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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING SCIENCES

Students stand inside the virtual reality CAVE.

Our programs are designed to develop the total person, one with intellectual curiosity, mature judgment, a thirst for life-long learning and a commitment to the betterment of society.

In today's rapidly changing technological environment, computing professionals need to have the most up-to-date and comprehensive education. To achieve these important goals, the Department of Computing Sciences at Villanova University offers a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, a Master of Science in Computer Science, a Master of Science in Software Engineering and a Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics. We also offer a bachelors/masters program, a Computer Science minor and a Cybersecurity Minor. In addition to our programs, we provide courses for all majors and support other programs such as Cognitive Science, Professional Studies and Computer Engineering.

Dept of Computing Sciences
161 Mendel Science Center
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085-1699

UG Program: 610-519-7307
csdept@villanova.edu

Grad Program: 610-519-7310
gradcomputing@villanova.edu

RESEARCH CENTER

The interdisciplinary Center for Excellence in Enterprise Technology is home to the University’s CAVE—an immersive, virtual reality facility. The Center promotes interactive learning across the University and through external academic and industry partnerships.

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NEWS & EVENTS

VIRTUAL REALITY CAVE

Villanova’s CAVE is a virtual reality facility funded by a $1.67 million National Science Foundation grant. Sample projects include a fractal museum, traffic safety modeling, Major League Baseball batting practice and a tour of the Sistine Chapel. MORE...

VATICAN AND ROME INTERNSHIPS

Our Vatican Internship Program, established in 2003, places Computer Science students within various offices in and around the Vatican to work on website development, compatibility modifications, network modeling, virtual reality projects and more. MORE...

GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION

Thanks to our participation in the Braid initiative, we are able to send a contingent of female students—both undergraduate and graduate—to the Grace Hopper Celebration, the world’s largest gathering of female technologists, every year. MORE...

PROGRAMMING, COMPETITIONS AND MORE

Join the programming team at a national competition; teach Philadelphia students about computational thinking, coding and computer programming; tutor your fellow students; travel to a conference—our supportive community provides many meaningful opportunities. MORE...

EDUCATION WITH IMPACT

 

AN EDUCATION IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES promotes intellectual curiosity and rigor; instills the fundamentals of critical insight, mature judgment and independent thinking; and strengthens students’ sense of their moral responsibility for others and for the betterment of society.