Programs

School

University of Ottawa/Université d'Ottawa - Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Location

Ottawa, ON, Canada

School Type

Graduate School

School Size

Full-time Graduate: 7,244

Degree

Master

Honours

Co-op

Length

2 Year(s)

Entry Grade (%)*

70%

Prerequisites

Prerequisites Notes

A four-year undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Operations Research, Science or a related area with at least a "B" average is required for admission to the Program. Undergraduate courses in probability, linear algebra, differential equations and computer programming are prerequisites for the core courses of the Program. Details regarding the level and content of prerequisite courses are included in the information package, which is sent to all applicants. If a student lacks any of these courses, he will normally be required to complete them as a condition of admission. Entering students who lack the required undergraduate preparation may be permitted to enter a qualifying program. Admission is offered either on a full-or part-time basis. Students admitted full-time to the master's are required to register full-time for three sessions. Specific admission requirements are listed at the beginning of the description of each stream. Students should specify on the application form whether they are applying for the graduate certificate, the MSc in systems science or the master's in systems science. Students are normally admitted initially to the graduate certificate and are admitted to the master's only upon successful completion of the core courses and a positive recommendation from the program committee. No equivalencies or advanced standing are granted. A student, who has already successfully completed some of the compulsory credits, may be allowed to replace those credits with elective credits. For details, see the general regulations of the FGPS, section B 2.7 c). Applicants to the master's in systems science are invited to include with their application a letter of intent stating their motivation for studying systems science and outlining their preferences for key areas of study in the program. They must clearly select the program without thesis on their application form.

Cost

Scholarships

Description

The Systems Science Program provides qualified students with the opportunity for master's-level study in a broad range of areas that emphasize transdisciplinary work in the context of general systems analysis. The emphasis in Systems Science is on the development of analytical and integration skills for use in the resolution of complex applied problems that require a broad-based perspective.

Many professors in Information Technology and Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, Administration, Economics, and other disciplines are active in the Systems Science program as instructors, student advisers and thesis directors. Others are interested in ongoing Systems Science activities including the seminar series, and Systems Science applications days. Their areas of research, both theoretical and applied, span a wide variety of fields in operations research, deterministic and probabilistic modelling, optimization, computer science, information systems, control, and economic modelling. The graduate program in Systems Science is specially designed for those who are interested in the analysis and modelling (mathematical and computer) of natural and man-made systems. It provides the professional with skills and knowledge required to understand, control, predict and optimize behaviour in a variety of fields from engineering and computer science to management and applied economics. An interdisciplinary program of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, it is supervised by a Committee composed of representatives from the Department of Economics, the School of Information Technology and Engineering, the Telfer School of Management, and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

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