University of Pennsylvania Computer and Information Sciences
Levine Hall
3330 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6309

The (CIS) department offers graduate degrees in five areas. Master of science degrees are offered in engineering in computer and information science, engineering in robotics, computer graphics and game technology, and computer and information technology. There is also a doctoral program in computer and information science. The department is part of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science, which is known for being the birthplace of the modern computer.

The doctoral and most of the M.S. programs are for students who have a strong academic background in computer science. However, those who are new to the field can enroll in the masters program in computer and information technology. No matter what program they are enrolled in, all students learn about the latest in computer technology from some of the best instructors in the field. The recently established program in computer graphics and game technology teaches students about state-of-the-art graphics and animation technologies, interactive media design principles, product development and entrepreneurship. Graduates are prepared for careers as designers, technical animators and game programmers and have gone on to work for companies such as DreamWorks Animation, Electronic Arts. ACTIVISION, Disney, Mythic Entertainment and Crystal Dynmaics.

Students pursuing a master of science in engineering in computer and information science study the scientific foundations of computer science field and may focus on artificial intelligence, robotics, databases, security, graphics, programming languages or other topics. Graduates from this program have found positions at Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, University of Pennsylvania and other companies, or are pursuing doctoral studies at Brown University, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and other schools.

The robotics program in the University of Pennsylvania's Computer and Information Sciences department engages students in an interdisciplinary study of robots and intelligent machines. Coursework may cover robotics and automation, machine perception, control systems design, vision and learning, hybrid systems and bio-mechanics. The degree prepares students for careers in the robotics, defense, aerospace and automotive industries.

Quick Facts:

ENIAC, the first large-scale, electronic, general-purpose digital computer was developed at the University of Pennsylvania in 1946.

The University of Pennsylvania's Computer and Information Sciences department offers five graduate programs.

Recent Ph.D. grads from UPenn's Computer and Information Sciences program have found jobs with companies such as Google, Microsoft and Goldman Sachs.

The master's program in computer graphics and game technology was established in 2004.

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