Program Overview

BCSA Program Overview

The Bachelor of Computer Science and Arts (BCSA) intercollege degree program combines the strengths of the College of Fine Arts (CFA) and the School of Computer Science (SCS). This degree provides an ideal technical, critical, and conceptual foundation for students interested in pursuing fields that comprehensively meld technology and the arts, such as game design, computer animation, computer music, recording technologies, interactive stagecraft, robotic art, and other emerging media.

Program Structure

• The BCSA curriculum has three main components: general education requirements, fine arts concentration requirements, and computer science concentration requirements.
• Each student's course of study is structured so they can complete this rigorous program in four years.

Concentration Options

• Students choose their arts concentration from the following schools in CFA:
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Design
  • Drama
  • Music
• Students choose their computer science concentration established by the School of Computer Science.

Advising Support

• Students receive extensive advising support.
• The academic advisors in the BXA Intercollege Degree Programs are the primary advisors and liaisons between CFA and SCS.
• Each student has two additional academic advisors:
  • An advisor in the admitting school of CFA to guide their focus in the arts
  • An advisor in SCS to guide their focus in computer science

Sponsoring Colleges

• School of Computer Science (SCS)
• College of Fine Arts (CFA)
• Additional sponsoring colleges include:
  • College of Engineering
  • Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Mellon College of Science

Curriculum

• BCSA Curriculum Requirements
• Undergraduate Catalog