Carnegie Mellon University helped define and continually redefines the field of computer science. Through its diverse interdisciplinary research activities and breadth of educational programs, the School of Computer Science leads the world in stretching the field by extending into areas beyond the traditional boundaries of computer science. The School is recognized internationally for producing first-rate researchers, academic colleagues, and industry leaders in the computing profession.

Computing technology plays a large and increasing role in most areas of endeavor. Exploiting that power requires not only proficiency in the concepts and skills of computer science, but also competence in the area of application. Thus, in addition to our doctoral programs, the School of Computer Science offers a plethora of masters programs many jointly offered with other units at Carnegie Mellon:

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Distance Education

Electronic Commerce

Entertainment Technology

Human-Computer Interaction

Information Technology

Knowledge Discovery
and Data Mining

Language Technology

Robotics

Software Engineering

SCS faculty also serves on the advisory boards of two other University master's programs: Computational Finance and Information Networking. Half of these programs are very young, reflecting the explosion of the computer science field and its influence in and by other disciplines. These specialized and professional master's programs prepare students to practice the application of computer science at a high level, and to serve as technical leaders in their organizations. Graduates from our master's programs approach the challenges in today's workplace with new processes, state of the art tools, and innovative vision.