康卡迪亞大學

Study Web Services and Applications and you’ll learn to revolutionize online banking or create the next evolution of social media applications - the possibilities are limitless. As a computer scientist, you’ll have expert knowledge of the interconnectivity between databases, communications networks and information retrieval to create online applications and services. Our state-of-the-art labs for high-performance computing, networks and artificial intelligence will give you experience with the tools you will use in the field. Through labs, lectures and projects, you’ll also:

• Design web-centric applications that provide intuitive customer-oriented services
• Develop distributed software systems that scale to meet the demands of contemporary organizations
• Investigate opportunities for the deployment of applications across multiple hardware devices and platforms

A Bachelor of Computer Science degree takes a minimum of three or four years (90 – 120 credits) of full-time study, depending on your academic background. The core provides a basic and broad study of theory, mathematical basics, programming methodology, computer architecture, data structures, operating systems, and software engineering.

The Web Services and Applications option deals with the analysis, design, and implementation of services and applications delivered over the Internet. In addition to learning core computer science fundamentals, students will learn Internet computing, databases, communication networks, information retrieval, web search, distributed systems and web based systems. We offer an honours program to computer science students with high academic standing. You may apply to the honours program once you have completed 30 credits.

The Co-op program gives you the chance to complete paid work terms that last 12 to 16 weeks. As a Co-op student, you will play a large role in assisting projects designed and implemented by professionals and may also:

• Analyze and develop computer solutions
• Design and create new software, and modify and test existing software used in a broad range of businesses and industries
• Plan and implement computer security systems for database access control
• Create web pages

Co-op students have completed work terms for employers such as:

• IBM Canada
• Logograph
• Radial Point Safe care
• SAP Labs Canada

Given the range of web applications that are in use today, computer science alumni have established careers in a range of economic sectors including health care, communications, manufacturing, banking, retail, electrical and entertainment.