CS 636Introduction to Computer Networks and Distributed Computer Systems
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Mathematics
- Subject
- Computer Science
CS 636 as listed in the Fall 2025 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.
An introduction to computer networks, Internet protocols, and distributed systems. Layered models, naming, addressing and routing, reliable communication, security, and elements of distributed system design. Master of Health Informatics students only.
Prerequisites
- Enrolled in Master of Health Informatics & Analytics (MHIA)
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Check it elsewhere for Fall 2025
- Graduate Calendar, Fall 2025The archived entry
- Requirements for Fall 2025Waterloo’s requisite checker
- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
- UW FlowStudent ratings and reviews
- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them
Calendar versions
Graduate Calendar
- Spring 2024
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Spring 2025 requisites changed
- Fall 2025 (shown here)
- Winter 2026
- Spring 2026
- Fall 2026