Department of Computer Science, University of Northern Iowa

Programs in Computer Science
and Computer Information Systems

The department offers three traditional degrees in computing that serve as the foundation for most CS students. Each of these majors aims at a particular group of students.

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science provides the broadest and deepest coverage of the three. It gives students the sturdiest foundation for a long career in computing and also for graduate study in CS.
The Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science is a shorter program of study, making it more suitable for a liberal arts-style education. Students still study deeply in one area of CS but have more time for a minor or second major.
The Bachelor of Arts in Computer Information Systems prepares students for a career in business information processing. It combines a B.A. in computer science with a small core of business courses.

All of these programs, as well as the majors in Bioinformatics and Networking and System Administration, share a common core of courses that introduce students to computer programming, data structures, discrete mathematics, and computer organization. As a result, students can switch among these majors during their first year of study without losing ground in departmental courses.

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With distributed computing, the devil is in the details. That's because a programmer is dealing with all sorts of different hardware and networks. Meshing all of these elements presents a significant challenge that Paul Gray, associate professor of computer science, is leading the charge to solve... [more]

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Programs in Computer Science and Computer Information Systems

Programs in Computer Science
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