Computer Science (DCS) at the University

Computer Science (DCS) at the University

The Department of Computer Science (DCS) at the University of Toronto is among the top-ranked computer science departments in North America, and offers a wide array of research opportunities and programs of study.

Diverse Programs and Research Opportunities

Part of the Faculty of Arts & Science, DCS offers programs leading to an Honours Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Master of Science (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D). Numerous forms of specialization exist within our undergraduate programs, as do industrial experience and research endeavours (e.g., the Professional Experience Year Program). Graduate students can choose from projects spanning the entire spectrum of computer science research and beyond. Apart from strength in core DCS research areas, many of our faculty are engaged in interdisciplinary research involving partnerships with colleagues across the university and beyond.

Highest-quality Faculty and Students

DCS is home to internationally-recognized faculty and students. Faculty in DCS have been presented with a wide variety of honours and awards over the years, including the Turing Award (the “Nobel Prize” of Computer Science), and many other international and national honors. Our faculty and graduate students consistently produce high-impact research that is among the most highly cited in computer science and attracts attention far beyond the discipline. Our students, both graduate and undergraduate, excel on the national and international stages. For instance, DCS has been awarded more Canada Graduate Scholarships, the country’s most prestigious graduate fellowship, than any other computer science department in Canada.

To read about the latest accomplishments at DCS, visit our News & Events page. See our media coverage here.

A Great Location

DCS is situated in the heart of Toronto, the third largest information and communication technology center in North America. Industrial partners include IBM, Avaya Inc., Ontario Power Generation, MITEL Corporation and Microsoft. Our location in the city is a real advantage, adding depth and breadth to our research possibilities and encouraging strong industry connections.
What’s more, DCS has the benefit of being at UofT, the largest university in Canada. Our buildings and facilities on the UofT campus are state-of-the-art, and faculty and students have access to a library system that has been rated by the Association of Research Libraries as third-best research library system on the continent. The UofT’s reputation for excellence serves as a tremendous foundation for the work we do at DCS.

Telephone 416-978-6360

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University Canada – University of Calgary

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The University of Calgary is a comprehensive research university that, in its short 38-year history , has grown to take its place among the finest institutions in Canada. Combining the best of long-established university traditions with the City of Calgary’s vibrant energy and diversity, the university aims to provide a research and scholarly foundation for students eager to acquire the knowledge and skills essential for a successful personal and professional life.

The University of Calgary is pleased to announce that all new high school applicants who present an early admission average of 80.0% or greater will automatically be offered a U of C Academic Merit Admission Award of $500. This award is guaranteed for all students who have a final admission average of 80.0% or higher.

Housing: Welcome to Residence Life at U of C Our student residences at the University of Calgary are far more than a convenient place to live on campus: they provide the best opportunity to become an active, high achieving member of the university community. Within residence you will find opportunities to attend academic programs and develop a range of valuable personal skills while living in a safe, respectful community comprised of a diverse group of people. It is not uncommon for students living in residence to meet friends that last for a lifetime!

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University of British Columbia

Only 30 minutes from the heart of downtown Vancouver, Canada, the University of British Columbia holds an international reputation for excellence in advanced research and learning. University of British Columbia offers both undergraduate and graduate students an environment that will inspire them to grow, learn, and reach beyond the ordinary. UBC’s many innovative academic programs – Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral degrees – combined with an international reputation for teaching and research, provides students with the knowledge, flexibility, and skills needed for the 21st Century.

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The spectacular UBC campus is a ‘must-see’ for any visitor to the city, where snow-capped mountains meet ocean, and breathtaking vistas greet you around every corner. We also have a campus in Okanagan, situated in one of the most scenic regions in Canada, which offers students an intimate learning environment, opportunities for region-centred research, international perspectives, and more.
Programs:

Teaching and research at UBC are conducted in 12 faculties and 11 schools, with each offering a broad range of programs of study. Other academic opportunities include co-op learning, in which studies are combined with real-world work experience, and exchange programs, which allow students to spend one or two terms at a foreign university.

The Faculty of Graduate Studies offers a wide range of options for master’s and doctoral students. We offer students an intellectually challenging education through programs that are international in scope, interactive in process and interdisciplinary in content and approach.

