Indiana State University

The University offers a bachelor of science (BS) in computer science.

The rapid spread of computing and information technology has generated a continuing need for highly trained workers to design and develop new hardware and software systems and to incorporate new technologies. Emerging areas include areas such as cloud computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence, mobile computing, and data science. Traditional areas of computing—such as networks, databases, systems, and the web—also continue to be important. Students who see themselves as a part of this exciting and rapidly changing world will want to find out more about the Computer Science Program.

The computer science major provides students with a solid foundation for a career in computing and related areas. Students begin with a core sequence of courses that develops the programming and analytical foundation needed for delving into advanced study in the many areas of computing. Upper-level courses focus on an in-depth understanding of important areas of computing, including courses in both foundational and emerging areas. Courses in foundational areas taken by all CS majors include programming in a variety of programming languages, data structures, algorithms, discrete mathematics, programming language theory, and software design. Additional foundational courses are taken within one of the concentrations of the major. Courses in emerging and applied areas include data science, machine learning, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, database programming, computer networks, web programming, Unix/Linux administration, cyber security, and mobile computing.