Why Take Computer Science at Lakehead?
• Faculty are readily available for student consultation. • We follow a rigorous curriculum regularly brought up-to-date. For instance we have been teaching and using Java and C/C++ as our main programming languages of instruction for the last decade. • Several of our LU graduates have elected to continue their Masters studies here at Lakehead. • Several of our students have elected to continue their graduate studies at larger Universities such as Waterloo, University of Western Ontario, Queens and York. • A professional experience component is available (Co-op and Internship) allowing a student to work full time in a job related to Computer Science for up to sixteen months, or on 4-month work terms between academic terms. We have twenty years experience in Co-op student placement and our undergraduate students are of high demand by notable Computer companies like IBM and RIM as well as local industries (e.g. TBayTel). • We encourage excellence in teaching and research. Many projects a