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Computer Science

Plan Requirements

Bachelor of Computer Science

Students in this plan must fulfill all the requirements in Table I and the following:

One of

CS 115 Introduction to Computer Science 1
CS 135 Designing Functional Programs
CS 145 Designing Functional Programs (Advanced Level)

One of

CS 136 Elementary Algorithm Design and Data Abstraction
CS 146 Elementary Algorithm Design and Data Abstraction (Advanced Level)

One of

MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences
MATH 137 Calculus 1 for Honours Mathematics
MATH 147 Calculus 1 (Advanced Level)

One of

MATH 128 Calculus 2 for the Sciences
MATH 138 Calculus 2 for Honours Mathematics
MATH 148 Calculus 2 (Advanced Level)

One of

MATH 135 Algebra for Honours Mathematics
MATH 145 Algebra (Advanced Level)

One of

MATH 136 Linear Algebra 1 for Honours Mathematics
MATH 146 Linear Algebra 1 (Advanced Level)

One of

MATH 239 Introduction to Combinatorics
MATH 249 Introduction to Combinatorics (Advanced Level)

One of

STAT 230 Probability
STAT 240 Probability (Advanced Level)

One of

STAT 231 Statistics
STAT 241 Statistics (Advanced Level)

All of

CS 240 Data Structures and Data Management
CS 241 Foundations of Sequential Programs
CS 245 Logic and Computation
CS 246 Object-Oriented Software Development
CS 251 Computer Organization and Design
CS 341 Algorithms
CS 350 Operating Systems

Three additional CS courses chosen from CS 340-CS 398, CS 440-CS 489.

Two additional CS courses chosen from CS 440-CS 489.

One additional course chosen from

CO 487 Applied Cryptography
CS 440 - CS 498
CS 499T Honours Thesis
STAT 440 Computational Inference
CS 600- or 700-level courses
(CS 600- or 700-level courses may be taken only if an equivalent 400-level course does not exist and special permission is obtained from the instructor and a CS undergraduate advisor. Courses in this list may be counted as CS 0.5 units.)
The 5.0 non-math units must satisfy the following elective breadth and depth requirements. (Alternate plans must be approved by a CS advisor.)

Elective breadth requirements

1.0 units from the humanities (subjects from ARTS, CHINA, CLAS, CMW, CROAT, DAC, DRAMA, DUTCH, EASIA, ENGL, FINE, FR, GER, GRK, HIST, HUMSC, ITAL, ITALST, JAPAN, JS, KOREA, LAT, MEDVL, MUSIC, PHIL, POLSH, PORT, REES, RS, RUSS, SI, SPAN, SPCOM, VCULT)
1.0 units from the social sciences (subjects from AFM, ANTH, APPLS, ARBUS, BET, BUS, COMM, ECON, ENBUS, GEOG, HRM, INDEV, INTST, INTTS, ISS, LS, MSCI, NATST, PACS, PSCI, PSYCH, REC, SDS, SMF, SOC, SOCWK, STV, WS)
0.5 units from the pure sciences (subjects from BIOL, CHEM, EARTH, PHYS, SCI)
0.5 units from the pure and applied sciences (subjects from pure sciences plus ARCH, BME, CHEM, CIVE, ECE, ENVE, ENVS, ERS, GEOE, GERON, HLTH, KIN, ME, MNS, MTE, NE, PLAN, SYDE)

Elective depth requirements

1.5 units with the same subject, including at least 0.5 units at third-year level or higher

or

1.5 units with the same subject forming a prerequisite chain of length three

Notes

  1. No course can satisfy more than one of the breadth requirements.
  2. Courses with substantial math or computer science content, regardless of subject, do not satisfy the elective breadth or depth requirement. Students may wish to consult with the CS advisors about specific courses.
  3. Courses from the "First Course" list for the Math Faculty Communication Skills Requirement do not satisfy the humanities breadth requirement. Courses only found in the "Second Course" list can satisfy both the humanities breadth requirement and the Communication Skills Requirement.

 


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