This is one of the few faculties in North America with a strong focus on interdisciplinary work. At UBC, studying at the graduate level means liberation from the tight constraints of discipline and department.

UBC’s Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth offers programs to enhance teaching skills for faculty and graduate students and many UBC faculties and schools also provide opportunities for continuing professional education — UBC’s Continuing Studies and Office of Learning Technology (Distance Learning) offers courses, workshops, seminars and certificate programs to both on- and off-campus learners.

Faculties and schools include Agricultural Sciences, Applied Sciences, Arts, Dentistry, Education, Forestry, Human Kinetics, Law, Medicine, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science, School of Business, Music, Nursing, Social Work & Family Studies.
Accommodation:

The Department of Housing and Conferences provides accommodation for more than 8,000 students, faculty and staff in the eight residence complexes that circle our beautiful Vancouver campus. Our goal is to provide an environment that helps students to succeed, both academically and socially. We can provide year round student family housing for familes with one or more children, or for couples. Our Child Care Services division provides on-campus quality care for the children of students, faculty and staff.

Only 30 minutes from the heart of downtown Vancouver, the University of British Columbia holds an international reputation for excellence in advanced research and learning. The spectacular UBC campus is a ‘must-see’ for any visitor to the city — where snow-capped mountains meet ocean, and breathtaking vistas greet you around every corner.

The university boasts some of the city’s best attractions & recreation facilities, including the Museum of Anthropology, the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research, and endless opportunities to explore forested trails in the adjoining 763-hectare Pacific Spirit Regional Park.

Vancouver is the largest city in Western Canada, located at the southwestern corner of the province of British Columbia. Situated between the North Shore and coastal mountains and the edge of the Pacific ocean, Vancouver is one of North America’s most beautiful cities, and was recently ranked as “the world’s most desirable place to live” in a survey of 127 cities performed by the Economist magazine’s Intelligence Unit.

In 2010, the city will host the world, as the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games come to Vancouver / Whistler-Blackcomb.

The vibrant downtown core offers all of the amenities of an international destination — from hundreds of restaurants and clubs, to countless parks and recreation facilities, to world-class entertainment and sporting events (including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Canucks, the city’s major league hockey team). UBC’s downtown campus, UBC Robson Square, is also located in the heart of the city.

Vancouver’s natural surroundings offer limitless opportunities for outdoor pursuits, such as hiking and mountain biking in the spring and summer, and skiing at nearby Whistler-Blackcomb resort in winter.

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About Queen’s

About Queen’s

www.queensu.ca

Queen’s is one of Canada’s leading universities, with an international reputation for scholarship, research, social purpose, and spirit. Consistently highly-ranked, Queen’s is known for its incomparable 24-hour learning environment. Great teaching, great students, community and tradition – these are the hallmarks of the Queen’s experience.

History

The University was established by Royal Charter of Queen Victoria in 1841 – twenty-six years before Canadian confederation. Classes were first held in 1842. The earliest degree-granting institution in the united Province of Canada, and the first to establish a student government, Queen’s has reflected and helped shape Canadian values and policies, educating many of the country’s most notable political and cultural figures.

Students & Faculty

Queen’s student body represents 83 different countries, along with every Canadian province and territory. Our faculty is drawn from some of the most prestigious institutions in the world, and Queen’s faculty members regularly receive international recognition and numerous teaching awards for their research and innovative contributions.

Alumni

Graduates of Queen’s become part of a living, legendary tradition that spans the globe and 167 years. Queen’s graduates can be found in boardrooms, courtrooms, hospitals, art galleries, laboratories, libraries, and governments around the world.

Community & Kingston

Queen’s University is located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, a quintessential university community big enough to provide all the conveniences of modern life, but small enough for students, staff and faculty to feel instantly comfortable and at home. For more than a century-and-a-half, the stories of Queen’s and Kingston have been inextricably entwined. Kingston is Canada’s 3rd best “place to live” in Canada according to a 2009 Canadian Business publication survey.

