Computer Science + Geography
Bachelor of Science
Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Programs of Interest
0The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science + Geography (CS+GEO) brings together two distinct fields in a multi-disciplinary degree program that reflects the wide use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies and the application of computational methods in geography and other social sciences.
The CS part of the CS+GEO curriculum provides students training in fundamental computational problem-solving skills including thinking abstractly, applying formal logic and mathematics, developing algorithms and data structures, and reasoning about and developing software systems at different levels of abstraction. The GEO portion provides students training in Geographic Information Systems and digital mapping, spatial analytics, and spatial reasoning to explore phenomena, relationships, and processes that have spatial patterns and distributions.
Students in the CS+GEO BS will have a unique multidisciplinary combination of critical intellectual, technical, and creative skills that will set them apart.
For international students: this is a STEM-designated program, which can qualify you to extend your post-graduation stay in the United States.
The program prepares students to become:
- Software developers with an exceptional expertise in GIS and other application areas of geography and, more broadly, the social sciences
- Social scientists with expertise in geographic research methods who can leverage and develop technology-based solution to social science questions
Common Careers in CS+GEO
- GIS Software Engineer
- GIS Analyst
- GIS Application Developer
- Geospatial Engineer
- Spatial Modeling (urban, environmental, commercial, etc.)
Companies hiring our students with backgrounds in Computer Science and Geography include Google, Garmin, ESRI, and various federal government agencies.