This Program is Designed for Individuals who wish to work as application programmers in Software Engineering, Database Technology, and Networking or related user support Positions.

This certificate also permits students to focus in several application areas: Software Engineering, Database Technology, Networking, Project Management, GIS, and Landscape Design.

Certificate Requirements

The certificate will require the successful completion of six courses, with a cumulative grade point average of 1.67 or higher. Up to three course credits may be granted on the basis of courses successfully completed at other post-secondary institutions.


Required Courses

Core Program, Required Courses, All Streams
Students may only select two of CCPS 305, CCPS 393, or CKCS 200.

CCPS 109 Computer Science: Computer Science I
CCPS 209 Computer Science: Computer Science II
CCPS 305 Computer Science: Data Structures and Algorithms
CCPS 393 Computer Science: Introduction to C and UNIX
CKCS 200 Computer Science: Introduction to Computer Applications


Computational Methods, Required Courses

CKCS 210 Computer Science: Mathematical Modeling: Introduction to MATLAB
CKCS 220 Computer Science: Mathematical Modeling: Statistical Analysis Utilizing SPSS

Database Technology Stream, Required Courses

CCPS 510 Computer Science: Database Systems I
CCPS 610 Computer Science: Database Systems II

Geographic Information Systems, Required Courses (select two)

CODG 132 Digital Geography: Customizing GIS Software: Applications Programming
CODG 136 Digital Geography: Web Mapping
CODG 211 Digital Geography: Advanced GIS Programming

Landscape Design (Dynascape), Required Courses

CKLA 300 Landscape Design: Landscape Design Communications and Theory
CKLA 440 Landscape Design: Landscape Design LANDWorksCAD PRO

Networking Stream, Required Courses

CCPS 590 Computer Science: Introduction to Operating Systems
CCPS 706 Computer Science: Computer Networks I

Software Engineering Stream, Required Courses

CCPS 311 Computer Science: Object Oriented Programming and Design
CCPS 613 Computer Science: Human-Computer Interaction

Project Management (MS Project), Required Courses

CKPM 202 Project Management: Fundamentals of Project Management
CKPM 207 Project Management: Project Management Systems
Supplemental Information

This certificate program provides training in C, C++, and Object-Oriented Programming. It is important to realize that various courses require the successful completion of prerequisite courses. The recommended sequence of courses provides students with the best training and learning experience.
Distance Education

The following courses are available in a distance education format this academic year.

CKLA 300 Landscape Design: Landscape Design Communications and Theory
CKPM 202 Project Management: Fundamentals of Project Management
CKPM 207 Project Management: Project Management Systems
CODG 132 Digital Geography: Customizing GIS Software: Applications Programming
CODG 136 Digital Geography: Web Mapping
CODG 211 Digital Geography: Advanced GIS Programming


Contact Details:
Phone: 416.979.5035
Email: ce@ryerson.ca

Address:

Ryerson University
350 Victoria St
Toronto, ON M5B 2K3
Canada