Departments

The School of Computing encompasses the departments of Computer Science, Information Sciences and Technology, and Statistics, each with pathways to highly successful careers in a variety of digital fields.

This department, one of the largest Computer Science departments in Virginia, offers two Bachelor of Science programs, four M.S. programs, and a Ph.D. program. Faculty also teach and participate in the interdisciplinary M.S. in Data Analytics Engineering and the Ph.D. in Information Technology. Our students learn to design and develop software and hardware, and our programs produce graduates who are the programmers, coders, and app creators at the forefront of our increasingly digital world.

The department offers a BS in Information Technology, an MS in Applied Information Technology, and participates in the school-wide PhD in Information Technology. Students are immersed in the theory and practice of storing, retrieving, and using information while enabling digital systems to interact. Our programs provide graduates with the cutting-edge knowledge and skills to be leaders in their fields.

The department teaches essential data analytics skills, offering a BS in Statistics, an MS and a PhD in statistical science, and an MS in biostatistics, and participates in a multidisciplinary MS in data analytics engineering. Faculty have expertise in data reduction, visualization, data mining, and interpretation, and have created a rigorous curriculum that makes our students competitive in a high-growth field. Our graduates design studies and analyze data to provide both big-picture and detailed views of the world.