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Why Computer Science

  • Computer is part of everything we do!
Computer is part of just about everything in our lives: from the cars we drive, to the movies we watch, to the ways businesses operate. Understanding different dimensions of information technology (IT) is part of the necessary skill set for an educated person in the 21st century. Whether you want to be a scientist, develop the latest killer application, or just know what it really means when someone says “the computer crashes”, studying computing will provide you with valuable knowledge.

  • Computing offers many types of lucrative careers
IT jobs are among the highest paid and have the highest job satisfaction. IT is associated with innovation, developments in computing tend to drive it and future developments are expected to be even greater than in the past.

  • Expertise in computer science enables you to solve complex, challenging problems
Computing is a discipline that offers rewarding and challenging possibilities for a wide range of people regardless of their range of interests. Computing requires and develops capabilities in solving deep, multidimensional problems requiring imagination and sensitivity to a variety of concerns.

  • Computer science enables you to make a positive difference in the world
Computing drives innovation in the sciences (human genome project, AIDS vaccine research, environmental monitoring and protection, etc.), and also in engineering, business, entertainment and education. If you want to make a positive difference in the world, study computer science.

  • Computer science is an essential part of well-rounded academic preparation
An increasing number of universities and employers see successful completion of a computer science course as a sign of academic well-roundedness.

  • Future opportunities in computing are without boundaries
Computing is one of those fields where it is almost impossible to predict what will happen next. This is why we cannot even begin to imagine all the ways that you can make a contribution to it and it can make your life’s work exciting and real.