Department of Computer Science (B.S.)
Hughes (Chair), Leap, Wittman, Zlatarova
The advent of high-speed machines with enormous capacity for gathering, processing, storing, retrieving and communicating information affects nearly every aspect of our professional and personal lives. Courses in computer science encourage the exploration and understanding of this social and technological phenomenon. Survey courses are offered for those who wish to understand, in broad social contexts, the nature of the computer and its effect on our lives and on society. Programming language courses are offered for those who need to become skillful users of the computer. Advanced study in theory, hardware, software and applications is provided for all computing majors and for those who want to use the computer effectively and knowledgeably in another discipline. Advanced courses relate closely to the curricula in business, natural and social sciences, engineering and mathematics. Students are encouraged to develop simultaneous strengths in computing and in a discipline in which the computer is used as a tool.
Majors Offered
The Department offers majors in Computer Science, Information Systems and, in conjunction with the Department of Physics and Engineering, Computer Engineering. Each major provides a strong curriculum from which a professional career may be launched or a graduate program pursued.
The Department strongly recommends that all students intending to major in computing sciences purchase their own Microsoft Windows-based personal computer.
Majors
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
- Bachelor of Science in Information Systems
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
