Bachelor of Science in Applied Computing

About this programme

Planned outage: Beginning Nov. 1, you will not be able to access the USask admission application and event registration system for up to six days. Learn more . Computing is permeating modern life and data is the new resource that industries around the world are chasing. However, data analytics or applied computing cannot be taught in isolation. When applied to a particular problem or domain, knowledge of computing and the domain itself are required to effectively achieve insight. A degree in applied computing will give graduates knowledge in both computing and domains of application. Bioinformatics is the interdisciplinary meeting point for computer science and molecular biology. It requires understanding of the knowledge domains of biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and probability and statistics. Bioinformatics focuses on the role of DNA and its associated biomolecules in encoding and regulating cellular processes which eventually manifest as heritable traits. Bioinformatics uses sophisticated computing techniques to model genetic behavior. Because the processes encoded in DNA are fundamentally information processes, bioinformatics also covers aspects of biological processes as computing mechanisms. One major or ultimate goal of bioinformatics is to accurately predict organism-level characteristics from genomic information. This will require the characterization of very complex systems, from atomic to cellular and organism levels. CMPT 270: Developing Object-Oriented Systems Object-oriented programming. The use of modeling, abstractions, patterns, and