Queen's University offers MA/MS in Computing, a master's degree in Computer Sciences programme in Kingston, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 12,927 per year (CAD 5,888 per year for local students).
This master's program in computing at Queen's University's School of Computing is offered through three patterns: a research pattern involving a thesis, a project-based pattern, and a course-based pattern, with most students following the research route. The research pattern is fully funded and is typically completed in under two years, while the project- and course-based patterns are generally shorter and not funded. All students in the program are expected to attend the School's regular seminar series. Teaching is delivered on campus at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, with admission normally beginning in the fall term. The program suits students with a strong undergraduate background in computer science who want to pursue thesis-based research, a substantial applied project, or additional coursework at the graduate level, depending on which pattern they choose.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The MSc in Computing requires an undergraduate degree with a concentration in computer science and a high upper-second-class standing, with prior coursework in calculus, linear algebra, statistics, logic and discrete mathematics, advanced data structures, computer systems, automata theory, algorithm design and analysis, programming languages, and software engineering, plus at least two advanced courses in an application area such as artificial intelligence, database theory, or computer graphics; applicants with a strong non-CS record but partial background may instead be admitted as graduate preparatory students requiring up to a year of additional undergraduate coursework. The programme's own page does not state an English-language proficiency requirement; Queen's School of Graduate Studies calendar sets the general standard for applicants whose first language is not English: TOEFL iBT 88 overall, writing 24, speaking 22, reading 22, listening 20, IELTS Academic 7.0, PTE Academic 65, MELAB 80, or CAEL CE 70.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Applicants to Queen's apply through OUAC; for Fall 2027 entry the application period opens October 1, 2026, with a November 20, 2026 recommended date to preserve access to the Major Admission Award application. First-year programmes in Commerce, Health Sciences, and Nursing close February 1, 2027, with a mandatory supplementary application due February 15, 2027; all other first-year programmes close March 1, 2027. The final deadline to submit supporting documents, including transcripts and English-proficiency test scores, is March 31, 2027. Queen's publishes the same OUAC-based deadlines for domestic and international applicants and does not describe admission as rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
