• Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science at the University of Ottawa is offered as a 4-year teaching program.
  • Students who wish to pursue studies in computer science leading to the degree of Master of Computer Science (MCS) or Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (Ph.D.) can do so in joint programs offered by the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at the University of Ottawa and the School of Computer Science at Carleton University under the auspices of the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Computer Science (OCICS).
  • Some of the main courses that students will study in this program are:
    • Data Integration
    • Network Security and Cryptography
    • Cryptography
    • Software Quality Engineering
  • The Institute is responsible for supervising these programs and for providing a framework for interaction between the universities in graduate computer science education.
  • In addition to the faculty members from the two computer science programs, the Institute also has members with computer science expertise from other departments.
  • The student to faculty ratio is 16:1 which bridges the gap between faculty and students.
  • Students may include courses from both universities in their programs and may select a supervisor from either university, but they should apply to the university with which their supervisor is associated.
  • Their study program is administered by the university at which they are enrolled and is subject to its regulations.
  • Career positions may include: 
    • Hardware Engineer
    • Professor
    • Information Research Scientist
    • Software Developer
    • Website Developer, etc with an average salary of 76,475 USD per year.