Accountability

As a public institution, Queen’s is committed to an operating model of transparency and accountability. For more information on institutional planning and accountability, please visit the Office of Institutional Research and Planning.

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Vancouver University Canada

Vancouver University Canada

North America’s oldest aggregate-learning (‘external’) degrees process.

Vancouver University Worldwide is usually better understood in England than in North America. It is the world’s first global consortium university, consisting of equal member colleges rather than the usual North American large exclusive-use campus – with maybe some branches or franchise operations elsewhere.

• The Vancouver University Worldwide model is more like that seen at Cambridge, London, or Oxford – except that its member colleges are dispersed around the world rather than dotted around a particular city. Also like the University of London, Vancouver conducts a collateral ‘external’ or aggregate-learning degree process in which candidates may secure a degree on the basis of prior learning, special examinations, research, and some credit for professional experience, without necessarily attending a particular member college.

• The subject matters (disciplines) of Vancouver University Worldwide degrees generally reflect the programs of the member colleges. For example, Canadian Tourism College (CTC) offers – along with its other programs – an Adventure Tourism diploma. The university grants holders of those diplomas full academic credit standing in the BREL (backcountry recreation and environmental leadership) context, described further below. The actual level of degree secured by a CTC Adventure Tourism or other graduate depends upon what other prior learning he or she has completed. CTC’s Adventure Tourism diploma can thus aggregate towards an associate, bachelor, or even a master degree.

• While transfer credit is also granted to credible programs completed at non-member institutions, the credit transfer process is simpler, speedier, and more transparent for member college students and graduates. And with equal representation on Vancouver University Worldwide’s Board of Governors, the member colleges have direct input into the scope and quality assurance of its programs – just like staff and faculty and alumni at older Cambridge, London, and Oxford.

• In British Columbia the Vancouver University Worldwide member colleges include four SGVE schools (see next paragraph), the Canada Institute of Business and Technology, Canadian Tourism College, BCMontessori Teachers College, and the Whistler Institute – which is also legally Whistler College, but not yet sufficiently endowed to comfortably use its intended context name. Some member colleges are non-profit, as likewise is registered charity Vancouver University Colleges Society (Canada and US) – while others are proprietary. Donations are actively sought for non-profit operations.

• Overseas the member colleges include CPPD/IFPAS (servicing the life underwriters profession of Singapore and SE Asia), Innotech (the training college of the world and Singapore Association of Small and Medium Enterprises), IMT (an embryonic engineering and management college in Nepal), and other colleges on five continents – including the Saxoncourt and Shane Global Village English Schools (adult), which receive academic credit standing for their language and language-teacher training programs.

• The geographical diversity and practical orientations of the member colleges fit well with Vancouver University Worldwide’s degrees spectrum, including its various MBA options. The MBAs all include standard core courses along with modules addressing the needs of a particular economic sector or region, as illustrated by the differing MBA emphases of CPPD/IFPAS and Innotech. The core courses tend to use common texts and materials like the Wiley Portable MBA series and Harvard Business Review Series – all available in paperback. It also happens that Boston MIT’s course offerings have fairly considerable curriculum influence within Vancouver University Worldwide – as the first other university to collaborate with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in its Open-Courseware outreach, described and linked from the Learning Resources section of Vancouver University Worldwide’s homepage.

Adventure Tourism and Environmental Concern

• The BREL option mentioned above and now further detailed is another interesting example of how Vancouver University Worldwide promotes particular disciplines.

• In 1997, after just a few years of operation, the Backcountry Recreation and Environmental Leadership (BREL) program option within Vancouver University’s aggregate-learning (‘external’) degree process was declared runner-up in a prestigious global award competition. BREL was lauded by the American Association of University Administrators in its Khaladjan International Competition for across-borders innovation in higher education. (Disclosure note: at that time Vancouver University’s president Dr Raymond Spencer Rodgers was NOT a board member of the AAUA organization – though he is now!).

• Five years later, happy learners who have completed field programs in backcountry recreation leadership and related environmental studies, continue to receive full credit transfer for their field-work and formal courses into the appropriate-level associate, bachelor or master degree awarded by Vancouver University Worldwide.

