Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computing Science
University of Alberta

Canada

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About this course

About this course
- Overview
- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

The Computing Science Department offers programs leading to the degrees of Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in major areas of study, including Human-Computer Interaction, Algorithmics, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Communication Networks, Computer Games, Computer Graphics, Computer Vision and Multimedia Communications, Database Systems, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Robotics, Software Engineering, Software Systems and Statistical Machine Learning.The offered MSc programs are: a standard MSc in Computing Science, an MSc in Computing Science with specialization in Statistical Machine Learning and an MSc in Computing Science with specialization in Multimedia. The standard MSc in Computing Science is offered as a thesis-based program, as well as course-based program the MSc in Computing Science with specialization in Statistical Machine Learning is offered as a thesis-based program the MSc in Computing Science with specialization in Multimedia is offered as a course-based program.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Science

Study options

Full Time (5 Years)

Tuition fees

CAD$10,518.72 (US$ 7,561) per year

Books, Supplies and Instruments - 1200.00

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2027

Venue

North Campus

116 St. and 85 Ave.,

Edmonton,

Alberta,

T6G 2R3, Prairie Provinces, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants for the PhD in Computing Science must have an MSc degree in Computing Science or a related field.Exceptionally qualified applicants having the equivalent of a First-Class Honors BSc degree may be admitted directly to the PhD program.MSc candidates who perform especially well in their first session (eight months) of studies, may apply to change program category into the PhD program after two terms of study.All applicants must have an admission GPA of at least 3.0 on the 4-point scale from the University of Alberta, or an equivalent standing from a recognized institution. The admission GPA will be calculated on the last 60 of graded coursework completed, or on the equivalent of the last two years of full-time graded coursework.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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