Degree Option: Computer Communications & Networks

The Computer Communications & Networks degree option in the undergraduate programs of UVic Computer Science and Software Engineering is "for students who wish to acquire a strong background in Communications and Networks. The Co-op option or the work experience option is strongly recommended." --- UVic 2008--2009 Calendar

Courses

• Year 1
  • CSC 110: Fundamentals of Programming: I (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-2)
  • CSC 115: Fundamentals of Programming: II (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-2)
  • CSC 212: The Practice of Computer Science (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-1)
  • ENGL 115: University Writing (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0) or ENGL 135: Academic Reading and Writing (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
  • MATH 100: Calculus: I (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0-1)
  • MATH 101: Calculus: II (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
  • MATH 122: Logic and Foundations (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
  • Electives (Units: 4.5)
• Year 2
  • CSC 225: Algorithms and Data Structures: I (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-1)
  • CSC 230: Introduction to Computer Architecture (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-1.5)
  • ENGR 240: Technical Writing (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
  • MATH 201: Introduction to Differential Equations (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0-1) or MATH 202: Intermediate Calculus For Computer Science (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0-1)
  • MATH 222: Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
  • MATH 233A: Matrix Algebra: I (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
  • SENG 265: Software Development Methods (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-1)
  • Electives (Units: 4.5)
• Year 3
  • CSC 320: Foundations of Computer Science (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
  • CSC 330: Programming Languages (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
  • CSC 350: Computer Architecture (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
  • CSC 360: Introduction to Operating Systems (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-1)
  • CSC 361: Computer Communication and Networks (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-2)
    • Fall 2008; Spring 2009
  • CSC 370: Database Systems (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
  • STAT 260: Introduction to Probability and Statistics: I (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
  • Electives (Units: 4.5)
• Year 4
  • Two of the following three
    • CSC 463: Wireless and Mobile Networks (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
      • Spring 2008 (as a topics course)
    • CSC 466: Overlay and Peer-to-Peer Networking (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
      • Spring 2009
    • CSC 467: Switching, Network Traffic and Quality of Service (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
      • Spring 2009
  • Two of the following three or computer networks topics courses
    • CSC 461: Multimedia Systems (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-3)
      • Spring 2009
    • CSC 462: Distributed Computing (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-3)
      • Spring 2009
    • CSC 446: Operations Research: Simulation (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
  • Other Courses (Unit 9.0), e.g.,
    • CSC 435: Compiler Construction (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-1)
    • CSC 454: Fault Tolerant Computing (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
      • Spring 2009
    • CSC 460: Design and Analysis of Real-time Systems (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-3)
    • CSC 464: Concurrency (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)
      • Spring 2009
    • CSC 485: Topics in Systems (Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0)

People

• Faculty members:
  • Dr Sudhkar Ganti
  • Dr Dan Hoffman
  • Dr Jianping Pan
  • Dr Kui Wu
• Affiliated faculty members:

Labs

• Advanced Networking Technology Lab (ANTLab)
  High-performance networking aspects, Optical Networks, Queueuing Theory
• Automated Testing Lab (atLab)
  Automated testing, combinatorial test generation, grammar-based test generation, and network vulnerability testing, especially of SCADA and PCS devices.
• Protocols for Advanced Networking Lab (PANLab)
  Protocols for advanced networking, performance analysis of networked systems, and applied network security
• Sensor and Wireless Ad-hoc Networking Lab (SWANLab)
  Wireless Sensor Networks and Mobile Computing
• Parallel and Distributed Computing (PANDA Group)

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