Computer Science

The Computer Science academic curriculum is completely integrated with that of the Saint Louis campus in Missouri. The students can transfer freely between the two campuses over the course of their undergraduate degree program. A student who enrolls in a bachelor's degree Computer Science program in Madrid will normally spend the first two years in Madrid and then transfer directly to the St. Louis campus to finish the final two years of the degree program. However, students can transfer the academic credits they earn while studying in Madrid to other U.S. universities should they so wish.

Computer Science academic courses are offered in English in Saint Louis Madrid campus. Spanish and international students can enroll in the intensive English as a Second Language (ESL) program during their first year of study.

Special attributes of this program
·The Computer Science program requires 121 hours of course work, including computer science (48 hours) and a set of allied electives (15 hours) from a related discipline. The major includes a concentration of courses in computer science, including advanced architecture theory of programming languages and data communications. The Computer Science program requires allied electives from the sciences and/or engineering. In addition, four open electives are included in the program. Together, the allied electives and open electives provide ample opportunity for students to consider majoring or minoring in another discipline.

Freshman students start working in Unix environment and learn programming in C.

· The majority of the faculty members have terminal degrees in computer science and are performing cutting-edge research in this area.

· Bachelor of Computer Science is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), the agency for accreditation of engineering curricula in the U.S.