Computing Science Dual Degree Major Program

School of Computing Science | Faculty of Applied Sciences
大象传媒 Calendar 2012 Spring

The school offers a dual program with Zhejiang University (ZU) in China that leads to the acquisition of two bachelor鈥檚 degrees 鈥� a bachelor of science from 大象传媒 (大象传媒) and a bachelor of engineering from Zhejiang University.

大象传媒 Requirements

This is a direct admission program. 大象传媒 applicants indicate their interest on the Application for Undergraduate 大象传媒 to 大象传媒 by selecting the 鈥淏Sc CMPT (大象传媒-Zhejiang University Dual Degree)鈥� under Program/Plan in the School of Computing Science, Faculty of Applied Sciences.

大象传媒 is competitive and enrolment is limited.

The program begins each fall term. Applicants must meet the standard requirements for admission to 大象传媒 and the School of Computing Science. Concurrent to the 大象传媒 admission application, students must also submit a 鈥淪tatement of Interest鈥� to the 大象传媒-Zhejiang University 大象传媒s Committee, School of Computing Science. Applicants will be selected based on their 鈥淪tatement of Interest鈥� and their academic standing.

For more details, consult a Computing Science Advisor.

Continuation Requirements

Students who do not maintain at least a 2.40 cumulative grade point average (CGPA), will be placed on the school's probation. Courses available to probationary students may be limited. Each term, these students must consult an advisor prior to enrolment and must achieve either a term 2.40 term GPA or an improved CGPA. Reinstatement from probationary standing occurs when the CGPA improves to 2.40 or better and is maintained.

Students must obtain permission from the department if they wish to complete, for further unit, any course that is a prerequisite for a course the student has already completed with a grade of C- or higher.

Prerequisite Grade Requirement

Computing science course entry requires a grade of C- or better in each prerequisite course. A minimum 2.40 cumulative grade point average is required for upper division computing courses.

Program Requirements

For specific information about the program and course plans, consult a Computing Science Advisor.

大象传媒 Students

Prep / Year 0

Students with no previous knowledge of Chinese languages will complete a five year curriculum with customized intensive Mandarin courses at 大象传媒 in addition to some foundational courses in the Prep/0th year, and Chinese immersion in the summer.

大象传媒 and Zhejiang University Students

Year 1 and Year 2

Zhejiang University students complete lower division courses required by the Dual Degree Program curriculum at Zhejiang University (equivalent of 60 大象传媒 units).

大象传媒 students complete lower division courses required by the Dual Degree Program curriculum at 大象传媒 (Year 0) and Zhejiang University (Year 1 and 2) (equivalent of at least 60 大象传媒 units).

Year 3 and Year 4

All 大象传媒 and Zhejiang University students complete 60 units at 大象传媒 (including a minimum of 45 upper division units).

Core courses required for 大象传媒 students in Prep/Year 0 and courses for all students required by Zhejiang University in Years 1 and 2 are availabe from a Computing Science Advisor.

Dual Degree Credential

Students will receive two degrees, one each from 大象传媒 and Zhejiang University after completing lower division courses at Zhejiang University and upper division courses at 大象传媒.

All students complete the following 大象传媒 upper division courses

CMPT 300 Operating Systems I (3)
CMPT 307 Data Structures and Algorithms (3)
CMPT 320 Social Implications - Computerized Society (3)
CMPT 354 Database Systems I (3)
CMPT 371 Data Communications and Networking (3)
CMPT 376W Technical Writing and Group Dynamics (3)
MACM 316 Numerical Analysis I (3)
two 300 division CMPT courses from two different Table I computing science concentrations as specified here: artificial intelligence, computer graphics and multimedia, or programming languages and software (See Table I computing science concentrations below)
four 400 division or higher CMPT courses from Table I Computing Science Concentrations
CMPT 497 Dual Degree Program Capstone Project (6)

