该程序旨在为学生做好计算机程序员/程序员分析师的职业准备。该程序强调编程技巧，程序设计技巧以及数据库和系统分析技巧。该计划包括选修课，并建议学生参加将在计算机行业中使用的商务课程。该程序是根据加拿大信息处理协会（CIPS）认证标准设计的。当前，计算机科学领域提供了许多职业机会。省和联邦政府预测，受训的计算机专业人员将持续短缺。
With VIU's Computer Science Diploma, you'll learn the skills to land entry-level jobs in information technology (IT). You can work toward a career in IT support or software development. You could even start your own IT business. This diploma gives you a foundation to join the IT workforce in only two years. In this computer science program, you work on real projects and gain practical experience in many of the courses. You learn a project-based approach, and you'll enter the workforce with the skills employers look for. In this program you gain practical skills working with a computer and build a solid foundation for working in computer-related fields. VIU computer science programs are designed in accordance with the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) accreditation standards.