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
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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.
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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.
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Applicants whose primary language is not English and who graduated from a university where the language of instruction is not English must achieve Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) minimum scores of 4.5/6.0 overall with 4.5/6.0 in writing and 4.0/6.0 in speaking.
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