Undergraduate Honors Computer Science and Engineering

Texas A&M University

ENGR 181 PresentationFall 2015

• Bachelors in Computer Science or Computer Engineering is outstanding starting point for a wonderful career– Have fun building things and solving problems

that matter– Contribute to advancing our world– Make money

• TAMU offers great education in computing• Regardless of the major you choose,

learn to program

Why CSCE?

Computing is Where the Jobs Will Be

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2012-2022, available at www.bls.gov/emp/Courtesy of Association for Computing Machinery (acm.org)

Computing is Where the Good Jobs Will Be

1. Software Developer

2. Computer Systems Analyst

3. Dentist

4. Nurse Practitioner

5. Pharmacist

6. Registered Nurse

7. Physical Therapist

8. Physician

9. Web Developer

10.Dental HygienistSource: US News and World Report, 2014 Ranking

Two Great Degree Options

Hardware Software

Computer ScienceComputer Engineering

Computer Engineering• Circuits/hardware focus• Jointly administered by two

departments: Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering

Computer Science• More software focus• More flexible overall• 4-course support area that you

can tailor to your career interests

Curriculum between the two tracks is similar

Some Additional Options

• Honors Program (more about this shortly)

• FastTrack– Take grad courses in later years– Get BS+MS in 5 years

• Study Abroad– India

• Independent Research, Multidisciplinary Projects, Co-ops

• Student Organizations– Texas A&M Computing Society– Aggie Women in Computer Science– Texas Aggie Game Developers– Upsilon Pi Epsilon– TAMUHack– TAMU Cyber-security– Aggie Artificial Intelligence Society

• Competitions– International Collegiate Programming Competition– National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition

CSCE Student Activities

CSCE Faculty Highlights

• Several teaching awards among our faculty– Montague award (one per college): Dylan

Shell– AFS College-level: James Caverlee, Dmitri

Loguinov– AFS University-level: Nancy Amato, Jianer

Chen, John Keyser, Jennifer Welch– And many more

• Several award-winning researchers

Careers (2014 Data)

• Computer Science– Average: $64,906 (minimum $40,000; maximum $105,000)– Companies include: Amazon, AT&T, Aruba Networks, Bazaarvoice, Booz

Allen, Brazos Technology, Capsher, Cisco, ConocoPhillips, Credera, Denim Group, Devon Energy, EY, Epic, ExxonMobil, Fidelity Investments, General Motors, Goldman Sachs, Google, IBM, Improving Enterprises, Intel, LevelTen, LMP, LWZ, MediaFire, Microsoft, National Instruments, Oceaneering, Oracle, Pariveda Solutions, Periscope, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Quick Internet Software Solutions, Reynolds & Reynolds, Samsung, Schlumberger, Scoots, Snapchat, Sogeti, State Farm, Texas Instruments, TCAT, ThoughtWorks, USAA, YouTube/Google.

• Computer Engineering (CSCE track)– Average $65,818 (minimum $50,000; maximum $110,000)– Companies include: Accenture, Altera, Amazon, Canrig Drilling Technologies,

Capsher Technology, Cisco, Citigroup, Dell, FactSet, FedEx, Fidelity Investments, General Motors, Goldman Sachs, HP, IBM, Intel, Juniper Networks, KPMG, LSZ, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, National Oilwell Varco, National Security Agency, NVIDIA, Nima, Oracle, Paypal, QualComm, Rethink Robotics, Texas Instruments, USAA, Virtual Instrument, Walmart, Yahoo

Engineering Honors – CSCE Track

Main additional academic requirement (beyond generic EH):• participate in research for at

least two semesters• complete a thesis with the

Undergraduate Research Scholars program

EH-CSCE Features

• Numerous stand-alone honors courses (25 students maximum)

• Priority registration• Semesterly meetings with honors advisors

(Dr. Amato or Dr. Welch)• Faculty mentor (after first year)• Scholarships• Activities…

EH-CSCE Track Activities

• Trick or Research• Talks and meals with faculty members• Info about CSCE student organizations• Networking opportunities with reps from

companies in our Industrial Affiliates Program (IAP)…

Industrial Affiliates

• Sponsor scholarships

• Help students prepare for job interviews

• Evaluate our graduating students to help keep our curriculum relevant

• Evaluate our students’ senior design projects

Gold Level Members

Silver Level Members

Bronze Level Members