Computational Science
FAX: (716) 395-2304
Dr. Osman Yasar Director, Computational Science Program
Ms. Deborah Dilker, Departmental Secretary
What is Computational Science?
Computational Science is an emerging discipline that integrates computation with traditional scientific models in such a way as to constitute a whole new scientific technique.
Computational Science, based on computer simulations, provides a new paradigm to attack models that are physically more exact, even if mathematically intractable. Thus the trinity (theory, experiment and computation) opens up new vistas in scientific inquiry into problems of significant social impact. Computational Science, though an emerging discipline, holds the promise to be a future engine of economic growth.
How does this discipline differ from Computer Science?
A fundamental difference between the two disciplines is that while Computer Science focuses study on the computer itself, Computational Science treats computer technology as a tool. Computer Science deals with the science of computation, Computational Science deals with computation in science. While Computer Science educates students in building better computational tools, Computational Science educates students in exploiting those tools to solve complex real-world problems such as predicting environmental changes, multidimensional international monetary fluctuations, medical imaging.
Four-year B.A./B.S. degree program in Computational Science:
Admission Requirements and Procedures:
Freshman/Transfer admission to the undergraduate program is competitive based on the student's high school/college preparation, academic average/grade point average, standardized test scores, class rank, and recommendations. Freshman applicants must be high school graduates.
Completion of the SUNY Undergraduate Application is required.
General Requirements for Degree Completion:
Students must, in addition to the major, meet existing SUNY Brockport requirements including that of general education, liberal arts and sciences, upper-division, minimum cumulative grade point average and, if applicable, foreign language.
Degree Requirements
The four-year B.A./B.S. in Computational Science requires 43 credits to be taken in Computational Science, 37 credits of required core courses and 6 credits for the upper-division courses in the sciences.
