Lower Division Requirements
BSc/BEng Option
After successful completion of the two-year Dual Degree program curriculum at Zhejiang University, students receive 60 units of block DDP credit on the SFU transcript plus up to six additional units of assigned upper division CMPT credit. The block DDP credit includes six units of B-Hum credit, six units of B-Soc credit, six units of B-Sci credit, six units of B-undesignated and six units of Q credit. Zhejiang students must complete six units of W credit at Simon Fraser University.
BSc/Master of Finance Option
Students complete all of
BUS 232 - Business Statistics (3)
CMPT 105W - Social Issues and Communication Strategies in Computing Science (3)
CMPT 120 - Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I (3)
CMPT 125 - Introduction to Computing Science and Programming II (3)
CMPT 225 - Data Structures and Programming (3)
CMPT 276 - Introduction to Software Engineering (3)
CMPT 295 - Introduction to Computer Systems (3)
ECON 105 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4)
MACM 101 - Discrete Mathematics I (3)
MATH 151 - Calculus I (3)
MATH 152 - Calculus II (3)
MATH 232 - Applied Linear Algebra (3)
and one of
CMPT 210 - Probability and Computing (3)
MACM 201 - Discrete Mathematics II (3)
and one of
GA 200 - Introduction to Chinese Civilization (3)
HIST 255 - China since 1800 (3)
Course substitutions consistent with those of the computing science major program are acceptable.
Mandarin Courses
Students with no previous knowledge of Chinese languages complete the following courses.
CHIN 180 - Intensive Mandarin Chinese for Beginners I (3)
CHIN 181 - Intensive Mandarin Chinese for Beginners II (3)
CHIN 280 - Intensive Mandarin Chinese for Beginners III (3)
CHIN 281 - Intensive Mandarin Chinese for Beginners IV (3)
Students with some previous knowledge of Chinese languages are assessed for placement by the DDP Chinese Language Instructor. Students may be required to take one or more of the following courses.
CHIN 190 - Heritage Mandarin Chinese I (3)
CHIN 191 - Heritage Mandarin Chinese II (3)
CHIN 290 - Heritage Mandarin Chinese III (3)
CHIN 291 - Heritage Mandarin Chinese IV (3)
CHIN 390 - Advanced Chinese Reading (3)
Other Chinese language related courses may be counted toward the language requirements subject to approval by the DDP Chinese Language Instructor.
Upper Division Requirements
BSc/BEng students complete the following upper division courses or equivalent. Students should consult an advisor before commencing upper division requirements. Course substitutions may be approved in consultation with an advisor.
Breadth Requirement
Seven courses from five of the six Table 1 areas of concentration must be completed including
CMPT 300 - Operating Systems I (3)
CMPT 307 - Data Structures and Algorithms (3)
CMPT 371 - Data Communications and Networking (3)
CMPT 354 - Database Systems I (3)
Depth Requirement
12 units of additional CMPT courses numbered CMPT 400 or above must be completed (excluding CMPT 415, 416, and 498, which may be included by special permission).
Additional Requirements
CMPT 376W - Professional Responsibility and Technical Writing (3)
MACM 316 - Numerical Analysis I (3)
CMPT 497 - Dual Degree Program Capstone Project (6) *
* CMPT 497 can be replaced by two approved CMPT 400 level courses (six units)
Table I – Computing Science Concentrations
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
CMPT 310 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (3)
CMPT 340 - Biomedical Computing (3)
CMPT 410 - Machine Learning (3)
CMPT 411 - Knowledge Representation (3)
CMPT 412 - Computational Vision (3)
CMPT 413 - Computational Linguistics (3)
CMPT 414 - Model-Based Computer Vision (3)
CMPT 417 - Intelligent Systems (3)
CMPT 419 - Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence (3)
CMPT 420 - Deep Learning (3)
COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND MULTIMEDIA
CMPT 361 - Introduction to Computer Graphics (3)
CMPT 363 - User Interface Design (3)
CMPT 365 - Multimedia Systems (3)
CMPT 461 - Computational Photography and Image Manipulation (3)
CMPT 464 - Geometric Modelling in Computer Graphics (3)
CMPT 466 - Animation (3)
CMPT 467 - Visualization (3)
CMPT 469 - Special Topics in Computer Graphics (3)
COMPUTING SYSTEMS
CMPT 300 - Operating Systems I (3)
CMPT 305 - Computer Simulation and Modelling (3)
CMPT 371 - Data Communications and Networking (3)
CMPT 379 - Principles of Compiler Design (3)
CMPT 403 - System Security and Privacy (3)
CMPT 431 - Distributed Systems (3)
CMPT 433 - Embedded Systems (3)
CMPT 450 - Computer Architecture (3)
