COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES PROFESSIONAL MASTER'S PROGRAM

Gregory A. Moses (Chair) 147 Engineering Research Building 1500 Engineering Drive Madison, WI 53706-1687 Tel: 608/263-1646 E-mail: compl_sci@engr.wisc.edu computationalsciences.engr.wisc.edu

CONNECTIONS ACROSS CAMPUS

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 through a comprehensive project. The program's practice-oriented curriculum includes computer visualization, high-performance parallel computing, Internet "grid" computing and discipline-specific courses, plus the project course.

The College of Engineering administers the interdisciplinary program, funded in part by grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. There are plans to offer the degree 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.