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for California State University, Fresno.
Computer Science
Computer Science
School of Engineering
Department of Computer Science
WALTER READ, Chair
McKee Fisk Building, Room 207
(559) 278-4373
Fax (559) 278-4197
e-mail: cs@cs.csufresno.edu
http://www.engr.csufresno.edu
Department of Computer Science
WALTER READ, Chair
McKee Fisk Building, Room 207
(559) 278-4373
Fax (559) 278-4197
e-mail: cs@cs.csufresno.edu
http://www.engr.csufresno.edu
M.S. in Computer Science
Minor in Computer Science
Computer science is applied reasoning using both art and science: It
requires the ability to communicate ideas through a combination of language
and powerful technology. It is concerned with the interaction of man and
machine, and man's conquest of the future through continuing developments
in the application of computers to a myriad of common and specialized problems.
The goal of the Department of Computer Science is to offer programs to a
diverse audience: (1) students interested primarily in computing, (2) students
interested primarily in applying computing to some other field of study,
and (3) students who wish to include computing as part of their general
education.
Faculty and Facilities
The faculty members who support this program come from a variety of areas
including computer systems and architecture, theoretical computer science,
programming languages, software engineering, computer graphics, distributed
systems and parallel processing, and neural networks. They have in common
a desire to provide a program that will give the student a broad range of
experience in computer science as well as the depth of education that will
be needed in the student's later career, whether professional or academic.
The department houses a networked environment of UNIX-based machines consisting of a DEC VAX 8530 and a Macintosh IIci microcomputer laboratory for lower-division courses; Sun Micro-systems and SGI workstations in an AI/Graphics laboratory; and an INMOS Corporation Transputer system (a reconfigurable parallel processing machine) for upper-division courses and research projects. These systems are connected with campus and international networks, allowing access to other machines and communication with people on campus and around the world.
Career Opportunities
Computer use is pervading all aspects of our society, and the industry supporting
that use has been growing rapidly for several decades. Graduates from this
program find job opportunities in such diverse fields as computer design,
software development, systems analysis, database design, computer graphics,
and technical programming. Because of the strong theoretical orientation
of our program, graduates are attractive to companies involved in computer
manufacturing and to those industries using computers in high technology
applications. Our proximity to two of the largest computer use areas in the nation, Silicon Valley and Los Angeles, provides our graduates with a flourishing and broad-based collection of potential employers. Graduates have also obtained exciting and challenging positions at Air Force and Naval bases in California. A high proportion of our graduates have pursued graduate studies. Students who obtain the master of science degree will be in an excellent position to pursue a Ph.D. degree.
Organizations
Student chapters of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the
IEEE Computer Society are very active in the department. They organize field
trips to major computer manufacturers and users in California. The ACM chapter
sponsors the fall Programming Contest.Computer science majors who have a distinguished academic record in computer science are invited to join Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the honor society for the computing sciences.
Co-op Program
Through the Cooperative Education program, the department encourages full-time
employment for students for one semester in computer-related positions.
This is an excellent opportunity for a student to obtain experience, a reasonable
salary, and college credit in this field. 
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