Division of Computational Sciences

School: School of Engineering and Computational Sciences

Division of Computational Sciences

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The mission of the Division of Computational Sciences is to prepare students to be outstanding technologists, entrepreneurs, and problem-solvers who successfully contribute and adapt to the rapidly changing field, both as academics and professionals. Programs offered provide strong coverage of current knowledge in the field and the foundation necessary for lifelong learning and development, and do so through the employment of project-based learning best practices. The majors are based on the recommendations of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and they expose students to the four processes that computing professionals employ: design, abstraction, theory, and implementation. A mastery of these processes is emphasized through a broad-based coverage of the disciplines of computer science and data science in the core curriculum. The majors conclude with senior capstone group projects, and heavily emphasize professional skills (communication, presentation, teamwork, management) and hands-on experiences and portfolio building.

The division houses B.S. degrees in Computer Science and Data Science and M.S. degrees in Computer Science, Data Science, and Information Technology, and minors in Computer Science, Data Science and Cyber Security. All curricula focus on job preparedness and building of technical and professional skill sets. Students in Computer and Data Sciences will work with real-world applications and hands-on learning outcomes from day one. Areas of study include software engineering, data science, data visualization, statistical modeling, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, web and mobile application development, game development, and many others.

Students are also required to take part in internships, co-ops, research projects, or work on individual projects with faculty. Students work closely with faculty advisers to customize the majors through the use of electives to focus on areas that directly apply to areas of study that interest the students, and prepare them for their chosen career paths.

Undergraduate degree programs offered:

Major(s)

Computer Science, B.S.

Cybersecurity and Business Administration, B.S.

Data Science, B.S.

Neuroinformatics, B.S.

Psychology and Data Science, B.S.

Minor(s)

Computer Science

Cyber Security

Data Science

Certificate(s)

Data Science, Certificate