Informatics professionals have very diverse jobs. Some typical activities include:
| • | assess information needs of organizations | ||
| • | manage information projects | ||
| • | solve organizational information flow problems | ||
| • | make software packages talk to each other | ||
| • | model the information flows among a group of people | ||
| • | design innovative user interfaces | ||
| • | track health care resources | ||
| • | design professional websites | ||
| • | improve health care information systems | ||
| • | develop business solutions | ||
There is a choice of majors: Environment, Sustainability and Society, Specialization of your own design and Software Systems. Students should consult with the Faculty of Computer Science for details on other options that are being developed.
Elective courses are any eight courses of your own choosing, although no more than four may be at the 1000 level. The electives allow you to explore possible specializations and to follow personal interests.
A minor in Management is available to students registered in the BInf program. For further information, please see page 390 in the Management section of this calendar.
The co-operative education program is a mandatory component of the Bachelor of Informatics. Students are required to complete three co-op work terms as part of their bachelor degree.
The co-op office receives requests from employers for co-op placements and advertises these to qualifying students. Students apply for these positions and are interviewed by the employer.
Co-op work terms are scheduled after terms 5, 6 and 7.| • | STAT 1060.03 Introduction to Statistics | ||
| • | CSCI 1100.03 Computer Science I | ||
| • | CSCI 1101.03 Computer Science II | ||
| • | INFX 1606.03: Introduction to Web site Creation | ||
| • | INFX 1615.03 Concepts of Computing | ||
| • | INFX 1616.03 Applications of Computing | ||
| • | CSCI 2100.03 Communication Skills | ||
| • | CSCI 2112.03: Discrete Structures 1 | ||
| • | INFX 2601.03: Introduction to Information Security | ||
| • | INFX 2640.03: Use and Design of Databases | ||
| • | INFX 2670.03: Introduction to Server Side Scripting | ||
| • | INFX 2690.03: Integrated Studies 1 | ||
| • | INFX 2691.03: Integrated Studies 2 | ||
| • | HAHP 3100.03: Research Methods (or equivalent) | ||
| • | CSCI 3160.03: User Interface Design | ||
| • | CSCI 3172.03: Web-Centric Computing | ||
| • | INFX 3600.03: Project 3 | ||
| • | INFX 3601.03: Project 4 | ||
| • | INFX 3630.03: Software Engineering and Project Management | ||
| • | INFX 4600.03: Project 5 | ||
| • | INFX 4601.03: Project 6 | ||
| • | 6 full credits in credits specified by the major | ||
| • | 2 full credits of free electives at or above the 1000 level | ||
| • | 1.5 full credits of free electives at or above the 2000 level | ||
| • | Completion of three co-op work terms | ||
| • | CSCI 2110.03: Computer Science III | ||
| • | CSCI 2132.03: Software Development | ||
| • | CSCI 3132.03: Object Orientation and Generic Programming | ||
| • | CSCI 4140.03: Advanced Database Systems | ||
| • | CSCI 3171.03: Network Computing | ||
| • | Three full credits of CSCI classes at or above the 3000 level | ||
The Major in Environment, Sustainability and Society follows the general Bachelor of Informatics requirements and must include the following courses:
| • | SUST 1000.06 (one full credit in fall term) | ||
| • | SUST 1001.06 (one full credit in winter term) | ||
| • | SUST 2000.06 or SUST 2001.06 | ||
| • | 3 full credits from the approved list (at least 2 credits above 2000 level) | ||
| • | It is your responsibility to develop and submit to the Faculty a written proposal for these 14 courses. | ||
| • | The 14 courses must be chosen from at least two disciplines other than Computer Science. Two of the disciplines must account for at least 4 courses each and at least 10 courses together. | ||
| • | Your proposal must be developed in consultation with one undergraduate adviser from each of the other disciplines and the Director of Informatics. | ||
| • | Your proposal must includes career goals, a list of course, a timeline, and a coherent justification for the proposal. It must be approved by the Faculty. | ||
| • | At least five full credits must be at the 2000 level or higher. | ||
| • | At least three full credits must be at the 3000 level or higher. | ||
| • | First-Year Entry - Students are advised to apply directly to the Faculty of Computer Science. Consult the first-year entry requirements on page 12. | |||
| • | Second-Year Entry - Students can enter the normal second year of the program if they meet the second-year entry requirements or equivalent, and have | |||
| • | a grade point average of at least 2.0 | |||
| • | CSCI 1100.03: Computer Science I | |||
| • | STAT 1060.03: Introductory Statistics for Science and Health Sciences | |||
| • | CSCI 2112.03: Discrete Structures I | |||
| • | One full credit writing classes and demonstrable communication skill | |||
| • | One half credit of electives | |||