Computer Science

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Computer Science

The computer science program at Dickinson delivers a rigorous forward-looking curriculum built around enduring principles, foundational theories and modern practices that prepare students for a wide range of possible futures.

Computer science majors design and build software in multiple programming languages, work collaboratively in teams and engage with real-world projects on local, regional, national and global scales. They hone their written and oral communication skills and draw on their whole Dickinson experience to prepare for a world in which technology continually interacts with society. Majors graduate prepared for lives of engagement, in which the ethical application of their technical knowledge to wide-ranging social, business and academic challenges will drive positive change in the world.

Additional details about the computer science major at Dickinson can be found in the computer science advising guide and on the curriculum and courses page.

Chair: Jennifer SchaeferProfessor of Mathematicsschaefje@dickinson.edu
Department Coordinator: Tonya Millermillert@dickinson.edu

Phone: 717-245-1413
Fax: ---
Location: Tome Hall - Rector Science Complex Mailing Address

Department Features

Study Abroad

Current Courses

Student Outcomes

Where Our Students Go From Here

Jobs

BlackRock
Google
Bloomberg LLP
Twitter
Broad Institute at MIT
GeneOne Life Sciences
Lockheed Martin
Amazon
Raytheon
Morgan Stanley
Fetch Robotics

Graduate Schools

Brown University
Villanova University
University of California, Berkley
National Defense University
Johns Hopkins University
Duke University
Yale University
New York University
Vanderbilt University
Carnegie Mellon University
Stanford University
Harvard University

Where Our Students Have Interned

Chaotic Systems and Evolutionary Computation
Cyber Security IT Lab Junior Summer Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Deep Mind, Google
Microsoft
Enterprise Knowledge, Washington, DC
Audible
ADP
US Navy
Box, Inc.

Student Perspective

"I wanted to have a liberal-arts education, because I wanted to see the overlap between different fields and computer science. I did apply to more technical institutions that had more intricate curricula for the CS field, but I wanted a college that taught me how to apply computer science to things outside of the field. I’m sure that’s touched upon somewhat in those more technical institutions, but I knew that a liberal-arts school like Dickinson would be the best at it."

— Christian Gonzalez ’24

Alumni in Action

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Alum's Career Path Leads From Dickinson to CEO Position With Qlik

Find out how the mix of hard tech and liberal arts Mike Capone ’88 found at Dickinson helped him go from computer science major to tech company CEO.

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Bridles and Bots

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Basketball by the Numbers

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The new fellowship supports research and internships both on campus and off, across the academic year and through the summer.

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Through the power of AI, Dickinson students will soon be able to practice Japanese language in a novel and convenient way.