I. Professional introduction
Computer science (CS) is a subject that studies information and how to use computers to process information. Computer science combines the theories and applications of engineering, science, mathematics, economics, linguistics and other disciplines, and it is a profession with a wide range of employment fields. Generally speaking, CS can be divided into three categories, involving research theory, system software and computer applications. China students should combine and give full play to their interests and specialties when choosing computer majors. You can also take major and minor courses or double degrees in biology, physics, economics, finance and other fields, taking into account interdisciplinary research. After graduation, you can enter the workplace directly, or you can continue your studies and do theoretical research in the computer field, which has a very wide range of employment.
Second, the curriculum.
The main courses are: electronic technology, discrete mathematics, programming, data structure, operating system, computer composition principle, microcomputer system, computer system structure, compilation principle, computer network, database system, software engineering, artificial intelligence, computer graphics, digital image processing, computer communication principle, multimedia information processing technology, digital signal processing, computer control, network calculation, algorithm design and analysis, information security and application.
Third, introduce institutions.
1. University of Toronto
The top three universities in Canada are also one of the top universities in the world, ranking 29th in QS world in 2020. The computer major under the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Toronto is one of its strong majors. If your major is computer science, combined with other majors, you can complete double bachelor's degrees, such as: computer and physics, computer and economy, computer and mathematics, etc.
2. University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is one of the top universities in North America, and its majors in mathematics, computer and engineering are world-famous. The school is located in Waterloo, Ontario, about an hour's drive from Toronto. 20 19 the latest world ranking of American journalism computer major 14, and paid internships are also available. The school is a comprehensive university, and the university library implements the system of "three libraries networking and resource sharing" with the libraries of nearby Laurier University and Guelph University.
3. Simon Fraser University
Canada's McCawlin magazine is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, which ranks first among comprehensive universities all the year round, and its teaching level of computer science is among the highest in the world. The university ranks among the top 65,438+0% universities in the QS global university ranking, and has one of the most powerful academic supercomputers in the world, Cedar. There is also a paid internship program of Co-op in computer major, and graduates become the first choice for computer and Internet companies.
4. McMaster University
McMaster University, one of the top universities in Canada, was founded in 1887, located in Hamilton, a beautiful tourist city in Ontario, Canada. It is about an hour's drive from Toronto, Niagara Falls and Buffalo, the American border city. Maima has become the most famous public university in Canada because of its unique innovative and realistic ideas. In the evaluation of top universities in Canada, McMaster University has been regarded as the most creative and innovative institution for many years. Because McMaster University 100 has enjoyed a good reputation in the industry for many years, it is often called the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Canada by American counterparts and the industry.
5. Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University, founded in 18 18, is one of the oldest universities in Canada, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the only medical and doctoral university in eastern Canada. Dalhousie University has 12 departments, 1 100 professors and 18500 students, including 1 15 international students. Dalhousie University can issue degree certificates above 180. Dalhousie University has 50 academicians from Canadian research institutions, and there are 89 Rhodes Scholarships among Dalhousie University alumni (the largest number in Atlantic Canada).
The average score of freshmen is 88, and the average score of 99% students in the first year of college is above 75. Private individuals, enterprises and governments provide more than 654.38+35 billion Canadian dollars in research funding to Dalhousie University every year. In addition, Dahlhaus is the only university with an independent computer college, which shows that the strength of the school's computer major is very strong, and the resources invested by the school in the computer major are also very rich.