{"id":20806,"date":"2025-03-24T14:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T18:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?p=20806"},"modified":"2025-03-25T09:06:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:06:45","slug":"new-mcs-non-thesis-pathway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/2025\/new-mcs-non-thesis-pathway\/","title":{"rendered":"New MCS: Non-Thesis Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new <strong>Master of Computer Science: Non-Thesis Pathway*<\/strong> at Carleton offers flexible options, allowing students to choose between coursework-only OR a combination of coursework <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span> a graduate project.<\/p>\n<p>This 5.0 credit program requires students to complete the following:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20813\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCS-NON-THESIS-FINAL.png\" alt=\"Chart of non-thesis MCS pathway\" width=\"1005\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCS-NON-THESIS-FINAL.png 1005w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCS-NON-THESIS-FINAL-240x113.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCS-NON-THESIS-FINAL-400x188.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCS-NON-THESIS-FINAL-160x75.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCS-NON-THESIS-FINAL-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCS-NON-THESIS-FINAL-360x169.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>*Important<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thesis students with funding who wish to switch to the Non-Thesis pathway may lose all or part of their funding.<\/li>\n<li>Non-Thesis pathway students seeking to do the coursework and graduate project option, should not begin working on their graduate project until they have found a supervisor. Additionally, registration in COMP 5903 (Graduate Project) will not be permitted until the student can prove they have secured a supervisor. Continuous registration in COMP 5903 is required until the graduate project is completed. This includes registration in the summer term.<\/li>\n<li>Non-Thesis, coursework-only pathway students do not require a supervisor.<\/li>\n<li>This program pathway will be viewable in the 2025-26 Graduate Calendar, which will be released in early May 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Master of Computer Science: Non-Thesis Pathway* at Carleton offers flexible options, allowing students to choose between coursework-only OR a combination of coursework and a graduate project. 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