College Degree Programs Offer Unique and Practical Experience
Choosing a Toronto Degree program can be an interesting process. Do you head straight to university? Do you find a reputable college that offers a degree program? Or perhaps attend an undertaking that allows students to sample both college and university by splitting their time between two institutions?
Those interested in the last two options may want to consider Centennial College, which offers both four-year bachelor programs as well as programs during which students begin their degree on the college's campus and complete it at a partnership university.
Here is a look at both options.
Centennial College Degree Programs
Bachelor of Applied Information Sciences - Computer and Communication Networks:
- Offers a unique blend of technology and business subjects, creating an innovative balance between the practical and theoretical backgrounds
- Modern laboratories are specially engineered for the curriculum
- Classrooms include: uniquely equipped facilities offering VoIP, cellular networks, wireless broadband (WiMax), advanced routing and switching as well as network management
- Students can specialize in network security or wireless systems
- Program includes a co-op work term during the summer between second and third year
Bachelor of Applied Information Sciences - Software Systems Design:
- The only of its kind in the province
- Has a unique focus on system design, a blend of technology and business subjects as well as an industry placement
- Provides specialization in mobile application development or service-oriented architecture and cloud computing
- Places emphasis on advanced software standards and management
Bachelor of Applied Information Sciences - Bridging to Software Systems Design:
- Computer program/analyst graduates or software engineering graduates from Centennial or from a similar program from another college may be eligible to obtain this four-year Bachelor of Applied Information Sciences in Software System Design in two years
- Students complete three bridging courses: two in mathematics and one in computer architecture during regular semesters
- Possible industry positions upon graduation include: software developers, software testers, game programmers, computer programmers, system analysts, business analysts, web application developers, database administrators, applications or software support
Degrees Offered in Conjunction with Other Institutions
Bachelor of Science Nursing (with Ryerson University):
- Offered in partnership with Ryerson University, Centennial College and George Brown College
- First two years are completed at Centennial and the final two years at Ryerson
- Curriculum themes include: primary healthcare/health promotion; reflective practice/critical thinking; meaningful relationships/caring/communication; political/social justice; and personal/professional development
Journalism (with the University of Toronto):
- Students earn an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree and an Ontario College Advanced Diploma
- Program focuses on the critical thinking, research, writing and communications skills needed to examine issues concerning news media, journalism and society
New Media Studies (with the University of Toronto):
- Students earn an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree and an Ontario College Certificate
- Focuses on critical thinking, research, design, and communications skills and experience needed to analyze the impact of media on culture today
Paramedicine (with the University of Toronto):
- Students earn an Honours Bachelor of Science degree and an Ontario College Diploma
- Unique in Canada, the program is grounded in the fundamentals of life science and focuses on the critical thinking, research and laboratory experience needed to save lives