Computer Science Division
Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Doolan Hall, 1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659
(310) 338-7351
Welcome to the Loyola Marymount University Computer Science Web site!
The degree program in Computer Science consists of courses in software construction and theory, computer engineering, mathematics, and humanities, and is normally completed in four years. Required software-related courses include:
- programming (two courses in Java during the first year)
- algorithms and data structures (two more courses during the second year)
- systems programming
- theory of computation
- programming languages and translation
- operating systems
- interaction design
- computer graphics
- database systems
- group and individual capstone projects in software engineering (during the fourth year)
Loyola Marymount University's Computer Science program was one of the first innovators of the undergraduate capstone project in the late 1980s. Such projects are now an expected culmination of a quality curriculum in Computer Science.
Opportunities for involvement in professional societies, student design competitions, and university co-curricular activities are plentiful and help to prepare students for professional practice.