• Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science at Harvard University allows students to complete this course in 5 years.
  • There are two options to complete this program. They are thesis-based and non-thesis-based or project-based. 
  • The students to faculty ratio for this program is 16:1.
  • Some of the main courses that students will study in this program are:
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Computer systems and networks
    • Database systems
    • Human-computer interaction
    • Vision and graphics
    • Numerical analysis
  • The Computer Science curriculum is designed to offer students a great deal of flexibility.
  • Computational Science and Engineering provides rigorous training in the mathematical and computing foundation. Independent research projects and elective courses focusing on the application of computation to one or more domains complement the foundational coursework.
  • It is an exciting and rapidly evolving field that exploits the power of computation as an approach to major challenges at the frontiers of natural and social science and all engineering fields.
  • The program offers students experience with mathematical techniques for modeling and simulation of complex systems; parallel programming and collaborative software development; and methods for organizing, exploring, visualizing, processing, and analyzing very large data sets.
  • Career positions may include: 
    • IT consultant
    • Cybersecurity consultant
    • Information systems manager
    • Database administrator
    • Multimedia programmer
    • Systems analyst
    • Games developer, etc with an average salary of 36,475 USD per year.