At York University’s IEP Bridging Program business you will complete three university-level courses to ensure your soft skills are top notch. These courses provide a full overview and practice of communication, teamwork, cross-cultural problem solving, leadership, and management skills within the Canadian context. The Object-Oriented Programming foundation course provides fundamental Java programming skills if you already have some training in other programming languages. The program also lets you take up to five advanced-level university courses (15 credits) in your area of IT specialization. Through these specialized courses, you will acquire up to date local professional knowledge and skills in your areas of expertise.
Program Structure
Step One
Jumpstart to Success
You will first complete an orientation session and then the language preparation program. You will be evaluated on English language skills and commitment to the program (attendance, participation, completion, adherence to assignment deadlines, etc.). Performance in this Jumpstart to Success course will determine if you continue in our Bridging Program.
Step Two
Foundations Skills
As an IEP candidate, you will be exposed to the Canadian business and cultural landscape through Foundations courses. The program will give you a full understanding and practice of teamwork, cross-cultural problem solving, communication, interpersonal, conflict resolution, leadership and management skills within the Canadian context.
IT professionals complete the following courses for a total of 9 credits:
Step Three
Specialized Skills (Streams)
The program also lets you take up to five advanced level university IT courses (15 credits) in your area of specialization. Through these specialized courses you will acquire up to date local professional knowledge and skills in your areas of expertise. You can choose from courses depending on your stream. Courses include web technologies, internet client service systems, system analysis and design, introduction to data analytics, data warehousing and business intelligence, web mining, business process management systems, ERP systems configuration, using and designing database systems, internet client server systems, building e-commerce systems, requirements management, software engineering, platform computing and computer network protocols and applications. New courses are being developed in applied artificial intelligence and enterprise architecture.
Enterprise Systems
Develop your skills for a career in business process management and enterprise systems.
System Analysis
Develop your skills for a career in systems analysis and design. Apply rigorous theoretical ideas and practical concepts to solve IT problems.
Big Data & Data Analytics
Develop a career in modern data analytics and big data, taking advanced courses in data mining, warehousing and applied artificial intelligence.
I felt that I had all of the technical skills but it was difficult to get a call back. The program helped me to network with people who were in a similar situation.
— Marara Zerihun Abebe
Questions?
Contact us at IEP@yorku.ca for more information.