Computer Science

Browse our virtual computer museum.

A Wheaton degree in computer science prepares students for further study in graduate school and/or entry-level positions in industry.

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Computer Science
& the Liberal Arts

Through connected courses, students are encouraged to step outside their primary areas of interest and explore new areas of study. Connected courses relating to computer science include "DNA," a team-taught course with faculty in computer science and biology linked to a Philosophy course in "Ethics." Other course connections include "Graphics, Design, and Web Programming" connected with "Graphics Design" in Art, "Computer Organization" linked to "Electronic Circuits" in Physics, and "Computing for Poets" connected with "Anglo-Saxon Literature" in English.

Faculty-student Research in Computer Graphics

Professor Mike Gousie applies ideas from computer graphics to various areas, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications and visualization problems. Students have worked on novel ways to display cartographic data, developed new graphical user interfaces (GUI), and created unique visualizations of U.S. Census income data. Some of this work has resulted in major publications.

Interesting research projects or senior thesis opportunities exist for motivated students. Most of these require completion of Comp 365 - Computer Graphics, but other possibilities exist. Willingness to write many lines of code and to push your boundaries are musts.

You can learn more about this work at: http://cs.wheatoncollege.edu/mgousie/research.html

Faculty-student Research in Genomics

The Genomics Group is an interdisciplinary team of faculty and students studying the DNA of various organisms, including work in genomic signatures and comparative genomics. Working in conjunction with faculty in biology, mathematics, and statistics who are involved in the Bioinformatics major, students and faculty in computer science run experiments and build new tools such as a DNA Dictionary for looking up your "favorite" DNA word.

You can learn more about this research at the group's web site: The Wheaton Genomics Group.