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The department's research efforts are broad, but can be roughly
categorized in terms of four strengths: Computer Science Theory and
its Applications, Software Engineering, High-Performance Computing,
and Human-Computer Interaction. The department has a tradition of
collaborative research across research groups, across departments, and
with outside organizations.
The department offers the Ph.D. in Computer Science, and also
the Ph.D. in Computer Engineering in partnership with
with the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering.
The department offers a Master of Science in Computer Science,
a rigorous two-year program. All students are required
to do either a project or a thesis, with most selecting the thesis option.
The department also offers an interdisciplinary degree of Master of Information Technology,
in cooperation with the College of Business Administration.
The department offers an ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science. The program includes engineering fundamentals, an
introductory sequence focusing on programming, a core covering
essential computer science knowledge, and a broad choice of electives
in specialized areas. Cooperative learning techniques are stressed
throughout. The capstone is a highly-structured two-semester intensive
sequence in Software Engineering, in which students work in teams of four
on a project for an external client. The department has a policy of
involving students outside the classroom, based on the Affinity Model
of Gates et al.
There are 15 full time faculty, all of whom have the Ph.D.
The department has about 200 undergraduates, 80 Masters students, and
25 doctoral students. The department welcomes foreign students:
currently the largest contingents are from Mexico and India, others
have come from Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam, Jordan, Germany, the Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Tanzania, Brazil, and Columbia, among others. The ACM Student Chapter
organizes many technical, social, and outreach events, and there is a
chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the Computer Science honor society.
The department currently occupies about 30,000 square feet in the Computer
Science building, rennovated to purpose in 1992. It will
be moving into the Chemistry and Computer Science building,
scheduled for completion in 2010. There are five instructional
laboratories, running Windows, Solaris, and Linux, including the open
lab, the networking lab and the software engineering lab. There are seven fully-equipped
research laboratories, including several high performance computers.
Two full-time staff provide system administration and network
support. The university library subscribes to the main computer
science journals and has electronic subscriptions to almost all
others. The annual department budget is about $1.3 million and
external funding has averaged over $2 million annually over the past
five years.
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a Carnegie
Doctoral/Research-Intensive University. Founded in 1914 as a
mining school, the University currently enrolls about 20,000
students. UTEP is part of the University of Texas System. El Paso and
Ciudad Juarez, its sister city across the river in Mexico, are the
center of a unique bicultural region.
Thanks to state support and to
its location in an affordable community,
UT El Paso is one of the most financially
accessible research institutions in the country. Undergraduate
tuition and fees are about $5000 for 9 months; and total expenses
for an out-of-state graduate student are estimated as $18,910
(breakdown),
although many students live on much less.
last update: May 2008
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