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Privacy, Access, and Information Management

Description

Protect valuable data with a Privacy, Access, and Information Management certificate
 
As privacy breaches become more and more common, we need smart, savvy professionals trained and at the ready to safeguard our privacy and data 24/7. The information management field is fast-growing – and these professionals are very much in demand. The Chang School has just the training you need to succeed in the information management industry. Our Certificate in Privacy, Access, and Information Management will help you master privacy regulations and acquire the practical and operational skills to become a sought-after privacy and data protection pro.
 
During this privacy certificate, you’ll learn how to conduct privacy risk assessments, and develop and implement privacy programs. Build your data privacy training in information access and privacy protection, privacy design, and applying privacy access. We want all our learners to receive a well-rounded education, so we offer an exciting variety of electives designed to make you as in-demand in the marketplace as possible. Diverse information management courses in subjects like public relations principles, IT infrastructure, business law, and organizational behaviour will prep you for a wide range of opportunities. Interested in the healthcare sphere? We offer courses in health informatics and health information access and privacy as well.
 
The privacy certificate can be completed online at your own pace, with in-person exams, and finished in two years or less. Our information management courses are taught by senior privacy professionals, and offer plenty of practical assignments that incorporate real-world issues, including a capstone course where learners can apply privacy and access principles to a project focused on an emerging technology within a particular sector they’re interested in.
 
Ready to get started? Let’s start your privacy education, today.
 
Who should take this Privacy, Access, and Information Management certificate?
  • You’re a working professional who wants to pivot into a privacy role or change careers and go into privacy
  • You’re a professional who’s recently been hired to work on privacy and access issues and needs training
  • You’re a recent degree graduate looking for an in-demand career specialization
Admission Criteria:

Recommended:
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent
  • With 6 Grade 12 U or M credits (including English)
  • With a minimum average of 60 percent  OR
  • Mature student status
Certificate Requirements:
  • 4 required courses
  • 2 electives
  • Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 1.67+
To graduate, you must successfully complete, within your official time span, the requirements from the year you registered in the program.
    Required Courses
    • CLAW 401 Information Access and Privacy Protection
    • CZIT 427 Data and Info. Mgmt for Privacy
    • CZLW 327 Privacy By Design
    • CZLW 527 Applying Privacy and Access
    Electives (select 2)
    • CDPR 100 Public Relations Principles
    • CHIM 305 Introduction to Health Informatics
    • CITM 301 IT Infrastructure
    • CITM 820 Information Systems Security and Privacy
    • CLAW 122 Business Law
    • CLAW 402 Health Information Access and Privacy
    • CMHR 405 Organizational Behaviour
    • CMHR 650 Management of Change
    • CPPA 403 e-Government
    Industry and Careers
     
    This certificate can lead to career paths in roles such as:
    • Privacy officer
    • Privacy analyst
    • Information and records management specialist
    • Data and trust officer
    • Information privacy technologist
    • Freedom of information coordinator
    • Privacy and compliance manager
    • Access to information analyst

    Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.

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    Disclaimer:
    Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.