Computer Science
Drive Innovation and Progress
Playing your favourite video game, talking to ChatGPT, checking your socials... you likely encounter computer science every day.
Looking for a degree that prepares you for our ever-changing world? Computer scientists devise new and better ways to address challenges in artificial intelligence, cyber security, game design, robotics and medical bioinformatics.
From bioinformatics to social networking, computer science drives innovation in nearly every area of our lives. But it's more than just data and code—it’s also about imagination. How much farther can we go? What kind of impact will we have along the way?
Western’s flagship programs in big data, game development, cybersecurity, financial modelling, and more will send your career in directions you might never imagine. Outside the classroom, you can develop your entrepreneurial and communication skills for start-up projects, or work one-on-one with faculty on a funded summer research project.
Apply the theories. Write the code. Build the databases. Answer the big questions.
Honours Specializations:
- Honours Specialization in Computer Science
- Honours Specialization in Information Systems
- Honours Specialization in Bioinformatics
Specializations:
Majors:
Minors:
- Minor in Computer Science
- Minor in Game Development (only with an Honours Specialization, Specialization, or Major in Computer Science)
- Minor in Software Engineering (only with an Honours Specialization or Specialization in Computer Science)
Apply to Computer Science:
- First-year class size = 350
- OUAC Code = ECS
- Required Courses:
- English, ENG4U
- Calculus and Vectors, MCV4U
- Advanced Functions, MHF4U
- And one of:
- Math of Data Management, MDM4U
- Biology, SBI4U
- Chemistry, SCH4U
- Physics, SPH4U
- Earth and Space Sciences, SES4U
- Computer and Information Science, ICS4U
- Admission Average Guideline: Mid to high 80s
- Averages reflect Ontario high school students
- Remember, these are guidelines only
- Admission to Western is competitive - achieving an average in the suggested range does not guarantee admission
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WHY WESTERN?
97.1%
employment rate 2 years after graduation
$$$
paid internships in companies like IBM, Honeywell & 3M Canada
350
students in computer science each year
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