度 & 项目 计算机科学
Do you value rigorous academics? 就像一个挑战? Seek to understand the common threads running through every discipline?
Consider a major in computer science, the formal study of abstract problem-solving. Computers permeate every facet of our society, so more and more careers relate to them: bioinformatics, 认知科学, 数字媒体艺术, 神经科学, artificial intelligence, 计算机图形学, management information systems, human-computer interaction, and intellectual property law. In fact, all fields and organizations welcome the talents of properly trained computer scientists. Learn how to organize and communicate information, 使用算法, procedures or formulas for solving problems, and work with a team to find practical applications.
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Tentative Course Offering Plan
When planning your course of study, keep in mind that most upper-division CS courses are offered every other year.
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| 每年 | CS-010 MA / cs - 015 | CS-010 (non-major focus) CS-030 CS-120 CS-195 (Senior Seminar) |
| 奇怪的年 e.g. 2023-2024 | CS-125 CS-105 CS-106 | CS-116 CS-135 |
| 甚至几年 e.g. 2024-2025 | CS-144 CS-130 CS-128 | CS-140 CS-150 |
教师强调
的职业道路
Computer science is a great field with many opportunities. Money magazine rated software architect as the best job in America based on job opportunities, satisfaction and pay. Annual job openings in computer science will likely exceed the number of graduates for the foreseeable future. 的机会 careers in computer science are both numerous and diverse, and a critical shortage of well-prepared professionals should persist.
2018-2020 CS/DA, 39 graduates:
See career paths for graduates who majored or minored in computer science at Westmont.
Don Patterson had the opportunity to guest edit a special issue of IX(interactions) magazine. The topic was about teaching sustainability and global disruption in various contexts. It was presented as a series of three articles, one of which he coauthored, and brought together reSearchers from Sweden and New Zealand to present their experiences. Some of the colleagues engaging with this work came to Westmont in June 2017 for a conference on the LIMITS to Computing.
计算机科学 校友 Highlights
达斯汀·卡罗尔04年 completed a master’s degree in marine science/physical oceanography from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in Monterey.
卢克·钱伯斯02 is a programming manager at iParadigms, the leader in the field of textual intellectual property protection and the provider of Turnitin plagiarism detection products.
James Hanson’03 is a security consultant with FishNet Security, a national leader in information security solutions.
尼克·拉森德，03年 helped to start a software company that was purchased by Kaseya, a global provider of IT automation software.
As a Westmont student, 摩根守夜11 organized an after-school computer science program to help local high school students. She interned for Green Hills Software and then worked for them as a test engineer before starting a doctoral program in computer science at UC Santa Barbara. Her reSearch uses social network analysis to design innovative wireless systems that enable the 下一个 three billion people to get online.
Julia wilson ' 06 is a quality assurance senior tester with Disney Interactive Studios.
凯尔·沃特斯，06年 completed his doctorate in astrophysics at Stanford in 2010 and teaches at California State University, 萨克拉门托.
Mike Yankoski ' 05 has been involved in various software startups and has also written Under the Overpass, a book about 首页lessness. He received his a master’s degree in theological studies from Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia and is pursuing a doctorate at the University of Notre Dame.