BU offers a 3-year degree program in Computer science by focusing the courses on the development and testing of software and software systems. It involves working with mathematical models, data analysis and security, algorithms, and computational theory.

The course also focuses on Information technology (IT) that concentrates on the development, implementation, support, and management of computers and information systems. Information technology (IT) involves working both with hardware (CPUs, RAM, hard disks) and software (operating systems, web browsers, mobile applications). Information technology (IT) professionals make sure that computers, networks, and systems work well for all users.

Why Take Computer Science?

Computing is part of everything we do. Computing drives innovation in engineering, business, entertainment, education, and the sciences and it provides solutions to complex, challenging problems of all kinds. Computer science is the study of computers and computational systems. It is a broad field which includes everything from the algorithms that make up software to how software interacts with hardware to how well software is developed and designed. Computer scientists use various mathematical algorithms, coding procedures, and their expert programming skills to study computer processes and develop new software and systems.

Careers that are directly related to this degree include:

• Application analyst
• Applications developer
• Cyber security analyst
• Data analyst
• Forensic computer analyst
• Game designer
• Games developer
• Machine learning engineer
• Penetration tester
• Software engineer
• Systems analyst
• UX designer
• Web designer
• Web developer

Careers where our degree would be useful include:

• Business analyst
• IT sales professional
• IT trainer
• Nanotechnologist
• Network Engineer
• Telecommunications researcher