Bachelor of Science Computer Science + History

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science + History (CS+HST) combines two distinct fields into one single program. Students in the program will be trained, in parallel, in history and historical methods and in computer science and software development. That means that they will graduate with the hard technical skills of a computer scientist and the writing, research, and presentation skills of a historian, making CS+HST graduates highly valuable in any context. Students can use these skills to be better, more socially-aware programmers and better, more technologically-aware historians. They can follow the traditional path of history majors (lawyer, teacher, historian, archivist, librarian, writer, politician, rock star), go into software engineering, or combine the two through software development, digitization, digital archives, and historic preservation.

Degree Requirements

The program prepares students to become:

Software developers with knowledge of both the past and social science research methods.
Graduates with expertise in historical methods who can leverage and develop technology-based solutions to social science questions.

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Ljubomir Perkovic
Professor and Director of the School of Computing
Amber Settle
Professor in the School of Computing
Juan Mora-Torres
Associate Professor in the Department of History
Amy Tyson
Associate Professor and Director of Professional Internships in the Department of History

Student Organizations

DePaul is home to hundreds of student organizations to fit your interests and career goals, including the Computer Science Society, Student History Society, Data Science Group, Organization for Inclusion in Tech, and many more. These groups allow students to meet people, network, and discuss trends in their fields of interest.