Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security Analytics and Graduate Certificate in Public Relations - Corporate Communications (Bundle Program) Mohawk College - Fennell Campus, Canada

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.

Public Relations - Corporate Communications

The Mohawk College Public Relations – Corporate Communications graduate certificate program has established itself as a leader in innovative training employers look for from our skilled grads. Highly sought-after grads find employment across a broad spectrum of industries.

Students leverage learning and become adept in managing communications in a fast-paced digital online global society.  Learn to maintain open and effective communications between corporations, governments, organizations, and their publics.  Effective organizational communication requires highly trained public relations – corporate communications professionals.

In two semesters you will:

• Build a network of leading industry professionals
• Fast track your education through our flexible 140-hour field placement partnership program, learning and developing your skills in a workplace setting – taken anytime during both semesters
• Gain invaluable hands-on experience in:
  • social media and digital communications
  • digital publishing
  • media relations management
  • issues and crisis communication
  • industry ethics and communications law
  • public relations event planning and execution, and more!
• Discover learning in an actual work environment, contributing to team efforts on real world projects, by engaging with actual clients through our in-house full-service communications agency – The Agency
• Develop an industry ready professional portfolio of the work you create

Program Highlights

Build your own public relations – corporate communications industry network through a variety of activities, starting before you even take your first class:

• Day-One Industry Mixer - Meet and mingle with PR/communications professionals
• Guest speaker series – Gain insights from award winning, highly regarded industry professionals in the classroom
• Informational interviews – Visit and meet one-on-one with industry professionals as you begin planning your career goals
• Mock job interviews – Visit an industry professional and practice your interviewing skills without the pressure of landing the job
• Become a student member with the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) – the two largest industry associations for PR practitioners and communicators in Canada

What you'll learn

• Formulate PR strategies and execute tactics in corporate and not-for-profit communications.
• Learn to use social and digital media in PR planning and execution.
• Explore media relations, electronic publishing, crisis communications and advertising.
• Acquire expertise in PR analysis and planning.
• Write professional-level public relations materials.
• Design visually creative materials to meet PR objectives.
• Plan and execute an event.
• Develop a fundraising plan.