Computer science is a diverse and complex field. While programming is a major component of computer science, UVU graduates work with areas as diverse as fighter jets, artificial intelligence and machine learning, image processing, e-commerce, medical software, and gaming. To be successful in these respective fields, alums must rely upon different skill sets to develop these various products.
The Brookings Institution ("America's Advanced Industries: What They Are, Where They Are, and Why They Matter") and The New Yorker ("How Utah Became the Next Silicon Valley") have identified Utah Valley as one of the hubs of this nation's high-tech industry.
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The MCS is a professional degree that focuses on preparing students to enter the local, national, and global workforce as leaders and innovators. Students will complete either a project, a paper, or a thesis as part of their program.
The focus of the MCS degree allows you to explore cutting-edge new technologies. The MCS values writing and presenting, so developing your technical writing skills is a key part of the program. To be a workforce leader and innovator, you must be able to present highly technical and complex topics clearly and concisely.
The United States Department of Labor, the Utah Department of Workforce Services, the Economic Development and Employer Planning System organization, and Burning Glass Technologies all indicate computer science is one of the highest growth areas in the high-tech sector, and a significant number of the jobs in this sector will require advanced degrees beyond the undergraduate level.
