BA/BS in Computer and Information Sciences, General

Computer science at Westmont treats computing as a discipline of solving problems in the abstract. Students learn to structure and share information, apply algorithms and procedures, and collaborate on teams to build practical solutions. The department awards both a bachelor of science and a bachelor of arts, and also offers a minor. First-year courses introduce computational problem solving and discrete mathematics, which lay a base for later coursework. Students can join the college's applied technology lab, and off-campus options include study in Asia, Europe, South Africa and downtown Santa Barbara. Careers named on the page include software engineer, test engineer and data engineer. The department sits within a college where students from every discipline share common questions about logic and problem-solving. Many graduates apply their training in fields such as artificial intelligence, digital media arts, neuroscience and intellectual property law.