What can I do with my computing science degree?
Knowledge & Skills Developed:
- Ability to concentrate for long periods of time
- Aptitude for computer languages & programming styles
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills (verbal & written)
- Conceptualizing complex information & systems
- Critical & inferential thinking
- Organization, analysis, & interpretation of scientific data
- Patience & persistence when testing & debugging programs
Potential Careers:
- Air Traffic Management
- Animator
- Application Analyst/Developer
- Artificial Intelligence Specialist
- Communications Control Technician
- Computer Programmer
- Corporate Security Specialist
- Database Design & Management
- Graphic Artist
- Help Desk Analyst
- Interface Developer
- Network Administrator
- Operations Manager
- Professor/Teacher
- Research and Development
- Robotics Engineer
- Software Engineer
- Strategic Analyst
- Systems Analyst
- Systems Engineer
- Video Game Design
- Webmaster
Note: Additional education or specialized training is required for many occupations.
Potential Employers:
- 3M Science
- AIMCo*
- Alberta Energy Regulator*
- Alberta Health Services*
- ATCO Group*
- BMO Bank of Montreal*
- Canadian Tire*
- City of Edmonton*
- Darkhorse Analytics Inc*
- Electronic Arts - Bioware*
- Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
- EPCOR
- ExxonMobil Canada*
- GE Canada*
- Google*
- Government of Canada - CSE*
- Haemonetics*
- Health Canada*
- Hootsuite Media Inc.*
- IBM Canada*
- Intuit*
- ISM Alberta
- MegaSys Computer Technologies
- Microsoft*
- Nortel Networks
- RBC *
- Repsol Canada*
- SAP*
*These companies have partnered with our Science Internship Program to offer you working experience during your undergraduate degree.