Students may focus their program on one of two areas of interest by including a specified set of courses into their Major or Honours degree. Successful completion will mean that the area of concentration will appear on the transcript. Students should carefully plan their course selections to ensure that prerequisites for upper-level courses are obtained. Consultation with the Undergraduate Director on a regular basis is highly recommended.
A. Concentration in Cryptography
For Major with Concentration: The first 4.0 FCE required in the Major Concentration, up to and including Mathematics 271 or 273, are the same as in the Major program. The remaining 16.0 FCE required in the Major Concentration are:
1.0 FCE - Computer Science 231 and 233; or 217 and 219; or 235 and 0.5 FCE senior-level course in Computer Science or Pure Mathematics
0.5 FCE - Computer Science 313 or 331 or 355
3.5 FCE - Pure Mathematics 315, 329, 419, 427, 429, 431, 529
1.0 FCE - Pure Mathematics 435 or 455 and 445 or 545
1.0 FCE - Applied Mathematics 311 and Mathematics 411
0.5 FCE - Pure Mathematics 421 or 521
4.0 FCE - Breadth requirement: Non-science options from the Faculties of Communication and Culture, Humanities, Fine Arts and Social Sciences and the Haskayne School of Business (check Table I in 3.4 Program Requirements for ineligible courses). Of these 4.0 FCE, at least one FCE must be from each of at least two of the aforementioned Faculties. Science 311 may be counted among the four FCE from other faculties
4.5 FCE - Options
For Honours with Concentration:
3.5 FCE - Same as the Honours Major program above, up to and including Mathematics 381
1.0 FCE - Computer Science 231 and 233; or 217 and 219; or 235 and 0.5 FCE senior-level course in Computer Science or Pure Mathematics
0.5 FCE - Computer Science 313 or 331 or 355
3.5 FCE - Pure Mathematics 315, 329, 419, 427, 429, 431, 529
1.0 FCE - Pure Mathematics 455 or 435 plus consent; and 545
1.0 FCE - Pure Mathematics 505, 511
1.0 FCE - Two of: Pure Mathematics 421, 521, Applied Math 411
4.0 FCE - Non-science options, same as Major Concentration program.
4.5 FCE - Options