Academic Calendar 2012-13

Chapter 4
4-COMPUTER SCIENCE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (General)
Combined Major
A combined major in Computer Science
and Mathematics, in the B.Sc. (General)
requires:
• COSC 1046/1047*, 2006/2007/2406,
COSC 2307, COSC3506
• 6 credits from COSC 3106, 3127, 3406
3407 and 6 credits in third year
MATH/COSC
• MATH 1036/1037*, 1056/1057*, 2037,
2056, 2066, 3416
The Computer Science requirements for a
combined major with another subject are:
• COSC 1046/1047*, 2006/2007, 2406; 2307,
3506
• 6 credits from COSC 3106, 3127,
3406/3407
• 3 credits of 3rd or 4th year COSC
electives
• 3 credits of COSC electives
• MATH 1056, 1057
* Minimum grade of 60% required.
CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTING
• COSC 1046/1047, 2006/2007, 2406
• 12 credits of COSC electives
• MATH 1056
This certificate is not available to Computer
Science degree students.
CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTER GAMES
TECHONOLOGY
The Certificate in Computer Games
Technology includes the completion of the
following 18 credits:
COSC 1036 Games Marketplace
COSC 2036 Computer Game Design 1
COSC 2636 Game Software Engineering
COSC 3036 Computer Game Design II
COSC 3306 Computer Graphics I
COSC 4086 4th-year Project I
and 12 additional COSC credits as approved
by the department. The following courses
might be suitable electives:
COSC 2947 Object Oriented Programming
Using C++
COSC 3117 Artificial Intelligence
COSC 3506 Software Engineering
COSC 3707 Techniques of Systems Analysis
COSC 4036 Computer Game Artificial
Intelligence
COSC 4106 Analysis of Algorithms
COSC 4306 Computer Graphics II
COSC 4426 Topics in Computer Science I
COSC 4427 Topics in Computer Science II
COSC 4606 Data Management Systems
HONOURS DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE ADMISSION
Admission to the Honours Diploma Program
will require the successful completion of
a general degree in Computer Science, or
its equivalent, with at least a 70% average
in all Computer Science courses required
for the degree. For more information on the
HDIP.COSC, please contact the Office of the
Registrar.
REQUIREMENTS
The student must successfully complete
all of the following courses with an overall
average of at least 70%:
• COSC 4235
• Equivalent number of credits at 4000 and
3000 levels COSC as other students in
the normal stream of COSC honours
degree programs
All electives must be approved by the
department.
MINOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
A minor in Computer Science is available
to students who are qualifying for a degree
program. In all cases, students will be
expected to respect all course prerequisite
requirements.
The minor in Computer Science consists of
the following:
COSC 1046 Introduction to Computer
Science I
COSC 1047 Introduction to Computer
Science II
12 credits COSC/ITEC, upper year
6 additional COSC credits
More information on minors is available
in Chapter Three: Academic Policies,
Procedures and Regulations.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
COSC 1036 Games Marketplace
This course introduces the Computer
Science student to the fundamental
questions “What makes a game fun?”
and “What makes a game commercially
successful?” Since game software is
commercial entertainment software, the
two are intrinsically related. The objective
is to introduce the student to the realities
of a career in the game entertainment
industry and to expose the student to the
need for a wide and informed perspective
on game design. The course borrows from
fields as diverse as psychology, cultural
anthropology, marketing, finance, visual art
and music appreciation and literary criticism.
The material is presented in lectures and
seminars based on case studies of the
composition and financing of current game
companies, the typical game development
software engineering life-cycle process and
examination of existing games, including
games which sell well in other cultures
but do not attract equivalent interest in our
culture, and vice versa. (Lec 3) (3 cr)
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