Undergraduate Honors Computer Science and Engineering Texas A&M University ENGR 181 Presentation Fall 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 , available at 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 Hygienist Source: US News and World Report, 2014 Ranking

Two Great Degree Options HardwareSoftware Computer ScienceComputer 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