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Computer Science BS Degree

Prepare for a Career in Computing — One of the Fastest-Growing Fields

 

Get the knowledge and expertise you need to excel in the ever-expanding field of computing with a BS in computer science from The University of Texas at Tyler. You’ll gain hands-on experience and be ready to immediately work with programming languages, diverse operating systems and emerging technologies.

  • Complete a comprehensive college curriculum that prepares you for work in a wide variety of computing environments. You’ll also receive a sound foundation in communications, problem-solving and other core competencies to become a well-rounded computing professional.
  • Get hands-on opportunities for significant individual and team-oriented design projects in every course.
  • Choose to earn your secondary teacher certification in computer science for additional career opportunities in education.

Graduates of the UT Tyler computer science program are employed in such locations as: The Trane Corp., Brookshire Grocery Co., city of Tyler, Christus Trinity Mother Frances Health System, East Texas Medical Center, NASA, Carrier Corp., PersonalWeb, Microsoft, Oracle, Bell Helicopter and Genesis World.

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Computer Science Bachelor's: Practical. Forward-Thinking.

  • Gain specialized experience in specific areas such as computer security, UNIX, artificial intelligence and computer programming languages.
  • Get hands-on experience through an internship. CS students have interned with such employers as: American Standard, Carrier Corp., NASA, Genesis World, PersonalWeb, city of Tyler and Christus Trinity Mother Frances Health System.
  • Learn from guest speakers who are pioneering IT in such leading organizations as NASA, Bell Helicopter and Brookshire Grocery Co., and in health care at Tyler-area hospitals.
  • Network with computing professionals through student membership in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

 

 

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Computer Science Courses: Hands-on. Career-Focused.

  • Software Development

    Get an intensive, implementation-oriented introduction to the software development techniques used to create medium-scale interactive applications, focusing on the use of large object-oriented libraries to create well-designed graphical user interfaces.

  • Retail Cyber Security

    Delve into cryptography, network protocols and their use in computer security. Get an overview of symmetric and asymmetric cryptographic algorithms and their use for authentication, email and e-commerce.

  • Capstone Project

    Integrate your knowledge of the undergraduate computer science curriculum by implementing a significant software system as part of a programming team.

    Learn more about UT Tyler’s computer science program of study.

Computer Science Faculty: IT Experts. Gifted Teachers.

--Get individualized instruction and mentoring in small classes.

--Work side-by-side with your college professors on exciting research projects to learn new skills and prepare for graduate studies in the field.

--Learn from professors who have had extensive experience as computing professionals with such top companies as Bridgestone and AT&T.

Learn more about UT Tyler's computer science faculty.

Also see the computer information systems BS degree.