Blog: Scientist in the Making

Computer science bloggerDev comes from the other side of the world with knowledge in many languages from English to programming! Majoring in computer science and hoping to minor in business, he dreams of starting his own business to compete with Microsoft one day.

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ProTrack: The options keep getting better!

ProTrackFlorida Tech's ProTrack Co-op program incorporates professional work experience and online course work into its College of Engineering degree programs, allowing participants to graduate in four years with the equivalent of a year of career experience. Plus, this traditional combined degree/co-op programs only take five years!

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Finish in Five with FastTrack!

Graduate in 5Accelerated master's programs give highly motivated students the chance to take graduate course work while still an undergraduate, thus allowing them to finish a master's degree in less time than they could a traditional program!

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What is a Computer Science degree?

From theoretical and algorithmic concepts to research, design, development and testing of software and information systems, computer science spans a broad range of topics. Run by the College of Engineering, students getting a computer science degree study the structure of typical computer systems, and the techniques and theories supporting software development. Specialized topics in the computer science degree program include robotics, database development, computer vision, intelligent systems, bioinformatics, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, networks, information management and human-computer interaction. While other majors promote immediate and specific job-related skills, a computer science degree offers a comprehensive foundation that permits graduates to easily adapt to new technologies and ideas. As part of a strong philosophy of hands-on education, Florida Tech faculty and students are continually involved in funded research projects with practical and widespread impact. This is especially true in computer science. CS is a premier program at Florida Tech, securing more than 25 percent of the university's total research expenditures.

Advantages

Why Florida Tech:

  • About 10% of undergraduates are provided financial support through research grants directed by computer science faculty.
  • Professors bring current knowledge and best practices into the classroom; research informs the curriculum
  • Freshman courses in the computer science degree include building and testing computers
  • Capstone student design experience that gives students the opportunity to work in teams in addressing real-world issues through hands-on projects
  • Countless co-op, internship and job opportunities
  • Proximity to high-tech companies means close involvement with the latest advances in science and engineering
  • Software evolution lab
  • The F.W. Olin Engineering Complex's three levels are linked by the latest electronic and communications technology which promotes cross-function learning
  • Florida Tech's alliance with Microsoft allows students to receive Microsoft products for free
  • ProTrack Co-op program option, which incorporates 3 professional work experiences into your four-year degree curriculum

The Numbers: Average class size: 20,Student-to-faculty ratio: 9:1

Facilities: The F.W. Olin Engineering Complex's three levels are linked by the latest electronic and communications technology which promotes cross-functional learning. A 142-seat multimedia auditorium and 26 specialized research and teaching laboratories support multiple departments within the College of Engineering Research labs in the complex include antenna systems electronics and digital design, lightwave systems, computer design, artificial intelligence and software reliability. Other labs and research facilities include: Beowulf Project Center for Computation and Intelligence Computer Vision Group Lab for Learning Research Temporal Multidimensional Reasoning Center for Information Assurance Center for Software Testing Education and Research Software Evolution Lab SQL server ava3D, OpenGL, X/Motif, Tcl/Tk, Gimp Windows, Linux, and UNIX operating systems

Learning

Clubs and Organizations: Association for Computing Machinery,Association for Women in Computing,Computer Gaming Society,Computing Research Association,Digital Domain,IEEE/Computer Society,Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Computer Science honor society

Internships and Cooperative Learning: Computer-related research projects, co-op and internships are funded by major corporations such as BMW, DARPA, Harris, IBM, Microsoft, NASA, NSF, Rockwell Collins, United Space Alliance, and Texas Instruments

Future Outcomes

Outcomes - Career and Salary: Here's just a few of the more than 100 corporations who have hired our students earning a computer science degree for internships, co-ops, and employment: AirTran American Airlines America West Avionyx The Boeing Co. Continental Express Defense Information Systems Agency Delta Airlines DRS Technologies EA Games Ensco Federal Bureau of Investigation GE Harris Corp HNTB IBM J.D. Edwards Intersil Corporation Lockheed Martin Microsoft Corporation NASA NTSB New Piper Aircraft Northrop Grumman Northwest Airlines Peace Corps Progressive Insurance Raytheon Systems Rockwell Collins Sabre-Holdings (Travelocity) Siemens Southwest Airlines Sun Microsystems Texas Instruments United Space Alliance U.S. Air Force U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Army ROTC U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Navy