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Master's Programs
The Computational Science program at
San Diego State University offers a masters
degree in computational science. The program
features courses and research projects
under the supervision of SDSU faculty
from the College of Sciences in the following
departments: biology, chemistry, computer
science, engineering, geology, mathematics,
and physics.
The Computational Science program also
offers a PSM (MS with concentration on
Professional Applications), which is project-based
and business-oriented.
MS Overview
The computational science program offers
a masters of science degree in collaboration
with the following departments in the
college of sciences: astronomy, biology,
chemistry, engineering, geological sciences,
mathematics, computer science, and physics.
The program of study is driven by the
problem under investigation: real scientific
problem-solving is emphasized through
a thesis that should be done in conjunction
with a carefully managed extramural research
program. The thesis project must be interdisciplinary.
Graduates will be prepared for positions
in scientific research, scientific programming,
and software engineering.
A complete student program must be approved
by the committee on computational science.
San Diego's local high technology, wireless,
and biotechnology industries provide a
broad and deep job market for adaptable
professionals. We recognize that rapidly
evolving technologies demand corresponding
changes in the education of our work force.
As a result, we have committed our program
to providing our local and national job
market with high quality trained computational
science professionals. Consequently, our
new curricula fuse scientific fields at
a level of depth and complexity undergraduates
would otherwise be unable to achieve;
this fusion happens between computer science
and relevant applications in a wide variety
of scientific disciplines including bioinformatics,
computational chemistry, computational
algebra, scientific visualization, environmental
science, scientific databases, and data
mining
Designed to prepare students for the
computational challenges of today and
the future, the program curricula emphasizes
developing scientific database techniques,
developing problem-solving skills using
computers, improving communication skills,
and improving math skills for creating
mathematical models. Through its interdisciplinary
approach to graduate training, the SDSU
masters of science program in computational
science will produce the broadly educated,
capable scientists and engineers that
21st century research and industry demand.
PSM Overview
The PSM (MS with concentration on Professional
Applications), is project-based and business-oriented.
The PSM degree has an interdisciplinary
cast and is offered in collaboration with
the departments of astronomy, biology,
chemistry, computer science, engineering,
geological sciences, mathematics, and
physics. the degree's curriculum is driven
by real-world problems and includes:
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Visualization/communication |
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Team projects |
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Internships (required for the PSM) |
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Business basics (required for the PSM) |
The PSM, being business based, leads
to careers in management of technology
in a wide variety of fields.
The PSM degree is offered in conjunction
with the Sloan Foundation supported PSM
programs around the country. the program
was launched in response to industry requests
for better-trained professionals with
advanced degrees.
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