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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 Kirkland. Via our degree programs, minors, and certificates, students are exposed to various aspects of the CS discipline, including theory, algorithms, and architecture foundations. 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
172
Summer 2023 - Spring 2024
11
Fall 2023 - Spring 2024
52
Fall 2023- Spring 2024
1050
On a per-quarter basis
Faculty Focus

WWU's Hanxiang Du and the University of Florida partner to study AI-enhanced learning
WWU Assistant Professor of Computer Science Hanxiang Du is studying how artificial intelligence can enhance learning in math students as part of her research within the Science, Math and Technology Education (SMATE) program.
Student Spotlight

Student Presents Research with Mars Rover Instrument at LPSC
Undergraduate student Lars Olt gave a talk on a machine learning project at this year's Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Texas. His ongoing work with Western's Mars Lab focuses on automating the selection of geologically relevant regions within imagery from Mastcam-Z, an imager aboard NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars.
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Dept. Development

More than 100 alumni, friends, and students attend KB Gala
More than 100 alumni, friends, and students attended the KB Gala on 5 April in KB. Dozens of alumni going back to the 1980s, as well as faculty emeritus also going back to that time, were present...