Computer and Information Sciences

The Department of Computer and Information Sciences (CISC) offers courses as part of the liberal arts curriculum at the University of St. Thomas. The CISC program is concerned with the areas of today’s society that involve the collection, organization, processing, storage, retrieval, communication and use of information. The department’s emphasis is on the broad basic core of knowledge required

• to become an effective user of information

• to design and implement system and application software; and

• to understand the concepts involved in areas such as computer graphics, telecommunication, artificial intelligence, database design, statistics and operations research.

Students who graduate with a major in Computer and Information Sciences 
will be prepared to work in business, industry, education, and government, as designers or users, or to pursue entrepreneurial interests in technologically supported areas or to continue study in graduate school.  The department also strongly encourages its majors to obtain a minor in another field.

Statistical Consulting Center
The department houses a Statistical Consulting Center. The purpose of the center is to bring together faculty who desire advice on data gathering and analysis and faculty and students who wish to collaborate with them. If you are interested in working with the center in any of these roles, click here.

Teacher Licensure Elementary Education with a Co-major in Science and Mathematics for Elementary Education. Students interested in teacher licensure should see the various science and mathematics programs in the Department of Teacher Education.

The Department of Computer and Information Sciences 
OSS 402
University of St. Thomas
2115 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105-1079
Telephone: (651) 962-5470
Fax: 651-962-5209
kmgoodwin@stthomas.edu

Chair: Dr. Mari Heltne