Computer Science, Applied Computing

Program Overview & Highlights

Co-op Available
Honours 4-Year Program
BSc

Join the real world of artificial intelligence, game development, multimedia, and networks and security from your first day of class. This program is more hands-on than what’s offered elsewhere, and you’ll have lots of opportunities to network with industry leaders. Co-op is available, with flexible scheduling. You’ll find a job in your chosen field within two years of graduation.

Gain experience in paid co-op positions and accelerate your career. We host the ICPC programming competition and have a strong server infrastructure for students.

Many specializations – flexibility to diversify your skills in AI, software engineering and more!

Learn More About Our Program

1:20

Faculty to student ratio - the best in Ontario and one of the best in Canada.

94.1%

Employment Rate of Graduates¹

¹ *Six Months after Graduation (OUGS Computer Science, 2020)

What Lancers Are Saying

I made some great friends in my program and had the chance to work on interesting group projects. I also was able to establish some great contacts through my job experiences as part of the co-op program. All in all, you will get out of Computer Science what you put into it.

Bryce St. Pierre

BCS in Applied Computing with Minor in Mathematics
Windsor

Admission Requirements

High School Student from Canada

Course Requirements: Advanced Functions/MHF4U. English/ENG4U.
Strongly Recommended: Calculus & Vectors/MCV4U
Minimum Average: 70% (70% average of math courses)
Minimum Average (Co-op): 75% (Co-op Programs: 75% + 70% average in all attempted math courses, excluding Data Management/MDM4U)
Mean Average: 86%

High School Student from Outside Canada and the United States (International)

Course Requirements: Grade 12 Advanced Functions. Grade 12 English.
Strongly Recommended: Grade 12 Calculus & Vectors
Minimum Average: 70% (70% average of math courses)
Minimum Average (Co-op): 75% (Co-op Programs: 75% + 70% average in all attempted math courses, excluding Grade 12 Data Management)
Mean Average: 82%

Course Sequencing

Degree Requirements

This program is available with or without Co-op. See Program and Co-operative Education Regulations in the Undergraduate Course Calendar.

Total courses: forty.

COMP-1000, COMP-1400, COMP-1410, COMP-2120, COMP-2540, COMP-2560, COMP-2650, COMP-2660, COMP-3150, COMP-3220, COMP-3300, COMP-3340, COMP-3400, COMP-3670, COMP-4990 (6 credit course), COMP-4150, COMP-4200, COMP-4220, COMP-4250, and two other Computer Science courses (excluding COMP-XXX7)
MATH-1250 (or MATH-1260), MATH-1720 (or MATH-1760), and STAT-2910
One course from Arts/Languages, and one from Social Sciences
Thirteen other courses from any area of study, including Computer Science

The major average will be calculated on the basis of grades obtained in COMP-1000, COMP-1400, COMP-1410, COMP-2120, COMP-2540, COMP-2560, COMP-2650, COMP-2660, COMP-3150, COMP-3220, COMP-3400, COMP-3300, COMP-3340, COMP-3670, COMP-4150, COMP-4200, COMP-4220, COMP-4250, and COMP-4990.

First Year

First Year: ten courses, including COMP-1000, COMP-1400, COMP-1410, MATH-1250 (or MATH-1260), MATH-1720 (or MATH-1760).

COMP 1000: Key Concepts in Computer Science

COMP 1400: Introduction to Algorithms and Programming I

COMP 1410: Introduction to Algorithms and Programming II

MATH 1250: Linear Algebra I

This course will cover linear systems, matrix algebra, determinants, n-dimensional vectors, dot product, cross product, orthogonalization, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalization and vector spaces. (Prerequisites: Both Ontario Grade 12 Advanced Functions (MHF4U) and Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U) or MATH-1280.) (Antirequisites: MATH-1260, MATH-1270.) (3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours per week.)

MATH 1260: Vectors and Linear Algebra

This course is for students without Ontario Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U). The course MATH- 1250 is for students with MCV4U. This course will cover vectors, three-dimensional geometry, linear systems, matrix algebra, determinants, n- dimensional vectors, dot product, cross product, orthogonalization, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalization and vector spaces. The course is equivalent to MATH-1250 for all prerequisite purposes. (Prerequisite: Ontario Grade 12 Advanced Functions (MHF4U).) (Antirequisites: MATH-1250, MATH-1270.) (4 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours per week.)

MATH 1720: Differential Calculus

This course will cover trigonometric functions and identities, inverse trigonometric functions, limits and continuity, derivatives and applications, mean value theorem, indeterminate forms and l’Hôpital’s rule, antiderivatives and an introduction to definite integrals. This course is for students who have taken both Ontario Grade 12 Advanced Functions (MHF4U) and Ontario Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U). Students who do not have credit for MCV4U should take MATH-1760. (Prerequisites: Ontario Grade 12 Advanced Functions (MHF4U) and Ontario Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U) or MATH-1780.) (Antirequisite: MATH-1760.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour per week.)

MATH 1760: Functions and Differential Calculus

This course will cover a review of functions, trigonometric functions and identities, transcendental functions, inverse trigonometric functions, introduction to limits, continuity, derivatives and applications, mean value theorem, indeterminate forms and l’Hôpital’s rule, antiderivatives and an introduction to definite integrals. This course is for students who have taken Ontario Grade 12 Advanced Functions (MHF4U), but have not taken Ontario Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U). Students who have credit for MCV4U should take MATH-1720. The course is equivalent to MATH-1720 for all prerequisite purposes. (Prerequisite: Ontario Grade 12Advanced Functions (MHF4U).) (Antirequisite: MATH-1720.) (4 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour per week.)

Second Year

Second Year: ten courses, including COMP-2120, COMP-2540, COMP-2560, COMP-2650, COMP-2660, and STAT-2910.

COMP 2120: Object-Oriented Programming Using Java

COMP 2540: Data Structures and Algorithms

COMP 2560: Systems Programming

COMP 2650: Computer Architecture I: Digital Design

COMP 2660: Computer Architecture II: Microprocessor Programming

STAT 2910: Statistics for the Sciences

Third Year

Third Year: ten courses, including COMP-3150, COMP-3220, COMP-3300, COMP-3340, COMP-3400, COMP-3670.

COMP 3150: Database Management Systems

COMP 3220: Object-Oriented Software Analysis and Design

COMP 3300: Operating Systems Fundamentals

COMP 3340: World Wide Web Information Systems Development

COMP 3400: Advanced Object Oriented System Design Using C++

COMP 3670: Computer Networks

Fourth Year

Fourth Year: ten courses, including COMP-4150, COMP-4200, COMP-4220, COMP-4250, COMP-4990 (a 6.0 credit hour course).

COMP 4150: Advanced and Practical Database Systems

COMP 4200: Mobile Application Development

COMP 4220: Agile Software Development

CMAF 4250: Advanced Studies in the Sociology of News Media

COMP 4990: Project Management: Techniques and Tools

Career Tracks

Software developer
video game developer
systems engineer
web developer
network administrator

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