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Comprehensive, Cutting-edge Professional Preparation

In small classes, you’ll study programming, systems analysis, database systems, software design, and high-demand specialized topics in computer science. You’ll also master the fundamentals of accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing; and advance your skills in math, professional speech and business writing. And as you analyze and solve problems at a whole new level, you’ll be ready to use your new knowledge and skills in a remarkable range of professional settings. This major is powerful preparation for a successful career in today’s fast moving and demanding global economy.

Your professors and advisors truly care about helping you build a path to your goals. That one-on-one support led to an internship at Argonne National Laboratory, where I provided software support to scientists. Now, I have lots of ideas for ways I want to improve people’s lives with technology.”

Phaulo Escalante
91Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ă˝ Graduate

Amazing Opportunities—On Campus and Beyond

Practical experience is built into the curriculum. Our internship program draws on Chicago’s world-class high-tech, corporate and cultural resources. We make our connections your connections, so you can test-drive your dream job in the real world. You can combine academic study with compassionate service to people in need, or complete a hands-on research project with full faculty support. In your capstone software development project, you’ll develop working software for an actual external client. This hands-on major has three experiential learning requirements to prepare you fully for achievement in the real world.

 

International Students

For international students (F-1), this program is a STEM-designated program, which can qualify you to extend your post-graduation stay in the United States.

Amazing Opportunities—On Campus and Beyond

Serve Your Community

Find your voice and build the knowledge you need to participate in creating a more just and humane world.

Civic Learning

Share Your Work

Our annual expo of student research, creative projects, and experiential learning gives you the chance to sharpen you presentation skills and show your stuff.

Research Expo

Learn in a New Land

Immerse yourself in a different culture through DU’s outstanding study abroad program. 

Global Learning

Prepare to Thrive in Fast-changing Fields

A survey of U.S. employers by Hart Research Associates found that 93% of bosses say that “a job candidate’s demonstrated capacity to think critically, communicate clearly and solve complex problems” is the most important factor in hiring decisions. That is the essential skill set that you will learn in this program. The curriculum is designed to prepare you for success in one of today’s most dynamic fields—and for lifelong intellectual and professional competence. You’ll be open to new ideas, proficient with the latest technology, and able to adapt and thrive through a long and meaningful career. You will earn your way into leadership positions in the profession of your choice.

Students at computers

Shoot for the Moon

In a project for NASA, DU students created a prototype to facilitate future lunar navigation efforts

Career Opportunities

Career paths in computer-related fields include classic jobs like programming, as well as jobs no one even imagined 15 or 20 years ago. Some computer information systems graduates continue on to graduate school for advanced degrees. Many more do so after several years in the workforce, often choosing to pursue an MBA degree.

Today, many 91Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ă˝ computer science graduates work as:

  • Computer programmers
  • Computer systems analysts
  • Computer support specialists
  • Computer security specialists
  • Database developers
  • Systems administrator
  • Web developers
  • Business intelligence analysts/developers
  • Analyst software developers
  • Software testers

The faculty as a whole are so supportive. They take the time to grade your code by hand and pinpoint where you went wrong. I became a much more confident developer.”

Katia Lima-Lopez
91Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ă˝ Graduate

Join a Relationship-centered Learning Community

No one is lost in the crowd at 91Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ă˝. Our student-faculty ratio is 12 to 1. We cap our computer science courses at 24 students. This allows the faculty to engage each student as an individual with particular gifts, experiences and goals. The 91Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ă˝ model of community is based on a recognition of the profound value and unique potential of each person. We challenge one another to find our true voices and become our best selves.

For more information,
please contact:

Cyrus Grant
Professor and Acting Chair
Department of omputer Science
cgrant@dom.edu

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