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Computer Science

Computer science courses concern the practice and the theory of solving problems by computer. More specifically, computer scientists build and analyze tools that allow complex problems to be solved.

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Southern Maine offers a four-year program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science. Computer science courses concern the practice and the theory of solving problems by computer. More specifically, computer scientists build and analyze tools that allow complex problems to be solved. A component of computer science is the study and use of various programming languages, but computer science consists of much more than programming.

News & Events

Posted May 8, 2013
Jeff Thompson, a junior at USM majoring in computer science, was recently selected as Honorable Mention in the Computing Research Association's (CRA) Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award (Male) 2013.
Posted May 1, 2013
Calling it the "most promising mHealth project that I have seen", Gates details the success of Motech, a mobile-phone based information system for rural health nurses in Ghana developed at USM by Computer Science faculty member Bruce Macleod.
Posted March 12, 2013
The Project Login reception will be a networking event for students enrolled in computer-related degree programs to meet business leaders interested in hiring computer and technology professionals.
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