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Computer and Information ScienceDepartment Chairperson: Langsam, YedidyahDeputy Chairperson (CLAS): Sklar, Elizabeth Deputy Chairperson (SGS): Thurm, Joseph Location: 2109 Ingersoll Hall Phone: 718-951-5657 Fax: 718-951-4842 
The field of computer and information science encompasses the nature of computers and computing, methods of accessing and organizing information, techniques of problem-solving, and computer applications in all fields of human endeavor. The Brooklyn College Department of Computer and Information Science is one of the largest college departments of its kind in the metropolitan New York area, with thirty full-time professors. Two are distinguished professors, having achieved the highest rank that the University can bestow. Our faculty has been awarded prestigious research grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, and the National Science Foundation. Our computer facilities for students are among the best in the city. Three major hubs house more than 300 computers for student use, and wireless Internet connections are available at many campus locations. A participant in the select Broadening Participation in Computing Program of the National Science Foundation, the department offers a wide range of services to our diverse student body, as well as three bachelor of science degrees, three minors, and a certificate program. The department provides educational programs that present the fundamentals of computer and information science and foster professional and intellectual maturity. The department stresses knowledge relevant to technological innovation, business needs, and the science of computing and prepares students for the job market or advanced computing studies. Our faculty members offer students cutting-edge research opportunities in major areas of computer and information science that are relevant to industrial or academic careers. Examples of these areas of interest are robotics, software engineering, computing education, parallel and distributed computing, information systems and bioinformatics. Many of our students also receive college credit for projects and internships at prestigious commercial companies. Computer and information science graduates achieve success in a wide variety of roles in academia, government, and the computer industry as well as in other private and public sector organizations. Students who wish to pursue graduate studies may apply to the master's and doctoral degree programs offered by or in conjunction with this department. With the Economics Program of the Department of Economics, our department also offers a bachelor of science-master of professional studies degree (B.S.-M.P.S.) in business information systems.
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