Last updated: August 16, 2001 @ 03:33PM

Computing and Business
This program is co-ordinated by the Department of Computer Science.

Co-ordinator
David Hughes, Department of Computer Science

Advisers
Sanjay Putrevu, Faculty of Business
David Hughes, Department of Computer Science

Co-operating Faculty
Accounting and Finance; Computer Science; Management, Marketing and Human Resources

General Information

Administrative Assistant,
Deborah Shiers
(905) 688-5550, extension 3513
Mackenzie Chown, J314
http://www.cosc.brocku.ca/

Computing and Business is a four-year honours program leading to a Bachelor of Computing and Business degree, designed for students with an interest in computer science and its application in business. With the current trends to outsourcing and contracting for the provision of computing resources in business, it is imperative that computing practitioners have a strong grounding in business and business practices. These practitioners need entrepreneurial skills as they will often have to establish themselves as independent consultants and compete for contracts. This degree is intended to prepare students to compete in this market.

The program requires a minimum 80 percent admission average on 6 OACs and BCB majors are required to maintain a minimum 75 percent major average in order to continue in the program.

There is also a program leading to a BSc in Computer Science offered by the Computer Science department.

An Internship option is available in this program.

Please consult the relevant entry for a listing of program requirements.

Program Note
  1. In all 20 credit degree programs, at least 12 credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, six of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above and of these, three must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above.

Honours Program

Year 1
·   COSC 1P02 and 1P03
·   ACTG 1P91
·   MGMT 1P93 and 1P96
·   ECON 1P91 and 1P92
·   MATH 1P66, 1P67 and 1P97
Year 2
·   COSC 1P12, 2P03 and 2P32
·   ACTG 2P12 and 2P40
·   MATH 1P98
·   one credit from ENTR 2P51, FNCE 2P91, MKTG 2P91, OBHR 2P91
·   one Humanities context credit or one Science context credit
Year 3
·   COSC 2P13, 2P50, 2P90 and 3F00
·   one credit from ENTR 2P51, FNCE 2P91, MKTG 2P91, OBHR 2P91 not taken in year 2
·   one-half COSC or business credit
·   the Humanities context credit or Science context credit not taken in year 2
Year 4
·   One COSC credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
·   one and one-half credits from business (see program note 1)
·   one-half COSC or business credit (not taken in year 3)
·   two elective credits (see program note 1)