The CSE major at SBU covers a wide range of topics to prepare you for careers in tech, research, and beyond. You will  learn how computers work from the ground up, starting with theory and building all the way up to real-world applications.

• Programming & Software Development: learn how to code, design software, and solve complex problems using popular programming languages and tools.
• Algorithms & Data Structures: build efficient solutions with stacks, queues, trees, and graphs while understanding how to evaluate performance.
• Computer Systems & Hardware: understand how computers operate at a low level, including memory, processors, and operating systems.
• Databases & Data Science: explore how to manage, analyze, and visualize data.
• Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning: discover how computers learn from data, make predictions, and power technologies like chatbots and recommendation systems.
• Cybersecurity: learn how to protect systems and data against threats
• Web, Mobile & Cloud Computing: get hands-on experience building scalable applications for the web, mobile devices, and the cloud.
• Human Computer Interaction (HCI): design user-friendly interfaces and applications that people love to use.