• Dalhousie University offers a Certificate degree in Information Technology for a duration of 1 year.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • The Certificate in Information Technology is a discipline-based program available to students majoring in Physics.
  • This program is designed to provide students with an understanding of information technology.
  • This may include knowledge obtained through symbolic calculion packages (i.e., MATLAB or MAPLE) and/or statistical packages (i.e., R- or S-plus), programming languages, proficiency in web design databases, and, thorough understanding of hardware and operating systems.
  • Students have to complete a 120 credit hour Major or Honours degree program in the Physics program.
  • Students in a major/honours program in Physics are required to take one of the three IT certificate courses as per the program requirements.
  • Students have to complete any two courses from the following program:
    • Introduction to Numerical Programming
    • Computational Methods in Physics
    • Topics in Numerical Computing
  • Students can apply for various Scholarship and bursaries according to their academic eligibility at Dalhousie University.
  • The certificate program gives BSc students the chance to concentrate on an area in addition to their major.
  • The average salary goes up to 36,000 USD after completion of the program.