CS 399Readings in Computer Science

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Mathematics
Subject: Computer Science

When it runs

Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Reading course as announced by the School.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
  - CS240 - Data Structures and Data Management (0.50)
  - CS240E - Data Structures and Data Management (Enriched) (0.50)
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
  - CS246 - Object-Oriented Software Development (0.50)
  - CS246E - Object-Oriented Software Development (Enriched) (0.50)
  - CS247 - Software Engineering Principles (0.50)
- Enrolled in H-BBA & BCS Double Degree, H-Computer Science (BCS), H-Computer Science (BMath), JH-Computer Science (BCS), JH-Computer Science (BMath), H-Computing & Financial Management, H-Data Science (BCS), or H-Software Engineering

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
RDG 001	6786	44 / 60	F 13:30–14:20
RDG 002	9030	1 / 1	Online or by arrangement

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CS 399 – Early Researcher Experience Program – Fall 2026 Course website · Fall 2026 · student.cs.uwaterloo.ca Remove
CS 399 - Early Researcher Experience Program Course website · Fall 2025 · edithlaw.ca · from Sepehr Assadi’s site Remove
CS 399 - Early Researcher Experience Program Course website · Fall 2024 · edithlaw.ca · from Edith Law’s site Remove

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This was a UR2PhD term, fucking loved this course, if you get on a project you enjoy and like doing research this course is for you

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention CS 399, August 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2021

Sep 24, 2021 [deleted by user] 33 points, 14 comments

u/tendstofortytwo: “Yes, and yes.”

u/ffrosteh: “… to Computational Mathematics CS 383 Computational Digital Art Studio Course Description CS 399 Readings in Computer Science CS 430 Applications Software Engineering Course Description CS 431 Data-Intensive Distributed Computing Course Description CS 432 Business Systems Analysis …”

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Spring 2016

Aug 24, 2016 Math courses interactive visualization 12 points, 5 comments

“pretty garbage interactive visualization i made; probably the worst project i've made in my whole life. you can click on courses to view their descriptions and co/prerequisites. …”

u/yttropolis: “That's pretty awesome! But where are all of the actsc courses? :( Oh, and check out STAT469 and CS399”