The Master of Science (MSc) degree program is designed for students seeking to be trained as a researcher capable of creating original, internationally recognized research in computer science.
The MSc program can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis.
MSc Program
Minimum Admission Requirements
Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Department of Computer Science's additional admission requirements stated below.
An appropriate bachelor's degree with a standing equivalent to at least a University of Toronto B+. Preference is given to applicants who have studied computer science or a closely related discipline.
Applicants whose primary language is not English and who graduated from a university where the language of instruction is not English must achieve a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 580 on the paper-based test and 4 on the Test of Written English (TWE); 93/120 on the Internet-based test and 22/30 on the writing and speaking sections.
Completion Requirements
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Coursework. Students must successfully complete 2.0 graduate full-course equivalents (FCEs) in computer science. Within this, at least 3 of their 4 courses (1.5 FCEs of 2.0 FCEs) must be from the approved list of courses and must be from at least two different course groups.
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A major research project (CSC4000Y) demonstrating the student's ability to do independent work in organizing existing concepts and in suggesting and developing new approaches to solving problems in a research area. The standard for this paper is that it could reasonably be submitted for peer-reviewed publication.
Program Length: 4 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: FWS-F); 8 sessions part-time
Time Limit: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time