The beneficiaries of this option over the years have secured transfer standing for learning at various globally-located programs – Canadato Zambia – including regionally the American Alpine Institute (WA); Canadian Tourism College – which is a full equal-member college of Vancouver University Worldwide; the North Cascades Institute (WA); the Whistler Institute; and various BC and other Pacific Coast community college and university programs in adventure tourism and related disciplines.

CONTACT:

Vancouver University Consortium Office c/o
548 Beatty Street
Vancouver BC, Canada
V6B 2L3

www.vcn.bc.ca

Phone: 604-689-0905

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About Vancouver Island University

Known as a centre of excellence for teaching, applied research and learning, Vancouver Island University (VIU) is producing quality graduates that are in demand by employers across the country and around the world.

With roots that date back to 1936 when Nanaimo’s first vocational training school opened its doors, VIU shares a rich history and connectedness with its communities.  It is this history and commitment to people that has provided VIU with a solid foundation on which we continue to grow.

VIU has evolved into a dynamic, internationally known university supporting a student population in excess of 18,000 full-and part-time learners, including 1100 international students, over 1000 aboriginal students, and employing over 2,000 faculty and staff.

Through our ongoing evolution and growth, VIU is proud to have contributed to the development of the Vancouver Island culture, social, economic and knowledge base.

VIU operates four campuses including a main campus in Nanaimo and regional campuses in Duncan, Powell River and Parksville•Qualicum. VIU is also the proud owner of Milner Gardens and Woodlands in Qualicum Beach, recently named one of the top 10 public gardens in Canada.

VIU is an organization that values a diverse range of training and education. The university provides an enriched and intellectually stimulating environment for students and employees. Offering programs from basic literacy to vocational programs, trades, undergraduate and graduate degrees, VIU encourages all students to explore their potential, discover more about their world and excel in both life and learning.

www.viu.ca

Why Choose VIU

• Excellent facilities, quality programs at a reasonable cost.
• Small classes taught by experienced and highly-qualified instructors.
• Academic advising, personal counseling, and support services for international students.
• Social, recreational and sports activities; homestay, and on-campus student residences.
• Co-operative Education programs that allow for study and full-time work anywhere in Canada.
• Great location in a smaller city close to Vancouver and Victoria.

About Nanaimo

Nanaimo is a city of 80,000 residents, located on beautiful Vancouver Island — a tourist destination blessed with the natural beauty of mountains, forests and seashore, a mild climate, and many opportunities for year-round outdoor sports and recreation. Nanaimo is close to the major metropolitan areas of Vancouver and Victoria, so students attending VIU can have the best of all worlds:

• caring and comfortable community
• low cost of living
• spectacular natural environment
• unequalled recreational opportunities
• one of the mildest climates in all of Canada

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About Carleton

A message from the President

Welcome to Carleton University, Canada’s capital university!  Situated on a beautiful campus bordered by the sparkling Rideau River and Canal, Carleton is just minutes from the heart of our nation’s government and enjoys easy access to the many organizations, associations and businesses which thrive in Ottawa. Many of Ontario’s leading high tech companies surround our campus where cutting-edge research joins with highly innovative teaching to solve real-life problems.  Members of a dynamic, research-intensive university, Carleton’s faculty and staff provide a superior learning experience for our fine students who hail from every province and from over 100 countries around the world.

Carleton offers 65 programs of study in areas as diverse as public affairs, journalism, film studies, engineering, high technology and international studies.  More than 2,000 brilliant professors and staff members constitute a diverse and dedicated team serving  23,000 students. Carleton’s creative, interdisciplinary and international approach to research has led to many significant discoveries and creative works in science and technology, business, governance, public policy and the arts.

Students are truly VIPs on the Carleton campus and enjoy residence and recreation programs as well as a wide variety of cultural and social activities.  Endowed lectures bring speakers of world renown to our campus and proximity to the city makes it possible to enjoy world-class events at the National Arts Centre and the many museums and galleries across the city.

I look forward to meeting you when you visit Carleton University and to welcoming you as a member of our community of scholars dedicated to learning for a better future.

Contact

Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 5B6 Canada
Telephone: 613-520-7400

www2.carleton.ca

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