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The Bachelor of Science (BSc) is a three-year undergraduate degree which enables each student to develop his or her own interests in a science subject (science major) and related subjects. Students have the flexibility to combine their major subject with other science subjects, as well as subjects from other disciplines across the University.

Computer Science is the study of computers and the work they do. We need a science of computers because, unlike other machines, computers are general purpose; the same machine can perform many different tasks and the same tasks can be done equally well by different computers.

Because of this, the study of what a computer can do is more than the study of a particular machine. It is the study of what can be done by a device which processes information. Naturally Computer Science papers deal with the practical matter of making the computer do what we want it to (programming). But we also deal with many other questions about computing and computers. How do they worka How are they useda How do they fit into our societya What are their limitationsa

Today computers are used not only as a tool in commerce and science, but also for research in many disciplines, such as Anthropology and Linguistics. Computer Science can be taken as a major for both the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees and can also be included as a supporting subject in a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Some knowledge of computing is useful to all science students and many arts and business students even if you do not intend to major in Computer Science.

Programme Requirements

100-level

• COMP 101 Foundation of Information Systems
• COMP 160 General Programming
• ENGL 127 Effective Writing
• One of MATH 151, MATH 160, MATH 170, COMO 101, STAT 110, STAT 115, BSNS 112, FINC 102, or an approved alternative
• another Science paper (COMP 150 Practical Programming recommended)

200-level

• COSC 241 Programming and Problem Solving
• COSC 242 Algorithms and Data Structures
• COSC 243 Computer Architecture and Operating Systems
• COSC 244 Data-communications, Networks, Internet

300-level

COSC 326 Effective Programming

Three of:

• COSC 301 Network Management
• COSC 341 Theory of Computing
• COSC 342 Computer Graphics
• COSC 343 Artificial Intelligence
• COSC 344 Database Theory and Applications
• COSC 345 Software Engineering
• COSC 346 Object-oriented Programming and User Interfaces
• COSC 360 Computer Game Design

Plus

126 further points; must include 36 points at 200-level or above.

Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Science

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) is also available.

A specific aim of the Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) degree is to develop advanced theoretical and research skills and in so doing to provide a platform for an advanced professional or academic career.