The Computer Science program is designed to help students build the skill they will need in problem solving and to educate them in this fundamental area so that they can work effectively as software and systems practitioners in a wide variety of professional areas in the computing industry, as well as pursue graduate studies in Computer Science. The Computer Science Accreditation Council (CSAC) has granted the Bachelor of Science (Honours) and Bachelor of Science (Honours) Co-operative programs in Computer Science full Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) accreditation.
Computer Science students are provided with a solid foundation in and exposure to many areas of computer science, at both the systems and applications levels. Students learn to become versatile in many development methodologies and technologies. In the later years of their studies, they can opt to deepen their knowledge of a particular sub-discipline of computer science or continue broadening their knowledge of the entire field. An optional thesis in fourth year also provides high performing students with the opportunity to work on a capstone project or research thesis.
The skills acquired by Computer Science students make them desirable in the computing industry. In addition to pursuing graduate studies, graduates are employed as software engineers, IT specialists, developers, software architects, communications and network specialists, system and database administrators, or security consultants.
