Computer Science

Fall 2013 Registration

For students who were unable to get into the CS class they want, 
please fill out the form here.

Wellesley Women at the Grace Hopper Conference
CS panel at Tanner 2012
The Cable Show 2012, app development - Wellesley comes in third!
Summer 2012 - a break from CS research
Lecturer in CS: Dr. Latanya Sweeney
First CS Hackathon with CS349
Members of the Wellesley Human Computer Interaction (HCI) Lab
Wellesley at the MIT Lincoln Lab // photo by Taili Feng, CS ' 13
Summer research presentations // photo by Wendy Xu, MAS '13

Welcome to Wellesley's Computer Science Department!

These pages serve a broad audience:

  • Wellesley students exploring the possibility of taking a CS course
  • a current CS student looking for detailed information about major/minor requirements, courses, or research
  • a prospective Wellesley student (or relative of one) seeking to better understand the role of computer science education in a women's liberal arts college
  • a prospective faculty member looking for a job
  • anyone who is curious to find out more about the range and content of our offerings.

Our department was established in 1982, with its first graduates getting their degrees in 1983! Take a look at the Brief History of CS at Wellesley to learn more about how the department grew.

The CS department is made up of faculty with a range of research interests and a dedication to teaching undergraduates. We have developed a broad and complete curriculum that covers the "big ideas" of computer science from hardware to software and from application to theory. Our goal is not to teach students how to use current computer applications, but rather to educate them so that they understand how these applications work and can design and build the computer applications of the future.

Brian TjadenCirque du CSSmiling CS StudentsLyn Turbak with StudentsHappy CS Students

What's Up?

BYTE OF THE WEEK 

Thinking about taking CS classes next semester? Check out the Fall 2013 schedule!

 

NEWS

Thanks for visiting the Cirque du CS - hope everyone enjoyed a fun time and awesome Computer Science and Media Arts & Sciences showcases!

 

The CS Department would like to welcome our new Hess faculty member, Darakhshan Mir! Stay tuned for more news on new visiting CS faculty.

 

Our spectacular faculty have been published again! Check out Takis & Eni's science paper and interview on Social Media and the Elections.

 

CONTACT US

 

Ellen Hildreth
Department Chair 
Tel: 781.283.3025
ehildret@wellesley.edu

 

Rita Purcell
Administrative Assistant 
Tel: 781.283.3151
rpurcell@wellesley.edu