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New Secondary Field in Computational Science

Posted June 28, 2011

PhD students may now enroll in a secondary field in Computational Science and Engineering, bringing to 14 the number of secondary fields of study offered by GSAS.

Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) is a rapidly evolving field that exploits the power of computation as an approach to major challenges on the frontiers of natural and social science and all engineering fields. Completion of the secondary field will equip students with rigorous computational methods for approaching scientific questions. These approaches include mathematical techniques for modeling and simulation of complex systems; parallel programming and collaborative software development; and methods for organizing, exploring, visualizing, processing and analyzing very large data sets.

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The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences now offers 14 secondary fields of PhD study, which may be of interest to students seeking to broaden the scholarly or professional reach of their degree work.