| | Computing Science (B.A.) | | |
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| School | University of Alberta - Augustana Campus | | |
| Location | Camrose, AB, Canada | | |
| School Type | University | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 1,050
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| Degree | Bachelor | | |
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| Length | 4 Year(s) | | |
| Entry Grade (%)* | 70% | | |
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| Prerequisites Notes | For admission consideration, students must present a minimum 70% average (with no marks below 50%) in FIVE grade 12 subjects. For information on the courses required for admission to this program and major, please visit: https://apps.admissions.ualberta.ca/programs/au/au510/cmput2m | | |
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| Scholarships | 1 scholarship(s) | | |
| Description | Can you imagine a world without computing science? No computers. No social media. No cell phones. No GPS. No advanced medical technology (e.g. CAT scans). No e-payments. No credit cards. No internet. No animated movies. No Siri or Alexa. And the list could go on. Knowledge of computing is an asset to almost every career. Computing science gives you the skills to create new, useful artifacts for many different segments within society and to make difficult decisions regarding the use of computing. The world needs more computing scientists, with the prediction of a shortfall of 182,000 computing professionals in the near future in Canada alone.
Augustana's Computing Science department is unique and leading in many ways: Java (wikipedia), a popular object-oriented language for creating web-based applications, is used extensively in the introductory courses; The first course of our computing science curriculum, leading to a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree, presents a broad overview of the whole field, providing a valuable transition from high school to university; Computing science at Augustana is offered in the context of a liberal arts and sciences degree program at a small, caring, teaching-oriented university. | | |
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