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Major in Computing and Information Systems
Bachelor of Commerce Program

Prepare yourself for a career in e-commerce in the 21st century.

A degree in Computing and Information Systems from Saint Mary's University will equip you with the multi-disciplinary and all-round education to be a successful business person and information systems technologist.

Taken either as a Major or as a specialization under the Bachelor of Commerce program, this four-year honours program will give you the skills being sought after by big name companies who require smart thinkers who are both computer and business savvy.

Spend your first two years developing your programming and computer science skills, and then specialize in your third and fourth years in the following disciplines:

• Database Programming
• Systems Analysis and Design
• Business Applications Programing
• Strategic Management
• and more...

Learn the theories in a friendly environment with one-on-one attention from your professors. Then you can put your new skills to work in the campus's modern laboratories.

A co-operative education option will allow you to earn money and valuable experience while you study, which will help fund your education and develop good contacts in the industry for future jobs.

Computing and Information Systems graduates from Saint Mary's University are now working in some of Halifax's largest companies like RIM (Research in Motion, the company behind BlackBerry), CGI Group Inc, and IBM.

Get a degree that allows you to be flexible even in tough times. Getting your Bachelor's in Computing and Information Science from Saint Mary's University makes you a valuable graduate in both the computing and business industries, giving you access to a wider range of jobs and careers in Canada and around the world.