The ?programme offered by the?Duquesne University?will train you to create software applications in fields ranging from gaming to Web and mobile apps and give you a strong understanding of computational theory and best practices so that you can adapt throughout your career to ever-evolving computing capabilities.

Majoring in computer science will:

  • train you to create software applications in fields ranging from gaming to Web and mobile apps;
  • give you a strong understanding of computational theory and best practices so that you can adapt throughout your career to ever-evolving computing capabilities;
  • prepare you for graduate study leading to research-and-development opportunities;
  • provide you with a strong technology background that could, with other education, lead to entrepreneurial ventures or technically-demanding positions in fields including business, engineering, medicine, and science.

Careers

Over 90 percent of recent graduates have gone to graduate school and/or have found employment related to their computer science major.? Employers include:

  • Pixar (R&D in Computer Generated Imaging)
  • EA Sports (game development)
  • FBI (cyber security)
  • Raytheon (first-responder command system)

Some of our students have received graduate assistantships in computer science PhD programs at a number of major institutions, including:

  • University of California at Berkeley
  • University of Wisconsin at Madison
  • University of Washington
  • Notre Dame
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • University of Waterloo