This programme prepares students for a career in dealing with cybercrimes and risk management issues in both private and public institutions. Graduates will be able to apply knowledge gained in this programme to eliminate cybercrimes confronting most organisations. In the same vein, they will be able to guide organisations on how to eliminate the various risks that could obstruct organisations from achieving their goals and objectives.
Admissions Criteria
- The entry requirement is Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSSCE), West African Senior School Certificate
Examination (WASSCE) and General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE).
- A minimum of 6 credits (A1-C6 in WASSCE/A-D in SSSCE/A-D in GBCE) including English, Core Mathematics. Integrated Science along with 3 elective subjects including Science.
- Applicants with any higher education qualification (including HND, A Levels or other tertiary qualifications) in a related
discipline may be considered for exemption. The exemption will be given for those modules with a passing grade and with content
aligned to an equivalent module in the Botho programme.
- Mature Applicants applying for admission must be 25 years old (Any legitimate documentary proof of age document like birth
certificate/National ID card to be produced) with at least 3 years of relevant work experience. Applicants may be required to
pass additional admission requirements such as an interview or test.
- Foreign applicants may be admitted based on an equivalent qualification from their home countries, evidence of proficiency in
English Language will be required in the case of applicants from non-English speaking countries.
Graduates of this program can
- Fight against any existing or foreseeable threats in the IT infrastructure
- Manage the prevailing and foreseen IT risks in the business
- Efficiently work in the IT industry to train the employees and employers the dos and don’ts of IT security.
- Design and Create a tight and secure IT infrastructure for business
- Work on security frameworks and compliance for the corporates
- Safeguard the ethical use of IT infrastructure in all aspects
- Design policies for the IT industry which can protect against threats
Career Prospects
- Security Architect
- Penetration Tester (or Ethical Hacker)
- Cryptography
- Chief Information Security Officer
- Security Engineer
- Security Auditor (or Forensic Expert)
- Incident Responder
- Vulnerability Assessor
Skills Developed
- Basic knowledge of networking
- Python programming
- Scripting languages
- Java programming
- Knowledge of current IT Laws