CMPT 471 - Networking II (3)
CMPT 479 - Special Topics in Computing Systems (3)
CMPT 499 - Special Topics in Computer Hardware (3)
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CMPT 353 - Computational Data Science (3)
CMPT 354 - Database Systems I (3)
CMPT 362 - Mobile Applications Programming and Design (3)
CMPT 372 - Web II - Server-side Development (3)
CMPT 441 - Computational Biology (3)
CMPT 454 - Database Systems II (3)
CMPT 456 - Information Retrieval and Web Search (3)
CMPT 459 - Special Topics in Database Systems (3)
CMPT 474 - Web Systems Architecture (3)
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND SOFTWARE
CMPT 373 - Software Development Methods (3)
CMPT 383 - Comparative Programming Languages (3)
CMPT 384 - Symbolic Computing (3)
CMPT 473 - Software Testing, Reliability and Security (3)
CMPT 475 - Requirements Engineering (3)
CMPT 477 - Introduction to Formal Verification (3)
CMPT 489 - Special Topics in Programming Languages (3)
THEORETICAL COMPUTING SCIENCE
CMPT 307 - Data Structures and Algorithms (3)
CMPT 308 - Computability and Complexity (3)
CMPT 404 - Cryptography and Cryptographic Protocols (3)
CMPT 405 - Design and Analysis of Computing Algorithms (3)
CMPT 406 - Computational Geometry (3)
CMPT 407 - Computational Complexity (3)
CMPT 409 - Special Topics in Theoretical Computing Science (3)
CMPT 476 - Introduction to Quantum Algorithms (3)
MACM 300 - Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata with Applications (3)
Minimum Unit and Residency Requirement
Students must complete a minimum of 120 SFU equivalent units overall including at least 45 upper division units. Students must complete at least 54 ZJU units at Zhejiang University including at least 34 computing science core course units. Students must also complete at least 54 units at Simon Fraser University including at least 30 upper division computing science course units.
BSc/Master of Finance Students
By default, the SFU credential awarded by completion of the requirements outlined below is bachelor of science with major in computing science. However, students may choose instead to apply the ZIBS credit towards any other major, joint major, honours or joint honours program offered by the School of Computing Science, provided that the requirements of the chosen program are fully met.
Breadth Requirement
Students complete all of
CMPT 300 - Operating Systems I (3)
CMPT 307 - Data Structures and Algorithms (3)
CMPT 310 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (3)
CMPT 354 - Database Systems I (3)
CMPT 371 - Data Communications and Networking (3)
CMPT 376W - Professional Responsibility and Technical Writing (3)
Dept Requirement
Students complete 24 additional upper division CMPT units, including at least nine units at the CMPT 400 level or above.
The following ZIBS courses may be counted for two units of CMPT 4XX credit each, up to a maximum of six units.
Blockchain and Digital Currency (2)
Distributed Ledger Technology (2)
Cloud Computing and Biometrics (2)
Quantitative Trading and Algorithmic Trading (2)
Study at ZIBS
Students apply by May 30 to begin studies at Zhejiang University in either the following fall term (September start) or spring term (February start - accelerated program).
Students must complete at least 102 units of SFU degree requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 prior to beginning study of Zhejiang University. Students starting in September complete the ZIBS program in two years, students starting in February complete the ZIBS program in 1.5 years.
SFU students will be given advanced credit toward ZIBS requirements based on specific SFU coursework completed. Each year, an updated list of recognized SFU courses that may be counted towards ZIBS requirements will be available from the program advisor.
Credit for ZIBS Course Work
Students will be awarded 18 units of upper division block transfer credit for completion of the first 18 units of course work at ZIBS. This block credit may be counted towards three units of B-Soc breadth requirements as well as six units of undesignated breadth requirements. Depending on the specific ZIBS course taken, up to six units may be counted towards CMPT 4XX requirements as noted above.
Students must complete this ZIBS coursework and all other SFU degree requirements for the BSc within one year of beginning studies at Zhejiang University. Completion of the SFU bachelor’s degree is required before application for the master of finance degree from Zhejiang University.
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