PhD in Science - Mathematics and Computer Science at Royal Military College of Canada

Programme overview

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Royal Military College of Canada offers doctoral degrees in Science with specialty fields in Mathematics and Computer Science. Graduate research is pursued in areas such as artificial intelligence, optimization, operations research, numerical simulation and stochastic processes.

Faculty: Faculty of Science | Department: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science | Duration: At least ten graduate term courses plus a thesis (no fixed years stated) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

The doctoral degree comprises at least ten graduate-level term courses plus a thesis and a doctoral comprehensive examination (CP600). Research areas include artificial intelligence, constraint programming, databases, intelligent tutoring systems, signal and image processing, neural networks, mathematical modelling, statistics and stochastic processes. Sample courses include MA503 Optimization Theory and Applications, CS507 Deep Learning with Artificial Neural Networks and CS505 Reinforcement Learning.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate Studies (Faculty of Science PhD programmes): PhD applicants normally need a thesis-based Master's degree or equivalent in a field closely related to the proposed field of study. Applicants whose first language is neither English nor French provide official language test results. All students complete the zero-credit AI500 Academic Integrity course in their first term. Exceptional full-time thesis-Master's students with one full calendar year completed and at least 80% in each course may transfer directly to the PhD after a transfer examination.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate studies Fall term 2026 starts 14 September.

The graduate studies application fee is $100.00 (non-refundable). Applications are submitted through the RMC online application form.

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