Computer Science — High-Performance Scientific Computing

This is a four year undergraduate program accredited by the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS), leading to a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BScCS). Both honours and majors are available through the three specializations. A set of core courses and some student selected courses comprise the requirements for the degree. For general regulations on admission, please consult the appropriate section of the University calendar. Transfer into the BScCS from another UNB degree program is not permitted if the GPA for the most recent assessment period is below 2.0. For transfer from another university, a CGPA equivalent to 2.0 at UNB is required. After their first or second year, students in the BScCS degree program may elect an Honours degree program, with or without a specialization. Students who satisfy the requirements for an Honours and/or specialized degree will have that designation on their final transcript. Honours degrees are designed to meet international ACM/IEEE standards, preparing students for graduate work at most North American institutions.This stream explores how high-performance computer systems (supercomputers) work, particularly in the scientific and engineering sectors. Students will have access to state-of-the-art software tools and computer clusters to develop parallel and distributed applications to solve large and complex problems. An emphasis is placed on data processing, the visual representation of data and current research in scientific computing. In high-performance scientific computing you will gain skills that are invaluable for programming multi-core computers.

Field of study: Computer and Information Sciences, General