Welcome to the Computer Science and Engineering Department (CSE) at UC San Diego!
Computer science and computer engineering have emerged as fundamental intellectual and engineering disciplines. Through our courses and research in bioinformatics, mobile computing, artificial intelligence, system networks, graphics, and in many other ways, the impact of computer science and computer engineering are profoundly impacting society. Our programs prepare students for leadership in high tech jobs and for advanced study in graduate school.
The CSE Department at UC San Diego is at the forefront of new developments in computer science and computer engineering. Our faculty and students are influencing the world with a wide spectrum of leading research, such as making the Internet more secure, decoding the human genome, applying data mining in business, and inventing the concept of hyper-threading used in the latest Pentium processors.
Just as important, our 50 faculty members are leaders in classroom instruction. From Java programming to modern cryptography, our undergraduate students receive a broad education. Our undergraduate program has a rigorous curriculum, but also encourages individual initiative in the form of research and independent projects.
We offer our ~800 CSE majors a vibrant curriculum to challenge them and state-of-the-art labs to study and learn in. Our CSE programs are in the top 20 majors at UC San Diego and with-in the University of California system. The beauty of our department is that we offer an atmosphere of positive competition to challenge our student technically, prepare them for industrial internships, and teach them to function in advanced courses, so they may be intellectual leaders in both industry and academia.
In addition, our students participate in undergraduate research which gives them an excellent opportunity to establish strong relationships with CSE faculty. Furthermore, we encourage CSE students to take advantage of studying abroad to cultivate skills that cannot be achieved without the "international experience". Lastly, our faculty work with highly advanced undergraduate students and encourage them to continue their studies by attending graduate school. Some of these top students will continue their advanced studies at UC San Diego by applying to our integrated five-year Bachelor's and Master's Program.
US News and World Report
On April 1st, US News and World Report released its 2006 reputation rankings of graduate programs in the United States. UCSD's computer science and engineering department was elevated to the 13th position overall -- the largest jump of any program in the top 30. In addition, UCSD was ranked among the top twenty in all computer science specialties (9th in Systems, 14th in Theory, 17th in Programming Languages and 19th in Artificial Intelligence). Finally, UCSD's interdisciplinary program in Genomics, Genetics and Bioinformatics was ranked 6th in the nation.
Over the twelve years in which US News has ranked graduate computer science programs, UCSD's rise has been unprecedented and unmatched by any program in the country. This recognition has mirrored the tremendous growth of the department over this time, the enthusiasm of its students, staff and faculty and the widespread impact of our research.
US Economy
Even though the current economy situation in the US is not thriving, employment opportunities for our graduates are quite good. Ninety percent of company recruiters at recent job fairs are looking for computer science and computer engineering students.
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Please view our CSE Undergraduate Brochure (pdf) and pass it along to anyone interested in computer science, computer engineering or bioinformatics.
Degree Programs
The CSE Department offers five degree programs for students. We have vibrant undergraduate students eager to take classes and learn at UC San Diego. We know students will achieve personal and professional growth by completing our programs. Should you wish to speak with an undergraduate advisor, please do not hesitate to call 858/534-3621 or 858/822-1535 or email us at ugradinfo@cs.ucsd.edu. First Programming Course
Starting Fall 2008, we adopted a media approach to teaching computing and programming in CSE 8A (Java Programming) our first introduction to programming course. This course is generating a lot of excitement in our first time programmers and gives them wonderful insight to the world of programming.Additional Undergraduate Information
Visit Our Webpages For More Information
We have excellent undergraduate advisors to help you navigate through the CSE undergraduate curriculum. Take a look at out webpages for more information, if you have any questions give us a call at 858/534-3621 or 858/822-1535, or send us email ugradinfo@cs.ucsd.edu
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