Computer science drives innovation in the 21st Century. From influencing the space program and contributing to models of personalized medicine, to solving life and business challenges through big data applications, computer science is all about exploring possibilities and influencing outcomes. The Department of Computer Science at Western is responsive to rapidly changing business, social and natural landscapes. As such, Western University provides students with innovative programs, courses, internships and extracurricular learning opportunities that reflect focus areas of greatest interest to students and their potential employers.

The work of a computer scientist falls into several categories, and students in the Department of Computer Science at Western acquire skills and experience in all. Undergraduates learn skills that allow them to design and build software as well as develop effective ways to solve computing problems, including storing information in databases, sending data over networks, and providing new solutions to cyber-security issues. Students also acquire the expertise needed to devise new and better ways to address challenges in big data, game development, medical imaging, social and mobile computing and in bioinformatics.

NOTE: Please note the English scores listed are minimum requirements. Meeting the minimums does not guarantee admission. Students with low English scores may be admitted to the English BOOST Program, a 9 week training program for conditional admission to their chosen program.