Co-operative education combines academic instruction with practical experience. The Work-Study sequence in Computer Science consists of eight study terms interspersed with three work terms. The first work term occurs during the Fall (Sep.-Dec) term of Year 2.
| Fall | Winter | Summer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Study Term 1 | Study Term 2 | Study Term 3 |
| Year 2 | Study Term 4 | Work Term 1 | Work Term 2 |
| Year 3 | Study Term 5 | Study Term 6 | Work Term 3 |
| Year 4 | Study Term 7 | Study Term 8 |
Year 1 Course Requirements
In order for students to be prepared for the first work term in the fall of Year 2, there are important topics that must be covered during the first three study terms (Study 1, Study 2 and Study 3). The suggested course schedule for the first three study terms is:
Year 1 Fall (Study 1)
- COIS 1010H - Digital World
- COIS 1020H - Programming for Computing Science
- One 1000-level Math course (Recommended MATH 1110H or 1005H)
- Recommended: Approved Indigenous Credit
- One other elective course
Year 1 Winter (Study 2)
- COIS 1400H - Intro to Data Science
- COIS 2240H - Software Design and Modelling
- COIS 2430H - Web Development I: Front-End
- One 1000-level Math course (Recommended MATH 1350H)
- Recommended: COIS 2040H
Year 1 Summer (Study 3)
- COIS 2020H - Data Structures and Algorithms (12 Weeks)
- COIS 3400H - Database Management Systems (12 weeks)
- COIS 3430H - Web Development II: Server-side and Frameworks (12 weeks)
- Co-op Prep Course
- One elective course
Recommended Year 2 Fall (Study 4)
- COIS 2300H
- COIS 3380H
- MATH 2600
- One of COIS 3030, COIS 2400, COIS 3510
- One elective course
Notes
Students who wish to complete all three required first-year Maths in the first year could instead take MATH 1350H in place of the elective in Fall - Study 1, and MATH 1550H in Winter - Study 2
Students who do not take the above option will need to take MATH 1550H at some other time.
Please note that it will be necessary for Co-op students to take a full course load (5 half course-equivalents) during the Study 3 (Summer) term.