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  Joint Honours BSc in Computer Science and Mathematics

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      Computer Science

        Computer science at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science combines the study of computation and information processing fundamentals with their application in the world around us. Computer scientists build fast, reliable, scalable and secure software systems to organize and analyze information. The honours curriculum comprises advanced topics in databases, artificial intelligence, computer graphics, security, distributed computing and algorithm design, culminating in an honours project.

        This program teaches graduates how to use their creative and innovative talents to conceive, design and implement software systems. The French Immersion Stream is now available to all students in the Computer Science program. Our degrees are very flexible and include options, minors and a major, which can be used to explore connections between computer science and many other fields of study.

        Learn more about the Computer Science program

        Mathematics

        Mathematics and statistics are not only powerful problem-solving tools, but also highly creative fields of studies that combine imagination with logic, and precision with intuition.

        Mathematics is much more than numbers! Its basic goal is to reveal and model general patterns to help explain our world, whether they be found in electrical impulses in the human nervous system, the evolution of animal populations in their habitats, fluctuations in stock-market prices, or electronic communications. Mathematics reaches far beyond science and engineering into medicine, business and the social sciences.

        Advances in mathematics and statistics lie behind many discoveries that are now part of our daily lives, such as MRI scanners, digital compression of music and video, secure electronic communications, data mining, genomic algorithms, futures pricing, and many other innovations.

        The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers Honours, majors and minors both in mathematics and in statistics. Our Honours program in statistics is accredited by the Statistical Society of Canada, allowing graduates to earn the A.Stat. professional designation. Moreover, the Department offers a joint honours program in mathematics and economics, a joint honours program in mathematics and computer science, as well as a multidisciplinary program in financial mathematics and economics. All our honours programs also include the co-operative education option.

        This program is offered in English and in French.
        Learn more about the Mathematics program

        Co-operative education is available with this program.

        The French immersion stream is available with this program.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                                                                                                       Title                                                      Units  
        ENG 1112                                                                                                   Technical Report Writing                                   3 Units
        Mathematics (51 course units)                                                                                                                                       
        MAT 1320                                                                                                   Calculus I                                                 3 Units
        MAT 1322                                                                                                   Calculus II                                                3 Units
        MAT 1341                                                                                                   Introduction to Linear Algebra                             3 Units
        MAT 1348                                                                                                   Discrete Mathematics for Computing                         3 Units
        MAT 2122                                                                                                   Multivariable Calculus                                     3 Units
        MAT 2125                                                                                                   Elementary Real Analysis                                   3 Units
        MAT 2141                                                                                                   Honours Linear Algebra                                     3 Units
        MAT 2143                                                                                                   Introduction to Group Theory                               3 Units
        MAT 2371                                                                                                   Introduction to Probability                                3 Units
        STA 2100                                                                                                   Introduction to Statistics                                 3 Units
        3 course units from:                                                                                       3 Units                                                  
          MAT 2324                                                                                                 Ordinary Differential Equations and the Laplace Transform         
          MAT 2355                                                                                                 Introduction to Geometry                                          
          MAT 2362                                                                                                 Foundations of Mathematics                                        
        12 optional course units in mathematics (MAT) at the 3000 or 4000 level 1, 2                               12 Units                                                 
        6 optional course units in mathematics (MAT) at the 4000 level 1, 2                                        6 Units                                                  
        Computer Science (51 course units)                                                                                                                                  
        ITI 1100                                                                                                   Digital Systems I                                          3 Units
        ITI 1120                                                                                                   Introduction to Computing I                                3 Units
        ITI 1121                                                                                                   Introduction to Computing II                               3 Units
        CEG 2136                                                                                                   Computer Architecture I                                    3 Units
        CSI 2101                                                                                                   Discrete Structures                                        3 Units
        CSI 2110                                                                                                   Data Structures and Algorithms                             3 Units
        CSI 2120                                                                                                   Programming Paradigms                                      3 Units
        CSI 2132                                                                                                   Databases I                                                3 Units
        CSI 2911                                                                                                   Professional Practice in Computing                         3 Units
        SEG 2105                                                                                                   Introduction to Software Engineering                       3 Units
        CSI 3104                                                                                                   Introduction to Formal Languages                           3 Units
        CSI 3105                                                                                                   Design and Analysis of Algorithms I                        3 Units
        CSI 3131                                                                                                   Operating Systems                                          3 Units
        3 course units from:                                                                                       3 Units                                                  
          CEG 3185                                                                                                 Introduction to Data Communications and Networking                
          CSI 3130                                                                                                 Databases II                                                      
          CSI 3140                                                                                                 WWW Structures, Techniques and Standards                          
        3 optional course units in computer science (CSI) or software engineering (SEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level  3 Units                                                  
        6 optional course units in computer science (CSI) at the 4000 level                                        6 Units                                                  
        15 elective course units 1                                                                                 15 Units                                                 
        Total:                                                                                                     120 Units                                                
        

        Note(s)

        1

        The course MAT 3153 cannot be counted for units if you have previously passed MAT 4153. You may however take MAT 3153 and then subsequently take MAT 4153, and count both for units.

        2

        Students planning to go to graduate studies in mathematics or statistics must consult the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for their choices of optional courses.

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