Academics at the School of Computing

Nurture computing curiosity across disciplines and backgrounds
Enhance interdisciplinarity
Capitalize upon emerging innovations for teaching, research, and economic diversification

Opportunities to enhance careers potential by gaining computing literacy
Skills to address societal problems
Direct career pathways to Smart Agriculture, Fin-tech, AI-enabled tourism, healthcare, Internet of Things, Cybersecurity and Law, etc.

Supply a workforce for Wyoming with 21st-Century skills
Catalyze and nurture innovation by partnering with the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality (WORTH) program and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) through the Wyoming Innovation network
Enable Wyoming corporations and help attract tech companies to Wyoming
Help transform the way the University of Wyoming (and Wyoming) operates
Help us preserve the Wyoming we love by resolving complex problems

Developing Undergraduate concentrations, minor, BA/BS degrees in computing with multiple tracks
Computing in Context
Diversity in interests and student body
Focus on the use of computing/technology to analyze and solve problems and to innovate
Experiential, project-based learning with internship opportunities
Multiple pathways to meet student interest and career goals
Collaborative with opportunities to work with different stakeholders
Adapt to emerging topics and opportunities in the workplace

Added expertise in critical areas of computing, person-power
Interdisciplinary research groups focused on important societal issues led by SoC faculty and comprised of faculty across UW campus
Wyoming Computing Undergraduate Scholars program
Strong ties with K-14 Computing Initiatives across Wyoming, and strong commitment to high-quality training of future teachers in computing
Corporate partnership program
MA, MS, PhD programs as the school grows
Inclusive culture and commitment to diversity in faculty, staff, and students
Strategic partnerships with UW programs, other universities, and national labs
Aggressive pursuit of research funding

Undergraduate BA/BS in Computing (conceptualized, TBD)
Undergraduate BS in Data Science (responding to Math and Stats led effort)
Undergraduate minor in Data Science (potential first target for broad data science)
Undergraduate BS in Applied Software Development (priority for WIP, 2+2 with Sheridan and other CCs) [TARGET NOI IN FALL ‘22, START FALL ‘24]
Undergraduate minor in Interdisciplinary Computational Science (existing program, may move to SoC)
Post Baccalaureate Certificate (conceptualized, TBD)
Graduate minor in Interdisciplinary Computational Science (existing program, may move to SoC)
MS in Computing with concentration in Quantum Computing (TBD, committed to in NSF Quantum Computing award)
PhD in Computing (TBD)
Existing and planned GIST programs will be inherited with the WyGISC move to SoC