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Contact Information:

Computer Science Dept.
Arts & Sciences, #202
414 E. Clark St.
Vermillion, SD 57069
phone: +1 605 677 5388
fax: +1 605 677 6662
csci@usd.edu
Last Modified: 12/13/07

graduate program

The department offers graduate programs leading to the Master's degree in Computer Science and the Ph.D. degree in Computational Science and Statistics (CSS). Graduates of the Master's program will be well prepared for positions in software design or systems development in industrial corporations, in public service or computer service companies.  Graduates of the Master’s program will also be well prepared to teach computer courses in two-year colleges or to undertake more advanced training in computer science. The CSS Ph.D. Program is designed to train students to integrate computational and statistical methodologies to formulate, model, analyze, and solve research problems of interest to the natural and physical sciences, including biology, chemistry, physics, and medicine. Graduates of the Ph.D. program will be able to contribute to the advancement of computational science and statistics through research and education.

Degrees:

            CSS Ph. D
            CSc Master of Science
           
Colloquium Series:

     As part of the graduation requirements, all students in the CSc Masters program must present a research topic to the faculty and students.  Examples of topics are: Interfacing C and Perl to Oracle; the need for Web services, Web Design Using Embedded Languages, Computer-Based Acquisition and Instrument Control, Java Database Interface, Natural Language Processing, Remote Method Invocation - A Distributed Object System, and Firewalls.

For more information fill out our Information Request Form, or contact:

Richard McBride, Graduate Program Director, Rich.McBride@usd.edu
Asai Asaithambi, Department Chair, Asai.Asaithambi@usd.edu

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