Computer Science Course Paths

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Our Curriculum

Our computer science curriculum is organized into foundation courses, core courses, electives, and a capstone.

The foundation courses include a two-semester introduction to programming and a course in proof-based discrete mathematics. Among these three courses, students are introduced to both functional and object-oriented programming using the languages Java, C, and Python.

The core level courses constitute the second year of the major program. They ground students in the various branches of computer science, ranging from theory to practice. In the software development course, students work on a semester-long group project, after which they are well-prepared for an internship.

During the last two years of the major program, students choose at least three courses among the electives, which are taught on a two-year rotation. Students can tailor their course selection based on their career interests, whether information security, software development, artificial intelligence, or other direction in which to apply computation.

In the capstone course, which students take in one of their last semesters on campus, we reflect on the ethical, social, and professional issues in the field of computer science from the perspective of biblically-informed Christian faith.

Course Sequence