Computer Science

Learn more about the skills, certifications, and degrees to consider for a computer science career.

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Skills you'll gain: Computer Science, Debugging, Development Environment, Computer Systems, Web Applications, Graphing, Javascript, Computer Networking, Computational Thinking, Theoretical Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction, Program Development, Hardware Architecture, Arithmetic, Computer Graphics, Operating Systems, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling, Computer Programming, General Mathematics

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Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Performance Tuning, Data Structures, Java, Computational Thinking, Computer Science, Algorithms, Animations, Debugging

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Graph Theory, Development Environment, Engineering Software, Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Algorithms, Debugging, Program Development, Database Systems, Database Theory, Network Routing, Theoretical Computer Science, Data Storage

Computer science is the study of computer hardware and software. As a discipline, it encompasses subject matter from artificial intelligence and cryptography to computer engineering and software development and touches a variety of industries, including game development, financial services, and government.

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