Graduate programs must be chosen in consultation with the supervisor and approved by the Computer Science Graduate Affairs Committee. In addition to the Faculties of Graduate Studies and Science requirements, the Department requires:
Master of Science (thesis-based)
a) Course Requirements: Computer Science 699, plus:
b) Four additional half-course equivalents. At least two half courses must be graduate-level computer science courses (labelled CPSC or SENG) and at most one half course can be an undergraduate course numbered at the 500 level.
We recommend that students who are considering continuing on to a doctoral program or entering certain career paths, select courses that demonstrate some breadth across Computer Science (see PhD Breadth Requirements for courses).
c) Seminar Requirement: Students are required to give a department seminar presentation on a topic related to their graduate research.
Master of Science degree with a Specialization in Software Engineering (thesis-based)
a) Course Requirements: Computer Science 699, plus:
b) Four half-course equivalents. At least three of these half-course equivalents must be taken from the approved SENG list (available from the Department), and at most one half course can be an undergraduate course numbered at the 500 level.
We recommend that students who are considering continuing on to a doctoral program or entering certain career paths, select courses outside the Approved SENG list that demonstrate some breadth across Computer Science (see PhD Breadth Requirements for courses).
c) Seminar Requirement: Students are required to give a department seminar presentation on a topic related to their graduate research.
Doctor of Philosophy
a) Course Requirements: Students will be required to have achieved at least a grade of "B" in at least eight half courses beyond the requirements for an undergraduate degree before completion of the PhD degree. At least three of these must be taken while the student is enrolled as a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Calgary. Of the eight half courses, at least six must be graduate-level courses, with the remaining two courses being either graduate-level courses or advanced (500-level) undergraduate courses. At least four of the required courses must be taken from a degree-granting Computer Science Department. In addition to the above courses, Computer Science 699 or equivalent experience is required and does not count toward the minimum eight half courses above.
b) Breadth Requirements: The above courses must be taken from multiple research areas. Not more than six courses in one research area is counted toward the minimum eight half courses. Courses in the intersection of two or more areas are counted in the area with the most completed course credits. The current research areas are: Artificial Intelligence and Multi-Agent Systems, Bioinformatics and Biological Computations, Computer Graphics, Computer Vision and Image Processing, Database, HCI and Visualization, Networks and Systems, Security, Theory and Foundations, Scientific Computing, Software Engineering, Other areas in Computer Science, External to Computer Science. Courses outside Computer Science must be approved by the student's supervisor. Credits for courses external to the Department of Computer Science are only given on condition that no Computer Science course which covers similar content is counted toward the required eight courses. These courses will be counted toward the appropriate areas in Computer Science.
c) Seminar Requirement: Students are required to give a department seminar presentation on a topic related to their graduate research.