Program Description Already have an undergraduate degree? The Dhillon School of Business can help you earn a second degree to broaden your knowledge or change your career direction.
This is an individualized program of 15 to 25 courses. As a full-time student, you can complete the program in 1.5 - 2.5 years, and you may be able to accelerate your program by attending summer sessions. Students have up to 10 years to complete the degree.
The demand for graduates in the general field of computer science has seen almost unprecedented growth in recent years. The Computer Science degree program at uLethbridge is an expanding and broadly-based one, offering foundational courses in most areas of the discipline. Students with a broad technical knowledge, coupled with a sound liberal education, are able to tackle difficult problems using a variety of hardware, software, and programming languages, and to communicate their expertise to others.
Computer science is a discipline that spans theory and practice. It requires thinking both in abstract terms and in concrete terms. The practical side of computing can be seen everywhere. Nowadays, practically everyone is a computer user, and many people are even computer programmers. Getting computers to do what you want them to do requires intensive hands-on experience. But computer science can be seen on a higher level, as a science of problem solving. As a computer science major, you're involved in a science that has revolutionized the world. Astonishing advances are made constantly and intense research is carried out. Among the courses you'll take are programming, digital systems, database management systems, data structures and computer architecture. Most graduates have careers programming in industry, where a constant shortage of computer scientists results in steady employment.
