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Degrees
Bachelor of Science
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Cybersecurity
Bachelor of Arts in Education
- Computer Science
Master of Science
- Computer Science
Minors & Certificates
- Computer Science
- Computer Systems
- Cybersecurity
- Internet Resource Creation and Management
- User Experience (UX) Design
- Web Content Developer
- Web Programmer
- Cyber Security and Privacy
- E-Commerce Developer
Accreditation
Computer Science at Western offers a collaborative, inclusive, and immersive learning experience. We prepare students to excel and innovate in exciting and fast-changing technology careers. Major-level courses are capped at 35 students and are taught by full-time faculty. The majority of our elective courses are project-based, in which students work in teams to complete term-length projects, mimicking the type of creative and team-oriented atmosphere that is now commonplace at many companies where you'll find Western CS alumni. These include Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, as well as many other national and regional companies.
Degrees, Minors, and Certificates
We offer an ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, a Bachelor of Science in Data Science, and a Bachelor of Arts in Education. Our Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity is a 2+2 program partnering with Western's Cybersecurity partners in Bellingham, Poulsbo and the new Kirkland location. Via our degree programs, minors, and certificates, students are exposed to various aspects of the CS discipline, which includes theory, algorithm, and architecture foundations of computer science. Ethics, as well as communication and presentation skills, and critical thinking, are emphasized throughout our curriculum.
Opportunities
We offer a variety of student opportunities, to enrich the classroom experience. These range from more than a dozen student-run clubs to faculty mentored research projects, in areas such as Virtual Reality, Cybersecurity, Machine Learning, Data Science, and Human Computer Interaction. Networking with regional companies and lecture series further enrich the student experience, as do our peer-mentoring and advising efforts.
Quick Facts
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Academic Year 2020-2021

Yasmine Elglaly, PhD
In collaboration with Dr. Kristen Shinohara at Rochester Institution of Technology, and Dr. Cathering Baker at Creighton University, Dr. Elglaly has secured funding from the NSF to further her accessibility research on "Accessibility as a Foundational Computing Concept and Skill." Full-details.

Jamey Albert
CS Senior Jamey Albert and high school student Ilaana Khan attended the ACM's UbiComp to present their research on eXpress, an app for non-verbal and minimally verbal autistic children and young adults to express their emotions. Full-details.

NSA CAE Designation
Western's Cybersecurity Program has received recognition from the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. WWU joins about 300 schools nationally to receive this designation. Full-details.