Table I 鈥� Computing Science Concentrations

Artificial Intelligence

CMPT 310 Artificial Intelligence Survey (3)
CMPT 340 Biomedical Computing (3)
CMPT 411 Knowledge Representation (3)
CMPT 412 Computational Vision (3)
CMPT 413 Computational Linguistics (3)
CMPT 414 Model-Based Computer Vision (3)
CMPT 417 Intelligent Systems (3)
CMPT 418 Computational Cognitive Architecture (3)
CMPT 419 Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence (3)

Computer Graphics and Multimedia

CMPT 361 Introduction to Computer Graphics (3)
CMPT 363 User Interface Design (3)
CMPT 365 Multimedia Systems (3)
CMPT 461 Image Synthesis (3)
CMPT 464 Geometric Modeling in Computer Graphics (3)
CMPT 466 Animation (3)
CMPT 467 Visualization (3)
CMPT 468 Introduction to Computer Music and Sound Synthesis (3)
CMPT 469 Special Topics in Computer Graphics (3)

Computing Systems

CMPT 300 Operating Systems I (3)
CMPT 305 Computer Simulation and Modeling (3)
CMPT 371 Data Communications and Networking (3)
CMPT 379 Principles of Compiler Design (3)
CMPT 401 Operating Systems II (3)
CMPT 431 Distributed Systems (3)
CMPT 432 Real-time Systems (3)
CMPT 433 Embedded Systems (3)
CMPT 471 Networking II (3)
CMPT 479 Special Topics in Computing Systems (3)
CMPT 499 Special Topics in Computer Hardware (3)

Information Systems

CMPT 301 Information Systems Management (3)
CMPT 354 Database Systems I (3)
CMPT 370 Information System Design (3)
CMPT 441 Computational Biology (3)
CMPT 454 Database Systems II (3)
CMPT 456 Information Retrieval and Web Search (3)
CMPT 459 Special Topics in Database Systems (3)
CMPT 470 Web-based Information Systems (3)
CMPT 474 Web Systems Architecture (3)

Programming Languages and Software

CMPT 373 Software Development Methods (3)
CMPT 383 Comparative Programming Languages (3)
CMPT 384 Symbolic Computing (3)
CMPT 473 Software Quality Assurance (3)
CMPT 475 Software Engineering II (3)
CMPT 477 Introduction to Formal Verification (3)
CMPT 480 Foundations of Programming Languages (3)
CMPT 481 Functional Programming (3)
CMPT 489 Special Topics in Programming Language (3)

Theoretical Computing Science

CMPT 307 Data Structures and Algorithms (3)
CMPT 308 Computability and Complexity (3)
CMPT 404 Cryptography and Cryptographic Protocols (3)
CMPT 405 Design and Analysis of Computing Algorithms (3)
CMPT 406 Computational Geometry (3)
CMPT 407 Computational Complexity (3)
CMPT 408 Theory of Computing Networks/Communications (3)
CMPT 409 Special Topics in Theoretical Computing Science (3)
MACM 300 Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata with Applications (3)

Minimum Unit and Residency Requirement

Students must complete at least 54 units at Zhejiang University including at least 34 computing science core course units. Students must also complete at least 54 units at 大象传媒. Students admitted from Zhejiang University must complete at least 39 upper division units of these minimum 54 units at 大象传媒. Courses completed at Zhejiang University are not transfer units. They are marked as DDP units on the 大象传媒 transcript.

Co-operative Education and Work Experience

All students may choose to participate in co-operative education or work placements.

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 大象传媒 beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 大象传媒 within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honors, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

All students in the dual degree program are expected to fulfil the Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth (WQB) requirements.

Tuition and Program Fee

All students pay undergraduate fees (including tuition and other fees) to 大象传媒. All students also pay a $700 program fee each year in addition to the other tuition fees. Students are also responsible for travel, accommodation, insurance, textbooks and general living expenses (noting that in China, books, housing meals, transportation and living expenses will be lower than in Canada). Domestic students pay the basic 大象传媒 tuition. International students attending the 大象传媒-Zhejiang University dual degree program pay the basic 大象传媒 tuition in years one and two when studying at Zhejiang University. In years zero, three and four, when studying at 大象传媒, international students will pay differential tuition fees.

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