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Connections across campus New in fall 2000, the Computational Sciences Professional Master's Degree Program attracts students with such varied backgrounds as biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, art, earth and atmospheric sciences, engineering and business. Working with faculty campuswide, students develop cutting-edge advanced computing and visualization methods and learn to apply them to their specific fields of interest. The program's practice-oriented curriculum includes computer visualization, high-performance parallel computing, Internet "grid" computing and discipline-specific courses, plus a comprehensive team-based project. The interdisciplinary program is administered through the College of Engineering and funded in part by grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. In the future, the program also will be offered via the Internet to enable working professionals to complete the degree at work or home. Employment outlook
An explosion in the number of both private and public employers that
use computational simulation has sharply increased the job
opportunities for skilled computational scientists. Graduates of this
emerging discipline can pursue careers in industry, government or
academia and work in a range of advanced-computing fields, including
automotive, aerospace and energy-systems simulation; entertainment
animation; pharmacology; biotechnology; industrial product design; and
scientific research in grand-challenge problems. They can use their
simulation and visualization skills to solve critical problems and
produce visual results that can be understood by a wide audience.
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