Internet is fast becoming the vehicle for integrated multimedia (voice/video/graphics/data) communications. It may absorb within its standards and protocols other well-established technologies, such as telephony, facsimile, messaging, data and entertainment technologies. Its fastest growing service, the World Wide Web, has created a true information revolution and is daily pushing the limits of current technologies to cope with its growth.

Internet technologies have become a discipline in themselves. The Internet Protocol (IP) continues to dominate as a standard for ubiquitous global communications, and other Internet standards (for example, DiffServ, RSVP) are quickly emerging to offer quality of service on the Internet. There is a need to train professionals at the graduate level in this area, where expertise is required beyond basic undergraduate experience.

The objective of the graduate diploma in Internet Technologies is to educate high technology professionals with full undergraduate training for the growing Internet standards, methods, techniques and applications markets. It includes courses in both the main theories and applications of Internet engineering, as well as basic formation in the intricate world of Internet law and electronic commerce.

The diploma operates within the framework of the general regulations of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPS), which are available on the Website at the following link:

The professors included in the list below are members of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. This means that they are authorized to supervise or co-supervise theses. A complete list of the faculty and staff members associated with the program can be found at

The minimum admission requirements are a bachelor's degree with honours in electrical engineering, computer engineering, software engineering, computer science, or equivalent, with a minimum average of 75 per cent (B+). The admissions committee may, however, also reccommend other candidates, who satisfy the minimum admission requirements of the FGPS and have a demonstrated knowledge and/or experience in the field. Candidates for whom a list of additional qualifying courses will be required may be considered in exceptional cases. In this case, they must obtain a minimum grade of B+ in all their additional courses.

On completion of the diploma, qualified students meeting admission requirements could apply to one of the master's programs, in particular the master of computer science or the MEng or MASc in electrical engineering, and, upon admission, complete the requirements for those programs with credit granted for relevant courses already completed in the diploma. The number of credits remaining would be assessed individually, at the time of admission, with relation to the student's chosen master's program.

A maximum of three credits in equivalencies or advanced standing may be granted. To be eligible, the credits in question must not have counted towards the requirements of a previous diploma or degree. Candidates who have already successfully completed some of the compulsory credits may be allowed to replace those credits with elective credits. For details, consult section B.2.7. of the general regulations of the FGPS.

Transfer from Graduate Diploma to Master’s

Students registered in the graduate diploma program can request to transfer to the Master of Applied Science degree (MASc) or to the Master of Engineering degree (MEng) or to the Master of Computer Science (MCS) in accordance with section A.7.1 of the general regulations of the FGPS.

Applications should be addressed to the Director, Graduate Diploma in Internet Technologies (INTERTECH), School of Information Technology and Engineering

Language Requirements

Some of the requirements of the Program must be fulfilled in English. A very good knowledge of the English language is therefore required. Students whose first language is neither English nor French are required to take the TOEFL examination or an equivalent (as determined by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies) as a condition of admission. The minimum required score on the TOEFL examination is 237 points (computer version) or 580 points (pencil and paper version).

• Two compulsory courses:
ELG5374 (EACJ 5607) COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (3cr.)
DCL7302 REGULATION OF INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS (3cr.)

• Two courses among the following:
ELG5121 (EACJ 5201) MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS (3cr.)
ELG5369 (EACJ5369) INTERNETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES (3cr.)

ELG5373 (EACJ 5105) DATA ENCRYPTION (3cr.)
or
CSI5105 (COMP 5406) NETWORK SECURITY AND CRYPTOGRAPHY (3cr.)

Duration of the Program

Minimum Standards

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