Computer Science Program

While most people use technology daily, few truly grasp how it functions. Our computer science majors master the intricacies of technology—knowing how it works, why it works, and what's on the technological horizon. With this knowledge, you're set for a dynamic career in a variety of roles, including software engineer, IT system architect, web developer, data scientist, and application developer.

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Computer Science

Bachelor's Program - The School of Computing offers a wide-range of courses covering all the major areas of computer science, including programming, database systems, networking, computer graphics, gaming, software engineering, machine learning, computer security, robotics, web application development, artificial intelligence, computer architecture, and bioinformatics. The Computer Science Program provides cutting edge technology for use by our students in classrooms, hands-on-labs, and research labs.

Graduate Program - The School of Computing Computer Science Program offers three-degree programs to graduate students - Master of Science, Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Cyber-Systems, and Doctorate programs that have been designed to provide students with relevant graduate-level education and to prepare them for careers as professional computer scientists or advanced doctoral-level study.

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    Student teams work on a variety of projects originated from various companies – the projects make perfect showcases and often lead to job offers. Our graduates are hired by Google, IBM, The Boeing Company, eBay, State Farm and more.

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    Our job placement for graduates is nearly 100%!

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    SIU computer science students have access to the Big Dawg computer, a high performance computer center( also known as a super computer) accessible to students, 12 faculty research labs, 5 instructional labs, and dedicated servers and clusters available for teaching and research.

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