Explore the Bren School of ICS at UCIrvine
The Bren School of ICS at UCIrvine offers interdisciplinary education, curricular diversity, and concentrations in various fields such as Computer Science, Business Information Management, and Health Informatics. Students can choose from a range of specializations and minors to tailor their academic experience and enhance their skills in computing and IT. With a focus on cutting-edge research and global market competitiveness, the school provides a vibrant learning environment for students pursuing a career in technology and innovation.
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Welcome to the Bren School of ICS Diana Tien Undergraduate Counselor ICS Student Affairs
One: The Flagship School! * UCIRVINE UCIrvine
Two: Interdisciplinary Education Exploring the intersection of computing and IT with other disciplines leads to: Courses at the cutting edge of inquiry and research Technological advances that improve quality of life Global market competitiveness Medicine: Imaging Humanities: Data Mining Biological & Physical Sciences: Modeling Art, Education, & Social Ecology
Three: Curricular Diversity Business Information Management (jointly, with The Paul Merage School of Business) Computer Science- Biomedical Computing was merged here Students may choose to complete 1 or more of 8 specializations: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Information, Intelligent Systems, Networked Systems, Systems and Software, Visual Computing Computer Science & Engineering (jointly, with The Henry Samueli School of Engineering) Students complete one of 4 tracks: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Graphics/Vision, Parallel and Distributed Computing Informatics Students complete 1 of 2 specializations: Human-Computer Interaction or Organizations and Information Technology ICS Undeclared (Pre-Major for freshmen only) Software Engineering
Three: Curricular Diversity Concentrations (available by application to continuing students only) Engineering/ICS in the Global Context (study/internship outside of the U.S.) Bren ICS Minors* Bioinformatics: contributes to students' competence in computing applied to biomedical problems and data, as well as exposing them to the fundamentals of the life sciences from a computer science perspective. Digital Information Systems Health Informatics: prepares students to understand the expanding role of information technology (IT) in health care and to participate in creating IT solutions to health care issues. Informatics Information and Computer Science Statistics * Some minor requirements may be fulfilled by the Bren ICS student s major requirements. Some major/minor combinations are restricted.
Three: Curricular Diversity Information and Computer Science People, Organizations Circuits, Devices Informatics Computer Science Computer Science and Engineering Software Engineering Business Information Management Computer Game Science Entertainment Commerce Arts
Five: Committed to Student Success Introductory programming courses assume no prior knowledge or experience Paired programming Lab tutors (FREE) and small group tutoring at LARC (Fee) First Year Seminar for New Students Academic counselors and peer advisors Continuous, from summer orientation to graduation Inform students about programs/opportunities that enhance learning and build their resum Guide students to appropriate campus resources Associate Dean for Student Affairs Weekly drop-in hours Hosts faculty/student mixers
Eight: Employment Prospects Job opportunities1 in: Network systems and data communications analysts Computer software engineers, applications Computer systems analysts Database administrators Computer software engineers/systems software $trong knowledge and $kill $et: $61,000 median starting salary for Bren School grads (vs. $42,900 for UCI grads as a whole)2 1Bureau of Labor Statistics, The 30 fastest-growing occupations, 2006-2016 2 UCI Career Center Graduating Senior Survey, 2007-08
Nine: Faculty Excellence & Accessibility
Ten: Student Community & Diversity Bren Brawl: Friendly competition among student gamers Bren:ICS students at UCI Leadership Conference ICS/Blizzard Alumni Night Student Showcase 2011 participants ICS Student Council members at ICS/Boeing Alumni Night
Questions? Applicants can get responses and different perspectives: Academic counselors/peer advisors: ucounsel@uci.edu 949-824-5156 (M-F 8-5) Faculty: Tony Givargis, Associate Dean for Student Affairs adsa@ics.uci.edu
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