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Brock

Game Programming

OUAC BGP

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Queen's

Computing

OUAC QD

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording73–80%Mid- to high 70s80–83%Low 80s83–87%Mid 80s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UENG4UMCV4UMHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
  • one of MCV4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • ENG4U
  • 4U Math (minimum grade of 75% required)
  • 4 additional 4U/M courses
  • 4M Arts (or similar arts training) recommended
  • ENG4U
  • MHF4U (min. 70%) or MCV4U (min. 70%)
  • Strongly recommended subject: ICS4U
  • ENG4U
  • MHF4U
  • MCV4U
  • 3 additional 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableNoAvailable
DegreeBachelor of Science, BSc, Diploma, Dipl.
First-year intakewhere published35400
What you studyComputer Animation and Visual EffectsComputer GamesDesignComputer GamesComputer ScienceDesignEntrepreneurshipArtificial IntelligenceComputer ScienceInformation SystemsInformation Technology
What it isThis program teaches you how to create digital content across animation, game design, and visual media. Unlike a pure computer science degree, it balances technical skills with creative and design thinking. It suits people who want to build things that people see and interact with, rather than work mainly on backend systems or theory.You learn to design and code video games, combining programming skills with game design and storytelling. This program emphasizes building complete games from concept to finished product, rather than studying general computer science. It suits people who want to work in the game industry and have both technical problem-solving skills and creative ideas.Computing at Queen's covers the theory and practice of building software, managing information systems, and developing artificial intelligence. You'll study programming, algorithms, data structures, and mathematics that underpin these fields. The program includes a co-op option, letting you alternate between classroom and paid work terms at tech companies, which sets it apart from a standard degree and gives you real industry experience alongside your studies. It suits people who like solving problems with code and want hands-on exposure to how software gets built in actual workplaces.
The door tomajors you reach through itApplied to directlyApplied to directlycomputer sciencesoftware engineering
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See themNone published by average
SourceYork University on OUInfoBrock University on OUInfoQueen's University on OUInfo

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