Computer Science and Engineering - Ohio State University - Main Campus

Computer Science and Engineering from Ohio State University - Main Campus is a Campus Bachelor Computer Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Computer science and engineering (CSE) has two faces: technological and philosophical. The practical focus is on solving problems with the aid of computers in order to ?turn dreams into reality? in support of improved human health, happiness, and safety. The intellectual focus?which is required to support the practice?is on the study of language and its use in making precise and understandable descriptions of anything. Computing has become the key enabler of fabulously rapid advances that have occurred, and that will continue for the foreseeable future, across all disciplines of the academy and throughout all segments of society. This makes CSE a very interdisciplinary field. A computing professional analyzes a situation in an application domain?biology and medicine, business, engineering, law and public policy, science, sociology, whatever?and carefully specifies the problems to be addressed; and then designs, evaluates, implements, and tests computer based solutions to those problems. Fundamentals studied in the CSE curriculum include algorithms and data structures, programming languages, computer architecture, numerical and symbolic computation, computer graphics, operating systems, software engineering, systems analysis, database and information retrieval systems, artificial intelligence and robotics, and human-computer interfaces. Program Educational Objectives It is the intent of the faculty that within the first few years after graduation: Graduates of the program will be employed in the computing profession, and will be engaged in learning, understanding, and applying new ideas and technologies as the field evolves. Graduates with an interest in, and aptitude for, advanced studies in computing will have completed, or be actively pursuing, graduate studies in computing. Graduates will be informed and involved members of their communities, and responsible engineering and computing professionals. Co-Curricular Opportunities The CSE Department values the development of a diverse and highly-regarded community of scholars. It therefore offers a supportive infrastructure for women and minorities through diversity programs that include intentional role modeling and peer support to complement an innovative curriculum with many interdisciplinary options. Students are encouraged to become active in student chapters of the three main professional societies in computing: the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the Association for Systems Management (ASM), and the Computer Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Other student organizations include ACM-W (an ACM group especially for women in computing), Upsilon Pi Epsilon (an honorary society for computer science students), and the OSU Open Source Club. Career Prospects in Computer Science and Engineering The demand for people who are skilled in the computing field continues to explode. The reason is that computing is essential in all areas of society. Contrary to popular misconception, offshoring of (lower-level) IT jobs is a secondary factor in job growth for the computing profession. Recent (November 2006) Bureau of Labor Statistics projections for U.S. job growth in the next decade show computing jobs, of the sort CSE graduates might take, comprising the top two?and half of the top ten?positions in the rankings for jobs requiring an undergraduate degree . This is after accounting for the impact of offshoring. Computer hardware and software vendors hire CSE graduates in areas such as hardware and software product development, quality assurance, customer support, sales and marketing, documentation, and training. But even more often, organizations that use these products (such as hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, banks, insurance companies, and manufacturing firms) hire CSE graduates as software engineers building system foundations as well as end-user applications, and as systems analysts, database administrators, and network administrators, as well as for other types of positions. Most large companies have internal computing departments that develop custom products for use by other departments within the same company. Beginning salaries for recent CSE graduates have averaged over $55,000 but vary depending on the candidates? skills, work experience, type of industry, and current needs of employers. View more details on Ohio State University - Main Campus . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Computer Engineering courses.