- Champions in national and regional cyber security competitions, such as HelloSecure and Syscan
- Access to experts from Ministry of Home Affairs and IBM who contribute to making this course highly engaging and relevant
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