BA/BS in Computer Science

This program gives students core training in how computing works, covering storage of data and the handling of information. With that base, graduates can adapt to new technologies and computing paradigms and invent new ways of applying computer systems. Students choose among concentrations in artificial intelligence, game systems or software development. Across the curriculum they learn to model a computational problem, choose suitable algorithms and data structures, justify the correctness of a solution and implement it as a working application. They also learn to analyze the efficiency of a solution mathematically, check that analysis through experiment, and select algorithms with attention to system effects. The degree combines liberal studies, major and concentration courses, and open electives. The catalog entry for the program lists the full set of required courses, a suggested plan of study and the learning outcomes expected of graduates.