Computer Science Department

Good news! A new Computer Science undergraduate curriculum has been approved and we can take the first steps in phasing in the new program in September 2016.

A restructuring of the core curriculum of Computer Science has reduced the required number of credit hours to 27 (equivalent to 9 courses).

The new program will be gradually phased in, starting with first-year core courses in 2016-2017:

1. COMP-1000 – “Computer Science - An Introduction”

2. COMP-1001 – “Introduction to Programming”

3. COMP-1002 – “Logic for Computer Science”

4. COMP-2001 – “Object-oriented Programming and Human-Computer Interaction”

None of the first-year courses have a prerequisite. COMP-1000 and COMP-1001 will be offered in Fall 2016 and Winter 2017; COMP-1002 and COMP-2001 will be offered in Winter 2017.

Changes proposed for the future include the establishment of a number of dedicated streams in addition to the general degree. Streams will allow students to focus on a specific area within Computer Science. Currently we are considering the introduction of the following streams:

• Network-centric Computing

• Smart Systems

• Visual Computing and Games

• Data Science

• Scientific Computing

• Theory of Computation