Overview
Features
- Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA) provides support to Computer Science students, postdoctoral fellows, staff and faculty who are engaged in graduate work and research at the University of Waterloo.
Programme Structure
Graduate research fields:
- Algorithms and Complexity
- Artificial Intelligence
- Bioinformatics
- Computer Algebra and Symbolic Computation
- Computer Graphics
- Cryptography, Security and Privacy
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
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Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A Master's degree in Computer Science with a 78% average.
- Student with an undergraduate degree in Computer Science may apply for admission directly to the PhD program. Successful applicants will have an outstanding academic record, breadth of knowledge in computer science, and strong letters of recommendation.
- PhD applicants may be admitted into the Master of Mathematics (MMath) program. Like all MMath students, they will have the option to transfer into the PhD program before completing the master's thesis if their performance warrants.
Tuition Fee
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International
14792 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7396 CAD per semester during 48 months. -
National
4508 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2254 CAD per semester during 48 months.
Part-time
- National/Out of Province: $1,127/ semester
- International: $3,698/ semester
Living costs for Waterloo
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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