Computer science and engineering

Computing as a profession

Computer scientists and engineers apply theories and principles of mathematics and the natural sciences to design computers, software, networks, and processes. These professionals work in many places in research, industry, government, business and education to create modern information technology, computer systems, and computer applications. The field of computer science and technology is constantly moving forward, providing intellectual challenges and developing new knowledge on an almost daily basis.

Graduates of our Computer Science and Engineering program can choose to focus their careers in a wide variety of forms: entrepreneur, web applications, computer graphics, video games, corporate computing, embedded systems, network administration, mobile applications, computer security, computer vision , computational biology, high performance (super) computing, scientific modeling, database management systems, computer animation, wireless networks, artificial intelligence, and so on.

Career Prospects

The demand for specialists in computer science fields is widespread; job opportunities for computer scientists and engineers exist in virtually all industries. As computer applications continue to expand, pursuits in computer science and engineering are projected to be one of the fastest growing in the United States through 2016. An overview of job opportunities in computer science and technology is available from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The most common job titles our students move in are:

Engineer - programmer / software developer companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Boeing, Vanguard, Blue Cross , etc. A software engineer develops and manufactures software: picture apps, websites (like facebook, Amazon), desktop apps (like Excel), firmware (that runs in your car), business systems (like banks) , robotic programs (which control the production of robots), medical software (which manages electronic medical records in hospitals), etc.

Systems analyst, in various consulting companies or large enterprises. The system analyst examines the business' information technology needs, and then design and implement a technical solution, such as automating the approval process for an insurance company, changing a brick and mortar company into an e-commerce company, etc.

A system administrator, at any company that uses computers in their business. System Administrators are CyberSecurity experts. They ensure that the computer network is operational and protected from all attacks.

Engineer of computer technology, companies such as Intel, Motorola, AMD, NVidia, etc. A computer engineer designs and builds computers, computer peripherals, computer sensors, and other computer hardware systems, and writes low-level software that controls these devices.

Computer Science and Engineering covers many topics. Some of the topics you will learn about include: how much does a computer engineer make

web application development

mobile application development

computer graphics and animation

Development of video games

programming languages

robot programming

Artificial Intelligence

big data analysis

human-computer interaction

network / system administration

database management systems

algorithms

Information Security

computational biology

high performance (super) computing

scientific modeling

computer network

business information systems management