Computer Engineering (BEng) at Dalhousie University

Inside every phone, car, and satellite are processors that have to work together. Computer engineers design them. At Dalhousie, you'll learn to build both the hardware and the code that runs it. Computer engineering sits where hardware meets software, and it's our newest engineering degree. You'll learn to design the computing systems inside modern technology at Atlantic Canada's #1 engineering school , in a city with a fast-growing tech sector.

Faculty: Engineering  |  Department: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering  |  Study mode: co-op  |  Intake: September and January  |  Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

You'll start with the core engineering program, building a foundation in math, science, design and engineering fundamentals. From your second year you'll move into computer engineering, going deeper into digital systems, computer architecture and embedded software, with technical electives, including computer science courses, to focus your final years.

Career pathways

Computer engineers are in demand as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and smart technologies reshape industry. Through your degree, you'll build skills in programming, computer architecture, embedded systems, digital hardware, and operating systems . As a graduate, you could work in telecommunications, healthcare, aerospace or finance — anywhere hardware and software have to work together.

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