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