{"id":147,"date":"2025-01-20T16:54:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T21:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/?page_id=147"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:10:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:10:58","slug":"master-of-networking-technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/graduate-studies\/programs-and-admissions\/master-of-networking-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Networking Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/01\/Programs_Admissions_bg.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Master of Networking Technology\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                    \n\n<p>Graduate Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/apply-online\/\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"course-based-masters\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course-Based Masters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h3 id=\"key-details\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2.5 core course credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2.5 elective credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6-term program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optional cybersecurity specialization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Location\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On campus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enrolment\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full time and Part-time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application deadline\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply any time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In-takes in September and January.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Advance your career with our Master\u2019s in Networking program! Designed to meet the demands of today&#8217;s fast-evolving digital landscape, this course-based program provides in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in network design, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and emerging technologies. Through coursework, labs, and projects, students gain the skills to build secure, high-performance networks for businesses and organizations. Join a community of experts and innovators, and equip yourself for roles in network engineering, security analysis, and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those pursuing the course-based MNET program will cover the design, management and operation of computer networks. They will develop skills through courses and a project framework. Depending on the student GPA, domestic students in MNET may receive financial assistance in the form of one scholarships or a TA job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"cybersecurity-specialization\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cybersecurity Specialization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The cybersecurity specialization has limited spots and is very competitive. It requires one credit (CYBR5000) in cybersecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"timelines-and-schedules\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timelines and Schedules<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Typically, students will take:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ITEC 5001 [0.0 credit] Information Technology Seminar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2.5 credits in core courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2.5 credits in electives at 5000-level. (<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/graduate-studies\/current-students\/suggested-elective-courses-mnet\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"2072\">See possible electives<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The coursework is generally done in the university. The rest depends on students and their advisor: there are some optional online courses that can sometimes be taken as electives. Keep in mind that the 2-year timeline assumes full-time status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"master-of-networking-technology-with-collaborative-specialization-in-cybersecurity-5-0-credits\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Master of Networking Technology with Collaborative Specialization in Cybersecurity (5.0 credits)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CYBR 5000 [1.0] Science and Social Science of Cybersecurity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ITEC 5001 [0.0] Information Technology Seminar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2.0 credits from core courses, listed above.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>0.5 elective credits, in the area of the cybersecurity specialization. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ITEC 5102, ITEC 5910 F or you may take a course from another department with approval from your advisor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.5 credit in electives at the 5000-level. (<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/graduate-studies\/current-students\/suggested-elective-courses-mnet\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"2072\">See possible electives<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"core-course-options\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Core Course Options<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ITEC 5100 [0.5] Planning and Design of Computer Networks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ITEC 5101 [0.5] Cross Layer Design for Wireless Multimedia Networks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ITEC 5102 [0.5] Designing Secure Networking and Computer Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ITEC 5103 [0.5] Cloud and Datacentre Networking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ITEC 5205 [0.5] Design and Development of Data-Intensive Applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ITEC 5910 F [0.5] Special Topics in Systemization of Knowledge in Comp. and Network Security\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pre-requisites: ITEC 5102\/SYSC 5500, SYSC 5807X, COMP 5407 or instructor\u2019s permission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> ITEC 5910 B [0.5] Special Topics in Software for Mobile Networks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ITEC 5910 W [0.5] Special Topics in 5G Networks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ITEC 5920 W [0.5] Special Topics in Applied Deep Learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"switching-from-course-based-to-thesis-based\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Switching from Course-Based to Thesis-Based<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who are registered in the course-based option but later decide to move to the thesis-based MASc option must meet three criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Minimum CGPA: 10.0.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must have completed at least one term in your current program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must find a thesis supervisor (or co-supervisors).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"career-paths\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Paths<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our MNET program at Carleton can assist you in your professional development and job search, at no additional costs. Since almost every home and business relies on the Internet, MNET graduates will find many opportunities to use their skills in the job market as&nbsp;<strong>systems administrators<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>network architects and engineers<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>cybersecurity specialists<\/strong>. The advances in mobile technologies, networked automobiles, and the Internet of Things, and all of the requirements for security and privacy these technologies need affords new and exciting additional opportunities for these graduates. Graduates could explore working with network operators, Internet service providers, or pursue careers with networking equipment manufacturers or with government agencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course-Based Masters Advance your career with our Master\u2019s in Networking program! Designed to meet the demands of today&#8217;s fast-evolving digital landscape, this course-based program provides in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in network design, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and emerging technologies. 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