BS in Computer Science

Overview

Computer Science majors at Columbia study an integrated curriculum,

partially in areas with an immediate relationship to the computer, such as programming languages, operating systems, and computer architecture, and partially in theoretical computer science and mathematics.

A broad range of upper-level courses is available in topics including artificial intelligence, natural language processing, computational complexity and the analysis of algorithms, computer communications, combinatorial methods, computer architecture etc.

Most graduates of the Computer Science Program at Columbia step directly into career positions in computer science with industry or government, or continue their education in graduate degree programs.

Core Courses:

The core of the Computer Science curriculum for SEAS CS majors is built with the following eight courses. These courses provide the foundation for the tracks and the advanced courses.

• Intro to CS and Programming in Java
• Data Structures in Java
• Advanced Programming
• Discrete Mathematics
• Linear Algebra
• Computer Science Theory
• Fundamentals of Computer Systems
• Probability and Statistics

Tracks Available -

• Foundations of Computer Science track - This track is for students interested in algorithms, computational complexity, and other areas of theoretical computer science.
• Software Systems Track - The software systems track is for students interested in the implementation of software systems.
• Digital Systems Track - The digital systems track is for students interested in working at the interface of hardware and software. Subjects include digital design, computer architecture (both sequential and parallel) and embedded systems.
• Intelligent Systems Track - This track is for students interested in machine learning, robots, and systems capable of exhibiting ''human-like" intelligence
• Applications Track - This track is for students interested in interactive multimedia applications for the Internet and wireless networks.
• Vision, Graphics, Interaction, and Robotics Track - This track is for students interested in vision, graphics, and advanced forms of human-computer interaction.