Computer Science at UCSB
• Phill Conrad
CS Dept. Faculty Advisor
• Benji Dunson
CS Dept. Staff Advisor
Joseph
Collichio
Leif
Dreizler
Brynn
Kiefer
Lane
Meier
Reasons to study CS at UCSB
• Top 10 department in research quality
according to National Research Council rankings
S: (1) Stanford, (2) Princeton, (3) MIT, (4) CMU,
,
(6) Harvard, (7) UC Berkeley, (8) Penn, (9) Cornell, (10) Columbia
R: (1) Stanford, (2) Princeton, (3) MIT, (4) UC Berkeley, (5) CMU,
(6) Cornell, (7), Illinois (UIUC), (8) UNC, (9) UCLA
Learn more at www.cs.ucsb.edu
• Outstanding Courses
• Recently revised undergraduate curriculum
(to better reflect current real-world software development)
• Three different degree options
• More
• Undergraduate research
• Education Abroad (EAP)
• Array of Talks series...
Good Job Outlook
• From CNN Money:
– Information technology #1 in list of
“10 hot careers for 2012 and beyond”
• Search for yourself on “CareerBuilder.com”
– “Information Technology”
• Lots of Santa Barbara companies
offering internships:
– RingRevenue, AppFolio, Citrix, …
Good news / Bad news
• If you were admitted to CS—awesome news:
– No more pre-major—you start as a FULL CS MAJOR
– We will make sure you get the classes you need
to be able to graduate in four years
• If you want to change major into CS:
– Good news: process streamlined (no more “pre-major”)
• take CS 16,24,40 (B or better), Math 3ABC, 5A (C or better)
– But it may be impossible to get into the classes you need
– There is just enough space for CS/CE/EE majors
• And this is true at many schools throughout U.S.
– Best advice:
• If you want to study Computer Science,
choose a school where you were admitted to Computer Science.
Three options for studying CS at UCSB
Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science
Best for most
students
Bachelor of Arts in
Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science
with emphasis in (pick one):
• Computational Biology
• Computational Economics
• Computational Geography
College of Engineering
College of
Letters and Science
College of Creative Studies
Traditional Computer
Science Program.
Combine CS with Biology,
Economics or Geography.
Strong lower division
preparation, strong upper
division core, many elective
choices. Opportunities for
undergrad research in 3rd
and 4th years.
Great opportunity for
interdisciplinary study.
For very advanced students
only—requires separate
application. Emphasis:
independent study, early
involvement in research.
1st and 2nd year courses
Math 3A. Calculus w/ Applications I
Math 3B. Calculus w/ Applications II
Math 3C. Differential Eq/Linear Algebra I
Math 5A. Differential Eq/Linear Algebra II
Math 5B. Vector Calculus w/ Applications
PSTAT 120A. Probability and Statistics
CS8. Introduction to Computer Science (Python)
CS16. Problem Solving with Computers I (C)
CS24. Problem Solving with Computers II (C++)
CS32. Object-Oriented Design & Implementation (C++)
CS40. Foundations in Computer Science (Math and Logic)
----------------------------------------CS48. Computer Science Project (C++)
CS56. Advanced Applications Programming (Java)
CS64. Computer Organization & Logic Design (Assembly)
BS degree
BA degrees
3A
CS8
3B
3A
CS16
CS8
3B
CS16
3C
120A
5A
5B
CS40
CS64
CS24
3C
CS32
5A
CS48
120A
CS56
5B
CS24
CS40
CS32
Sample Course Schedule, BS/CS