• Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science at McGill University is offered as a 3-year teaching program.
  • Students need to complete 90 credits successfully to graduate from this program.
  • This program consists of coursework and research, end up in the presentation of a thesis.
  • The program also offers a specialization in Artificial Intelligence. Note that this specialization is a project-based, non-funded program aimed to prepare students to apply AI methods in the workplace.
  • Specializations include Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Graphics, Computer Security, Computer Vision, Data Science, Human-Centered Computing, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Theory of Computation.
  • The Ph.D. program trains students to become strong, independent researchers in the field of their choice.
  • This graduates take challenging positions in industry or take academic positions at universities and research labs.
  • In order to apply to the Ph.D. program, applicants should normally hold a master's degree in Computer Science or a closely related area, from a well-recognized university, but exceptional students can be admitted to the Ph.D. program directly without a master's degree.
  • With 63 research faculty and over 200 graduate students and research staff, graduate programs foster a dynamic research environment.
  • The student to the teacher for this particular course is 4:1, which helps increase interaction between professors and students.
  • Students may have job opportunities as Software Developers, Web Developers, etc with an average salary of around 45,000 USD per year.