A Message from the Director
Welcome to the School of Computing at Clemson University. Clemson’s School of Computing was formed from the Department of Computer Science in 2007 with a vision to be a national leader in the definition and advancement of emerging academic fields in computing through the development of successful divisions that integrate computation with the arts, sciences, and engineering. The School of Computing is key to the College of Engineering and Science’s mission of preparing students for all aspects of computing and as part of a university wide emphasis on information technology and high performance computing. We provide a diverse and rich educational environment in many areas of computing while also maintaining nationally prominent research programs in selected focus areas.
The School has three primary academic divisions: computer science, visual computing, and human-centered computing.
- Computer Science offers students the opportunity for classroom study and research in the underlying theory of computation, algorithms, software engineering, cyberinfrastructure, computer systems, and other core areas of traditional computer science.
- Visual Computing offers students the opportunity for classroom study and research in computer graphics, visualization, computer vision and image processing, and in various electronic arts such as game design, special effects, and animation.
- Human-Centered Computing (HCC) is our newest division. HCC is an emerging field focused on understanding how to make computational technologies more useable and how computational technologies affect society.
Currently we offer six degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate level.
This is a great time to be in computing! According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 59% of the job openings in all of Science and Engineering between 2004 and 2014 will be in computing.
Larry F. Hodges
C. Tycho Howle Endowed Chair
Director of the School of Computing
104 McAdams Hall, Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-0974