Honours Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Degree with Computer Programmer Diploma
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
CAD 28,306 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* *international fees / domestic fees $6,996.25; based on tuition fees for first-year undergraduate students for the 2022-2023 academic year
Introduction
Design, build, and analyze. From hardware to software, computer scientists are solving problems and delivering value in a variety of business, scientific, and social settings.
You’ll receive both a computer science degree from Lakehead University and a computer programming diploma from Georgian College. Our integrated program provides you with the opportunity to gain experience working with multiple programming languages and emerging technologies, while providing you with the theoretical knowledge to understand complex computing systems.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
More than $ 11 million in scholarships, bursaries, and awards are available to incoming Lakehead-Georgian students. Explore OSAP, as well as awards, scholarships, and bursaries that are available to you.
Curriculum
Year 1 Fall (Georgian College – Barrie Campus)
- COMP 1030, 1002, 1045, 2003
- ENTR 1002
- Mathematics 1271
Year 1 Winter (Georgian College – Barrie Campus)
- COMP 1008, 1054, 1073, 1006, 1112
- Mathematics 2310
Year 2 Fall (Georgian College – Barrie Campus)
- COMP 1011, 2084, 2139, 2006
- Mathematics 1171
- One-half FCE elective from Type C courses (except Engineering)
Year 2 Winter (Georgian College – Barrie Campus)
- COMP 3025, 1035, 2068
- COMP 2140
- Computer Science 2412
- One-half FCE elective
Year 2 Summer
Georgian Co-op # 1
Year 3 Fall (Lakehead University – Orillia Campus)
- Computer Science 2453, 3415
- Mathematics 2255
- Sociology 2755
- One-half FCE elective from Type B courses
Year 3 Winter (Lakehead University – Orillia Campus)
- Computer Science 2476
- One and one-half FCE electives from a list of program electives
- One-half FCE elective from Type C courses (except Engineering)
Year 3 Summer (Lakehead University – Orillia Campus)
- One FCE elective
- One-half FCE elective from Type B courses
Year 4 Fall (Lakehead University – Orillia Campus)
- Computer Science 3473, 4411
- One-half FCE elective
- One-half FCE elective from Type C courses (except Engineering)
- One-half FCE elective from the list of program electives
Year 4 Winter (Lakehead University – Orillia Campus)
- Computer Science 4453, 4433
- Computer Science 4431 or 4432 or 4434
- One-half FCE elective from the list of program electives
- One-half FCE elective from Type C courses (except Engineering)
Computer Science Elective List
- Computer Science 4111 - Clinical Decision Support
- Computer Science 4112 - Introduction to Data Science
- Computer Science 4413 – Programming Language Processors
- Computer Science 4433 - Algorithm Design and Analysis
- Computer Science 4451 - Theory of Computing
- Computer Science 4471 - Computer Graphics
- Computer Science 4475 - Topics in Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Science 4476 - Cryptography and Network Security
- Computer Science 4478 - Game Programming
- Computer Science 4479 - Directed Research in Computer Science
- Computer Science 4210 - Special Topics
- Computer Science 4310 - Web Health Informatics
- Computer Science 4311 - Big Data
- Computer Science 4312 - Cloud Computing
Four-year Non-Direct Entry program option
Bachelor of Science (Computer Science Major) 4-year (Lakehead-Georgian Partnership)
This program option is for Honours students who are academically ineligible to continue in or complete the Honours program.
The program requirements are the same as for the HBSc Computer Science Major except that, in order to remain in the program, students must maintain a 60% average in the major, and all the fourth-year Computer Science courses are counted as program electives.
Year 1 and Year 2 are the same as in HBSc in Computer Science – Combined credential program with Georgian College
Year 3 Fall (Lakehead University – Orillia Campus)
- Computer Science 2453
- Mathematics 2255
- Sociology 2755
- One-half FCE elective from the list of program electives
- One-half FCE elective from Type B courses
Year 3 Winter (Lakehead University – Orillia Campus)
- Computer Science 2476
- One and one-half FCE electives from a list of program electives
- One-half FCE elective from Type C courses (except Engineering)
Year 3 Summer (Lakehead University – Orillia Campus)
- One FCE elective
- One-half FCE elective from Type B courses
Year 4 Fall (Lakehead University – Orillia Campus)
- Computer Science 3415, 3473
- One-half FCE elective
- One-half FCE elective from Type C courses (except Engineering)
- One-half FCE elective from the list of program electives
Year 4 Winter (Lakehead University – Orillia Campus)
- Two FCE electives from a list of program electives
- One-half FCE elective from Type C courses (except Engineering)
Computer Science Elective List
- Computer Science 4111 - Clinical Decision Support
- Computer Science 4112 - Introduction to Data Science
- Computer Science 4413 – Programming Language Processors
- Computer Science 4433 - Algorithm Design and Analysis
- Computer Science 4451 - Theory of Computing
- Computer Science 4471 - Computer Graphics
- Computer Science 4475 - Topics in Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Science 4476 - Cryptography and Network Security
- Computer Science 4478 - Game Programming
- Computer Science 4479 - Directed Research in Computer Science
- Computer Science 4210 - Special Topics
- Computer Science 4310 - Web Health Informatics
- Computer Science 4311 - Big Data
- Computer Science 4312 - Cloud Computing
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Our graduates will be prepared to pursue computer science careers in technology, mobile application development, healthcare informatics, internet security, and more. Others choose to pursue graduate degrees (MSc and PhD). Here are a few careers you could have after graduation.
- Application Developer/Systems
- Client Support Analyst
- Computer Programmer/Analyst
- Information Developer
- Security Specialist
- Software Engineer
- System Analyst