Are you interested in programming the software that powers your favorite computer games, or learning how to prevent the next great cyber attack? Have you always had a knack for computer networking, creating mobile apps, or datamining? Dig deeper into the inner workings of your computer. Consider joining the state’s first, and best, computer science program.
Employment opportunities
The Computer Science department is the second largest at Missouri S&T with over 100 graduate students and nearly 500 undergraduates. We are looking for new faculty to support our growing department.
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Research in Computer Science
Do more at S&T
As a compsci student, you can expect to do a lot of research, both as an undergrad and graduate.
With multiple interests
Popular research interests include computer security and privacy, databases and wireless systems, pervasive computing, computational science, and algorithms, among others.
Technology at your disposal
And you’ll have a wealth of computer learning centers at your disposal in which to do this research.
Degree and graduate certificate options
The program, which is celebrating 50 years of excellence, offers a bachelor's degree, several graduate degrees, and a number of graduate certificates.
Bachelor of Science
Prepares you for a number of jobs in today's fast changing IT career field, including database administrator, application developer, and user-interface designer.
Master of Science
The majority of your time will be spent doing advanced research in one of the computer science department's two major areas of excellence: software engineering and critical infrastructure protection.
Doctor of Philosophy
This program requires a strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures, computer organization/architecture, database and file structures, discrete mathematics and automata, operating systems, and software engineering. You'll complete 24 hours of course work, 24 hours of research, and a research dissertation.
Graduate Certificates
These courses provide you with the latest knowledge and skills in strategic areas of computing. Most courses are offered via distance education and taught by experts in their chosen field.
Student funding opportunities
The Computer Science department has several funding opprotunities for graduate and undergraduate students at Missouri S&T. For more information click here.
Like father, like son
Gary and Dylan Warren study computer science side-by-side
A career in commercial refrigeration repair and distribution paved the way for undergraduate CS student Gary Warren to enroll at Missouri S&T at a stage in life when many count the days until retirement. His midlife example has led Gary’s son Dylan to the department as well, making for a father-son fixture around the Computer Science Building.
For Gary, 51, enrolling at S&T in the summer of 2014 is the culmination of a lifelong desire that got sidetracked by his work and familial responsibilities. Now on track to receive his bachelor of computer science in May, Warren plans to continue his education as an S&T graduate, either in comp sci or engineering management.
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- Missouri S&T doctoral student enlists drones to detect unexploded landmines through changes in plant health
- Missouri S&T to host cyber-defense competition
- Missouri S&T receives federal support for early-stage research into tapping “citizen scientists” to collect water quality data
- S&T computer scientists share cybersecurity lessons with K-12 teachers
- Maine cybersecurity expert named computer science chair at Missouri S&T
- Missouri S&T students host 24-hour artificial intelligence coding competition
- Robotics expert to speak about robots that teach
- S&T students help homeless in GlobalHack
- Computing conference opens doors for Missouri S&T students
- ‘The Future of Computing’ to be explored in seminar
- S&T researchers study crops from the air with UAVs
- Wearable tracker could help patients, soldiers
- ‘Care Chair’ helps detect patients’ movements, mental state
- Missouri S&T expert to present at Governor’s Cybersecurity Summit
- Missouri S&T hosts GenCyber security camp for K-12 teachers
- Missouri S&T co-sponsors IEEE SMARTCOMP 2016
- Harvey Mudd president to discuss getting more women into tech careers
- Missouri S&T computer science department hosts distinguished speaker series
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- 41 S&T faculty members honored for outstanding teaching
Features
Dr’s Sanjay Madria & Zhaozheng Yin were awarded the 2017 Faculty Research Award and Dr. Jennifer Leopold was awarded the 2017 Faculty Teaching Award [February 26, 2018]
Dr.'s Jennifer Leopold, Ricardo Morales, and Daniel Tauritz were awarded an Outstanding Teaching Award for 2016-17 [December 4, 2017]
Dr. George Markowsky presents talk at LANL on August 2, 2017 "The Metric at the End of the Rainbow" [July 31, 2017]
S&T computer scientists share cybersecurity lessons with K-12 teachers [July 5, 2017]
Maine cybersecrity expert named computer science department chair at Missouri S&T [June 6, 2017]
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