SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
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New Computer Science Major Approved Computer Science has been approved as a full, four-year major at Penn State Behrend, to be offered by the School of Science beginning in the Summer Session 2001. The new major builds on a firm foundation of computer science, mathematics, and natural science, and will prepare students for careers in high technology business and industry, or for further education at the graduate level. Students will begin the Computer Science major with core courses in programming, discrete math, scientific computing, and computer organization. The upper-division program continues with data structures, design and analysis, operating systems, programming language fundamentals, graphics and visualization, and numerical methods. The major requires completion of an 8-credit physics sequence, 4 credits in biology or chemistry, and an additional 9 credits of science supporting courses chosen by the student. Internships and student research are encouraged. Graduates of the program will be prepared for a wide variety of computer-oriented careers in business, industry, and government, as well as graduate study in computer science or computationally intensive sub-disciplines of the natural sciences. |