Computer Science
Computer Science
Wofford’s computer science major allows students to continuously learn as hardware and software technologies change and as people find new uses for computers. Students focus on fundamental concepts: programming languages, discrete mathematics, data representation, algorithm analysis, computer architecture and software engineering. Students have the opportunity to experience the interdisciplinary applications of computer science in the physical and life sciences and to solve scientific problems using computation.
Meet Dr. Nicole Tobias
Dr. Nicole Tobias is an assistant professor of computer science. She holds a Ph.D. and M.S. from Clemson University. Her dissertation was titled “Resilient, Sustainable and Secure Systems Support for Ultra-Low- Power Computational Things.” Tobias instructs undergraduate courses such as Programming and Problem Solving and Data Structures and Algorithms, as well as other advanced courses.
Meet Sara Burns Gibson ’25
Sara Burns Gibson graduated with a double major in computer science and Spanish. She was honored with the Heart of the Terrier Award and the Spanish department’s top recognition. Gibson discovered her passion for computer science in high school, when she realized how much she enjoyed combining logic, creativity and problem-solving. She is now a software engineer at Microsoft in Charleston, South Carolina.
Recent graduates in Computer Science are working with:
Bank of America
Boeing
Facebook
Goldman Sachs
IBM
MetLife
National Institute for Computational
Sciences
QS/1
Raytheon
Salesforce
Santee Cooper
United States government
Computer science students have pursued postgraduate studies at:
Carnegie Mellon University
Clemson University
College of William & Mary
Columbia University
Florida State University
Harvard Medical School
Medical University of South Carolina
North Carolina State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
State University
Wake Forest University
Washington and Lee University School of Law