Mathematics & Computer Science

Welcome	Meet the Faculty
Computer Science
Requirements and Courses	Mission Statement
What do Computer Scientists Do?	Research
What is Computer Science?
2007 Computer Science Required Textbooks
Math
Requirements and Courses

What do Computer Scientists do?

• conduct research
• design computers
• discover applications of computer technology
• apply theory to real world problems
• develop programming languages
• design software tools or games 

Specialization Fields

• algorithms and data structures
• programming languages
• computer architecture
• computational science and numerical methods
• operating systems
• software engineering
• databases and information management
• artificial intelligence and robotics
• human-computer interaction
• graphics and visual computing
• networking and data communication
• social and ethical aspects of computing
• bioinformatics

Job Outlook for Computer Science Majors

• Computer Scientist: http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos042.htm
• Programmer: http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos110.htm 
• Software Engineer: http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos267.htm 
• Systems Analyst: http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos042.htm 
• Database Administrator: http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos042.htm
• Software Quality Assurance Analyst: http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos042.htm
• Network Systems and Data Communications Analyst: http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos042.htm