About the Department:

The Computer Science and Information Systems department is located in the College of Business and Economics and offers its graduates a wide range of degree programs. The College serves over 1200 undergraduate students and approximately 100 graduate students. The University of Wisconsin -River Falls is a member of the University of Wisconsin System and is located in scenic west central Wisconsin, 30 miles east of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, with easily accessible year around arts, cultural and recreational events.

Hands-on Learning:

The department provides an excellent environment for learning, emphasizing the importance of faculty-student interaction in classrooms, laboratories, academic advising and co-curricular activities. A favorable student-faculty ratio offers an opportunity for meaningful interchange between faculty and students. Our department offers class sizes from 30 in introductory courses to 15 - 25 in our more advanced courses. Hands-on approach to learning and problem solving is emphasized in our programs. Our small size classes offer students individualized interaction with faculty and other students.

State of the Art Faculities:

All our classrooms are equipped with the latest multimedia technology to provide modern and efficient learning. Computer labs are outfitted with state of the art computing and communication facilities including desktop computers, UNIX workstations,  networking technologies and graphics workstations. Advance labs allow our students to work with state-of-the-art technologies and explore topic in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Genetic Algorithms, Computer Animation, Computer Vision, Wireless Computing, Data Warehousing, Data Mining, etc.

Professional Development:

Opportunities for professional development beyond coursework are available. Our Internship program offers our students an excellent opportunity to acquire practical work experience, job-hunting and interviewing skills and professional communication skills.

Independent study can be arranged with professors to explore current trends in the computer field beyond those offered in the standard curriculum.

The Computer Science and Information Systems department has an active local chapter of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) providing students generous opportunities to meet and learn from students, professional speakers and faculty representatives. The chapter is run by the students and provides a range of activities and services, including: talks by local practitioners, visits from prominent speakers, technical and career workshops, field trips to computing installations and chapter social activities.

Faculty:

The Computer Science and Information Systems faculty have a wide range of interests including: Computer Networks, Internet Technologies, Computer Graphics, Image Processing, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Object-Oriented Programming, Systems Analysis, Database Management Systems, and Design of Information Systems.

To meet our faculty please visit our Faculty & Staff page.

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