Overview
By choosing Acadia University's graduate program in Computer Science, you will increase the depth and breadth of your knowledge through additional coursework and study, and you will further develop your research skills through challenging projects and development of a thesis with your supervisor.
You will benefit from the small class sizes and collaborative approach to research – developing a high degree of contact and collaboration with your supervisor and gaining skills by working with groups with fellow researchers. Many of our research projects are collaborative in nature, where you will be working and reflecting with your supervisors and groups of students while pursuing your own particular research project.
Be Inspired
The Jodrey School of Computer Science is a strong leader in the Acadia Institute for Data Analytics (AIDA), creating many opportunities for you to work with local business and industry partners using data to help solve problems of interest. AIDA is hosted with the Acadia Entrepreneurship Centre - its programming helps you connect with local businesses and entrepreneurs.
Research Interests
- Agent-based distributed systems applications
- Artificial Intelligence
- Autonomic computing
- Computer-supported co-operative work
- Data compression
- DBMS performance
- Distributed systems
- Graph theory algorithms
- Handheld and wireless technologies
- Intelligent agents and adaptive software systems
- Intelligent information retrieval and integration
- Knowledge management
- Logic theory and algorithms
- Machine learning
- User modelling and user adapted interfaces
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Topics in Theoretical Computer Science
- Applications in Computer Science
- Systems in Computer Science
- Readings in Computer Science
- Advanced course in computing
- Advanced course in computing/reading course
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
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Credits
Delivered
Campus Location
- Halifax, Canada
Disciplines
Computer Sciences Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning View 14 other Masters in Machine Learning in CanadaWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Candidates for admission to the graduate programs of Acadia University must possess an honours degree or a four-year bachelor's degree.
- Those candidates possessing a major in a field other than that of their graduate program will normally be required to take sufficient undergraduate courses to make up the equivalent of an Acadia undergraduate major. Special consideration may be given to those candidates wishing to change from one undergraduate field to a related graduate one.
- Candidates must have at least a B- average (70%) in the courses taken in the major field in the last two undergraduate years (or 60 credit hours) of university study, including coursework in undergraduate degree(s) and any graduate work completed.
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Tuition Fees
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Applies to youNon-residents16882 CAD / year≈ 16882 CAD / year -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents7432 CAD / year≈ 7432 CAD / year
Additional Details
Nova Scotia Students: $7,145.10
Living costs
Halifax
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Funding
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