Overview

Department of Computer Science / Department of Computer Science is located in Victoria, BC, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (M Sc)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	14
Doctoral Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (recommended) Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (recommended) Thesis Required Candidacy exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

129

Applied

25

Accepted

25

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

125

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	May 31st	December 15th	Yes
Winter deadline	October 31st	May 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	February 28th	September 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE (recommended)
Master's Degree Requirements	B!Sc in computer science/software engineering or the equivalent or bachelor's degree in mathematics with emphasis on computer science (recommended)
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE (recommended)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	MS in computer science or equivalent (recommended)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 575
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Faculty

29

Total faculty

Full-time - 22

Part-time - 7

Male (23)

Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Functional and logic programming, numerical analysis, parallel and distributed computing, software systems, theoretical computer science, VLSI design and testing
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,112,005

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria, BC  V8W 2Y2
Canada

Contact Nigel Horspool
Phone: 250-721-7211

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