Located across from the Pacific Ocean in beautiful Santa Barbara, the Department of Computer Science at UC Santa Barbara offers innovative research and teaching programs leading to degrees of Bachelor of Science (BS), Master of Science (MS), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), including a five-year BS/MS program. 

Computer Science is part of the UCSB College of Engineering and shares the Computer Engineering program with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The department also offers an undergraduate BS degree in the College of Creative Studies at UCSB.

A Computer Science education at UC Santa Barbara prepares undergraduate and graduate students for the next step in their careers by offering high quality programs that emphasize fundamental concepts, hands-on experience, technical mastery, and research opportunities, all focused on solving important problems in science, technology, and society. A wide spectrum of exciting professional and academic opportunities exist for Computer Science graduates, including software systems, networking, security, software engineering, human-computer interaction, internet systems and technology, hardware/software development, medicine, biotechnology, business management and consulting, and others. A Computer Science degree can also be a good starting point for an eventual career in business, law, or medicine.


Explore our academic program information in the UCSB General Catalog and in the links below.

UCSB General Catalog

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Lean more about the UC Santa Barbara Computer Science undergraduate degree programs, requirements, and resources.

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Lean more about the UC Santa Barbara Computer Science Master’s and PhD degree programs.

Newsletters

The latest news from the Department of Computer Science featuring profiles of new faculty members, highlights of faculty awards and honors, accomplished CS students, and more.

 

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Inquiries and Advising

Undergraduate Inquiries and Advising

Hours: Monday through Friday 9am-12pm and 1-4pm by email or by appointment.

Faculty Undergraduate Advisors

Tobias Höllerer    Faculty contact for class of 2027

Ziad Matni            Faculty contact for class of 2026

Subhash Suri         Faculty contact for class of 2025

Jianwen Su            Faculty contact for class of 2024

Kate Kharitonova   Faculty contact for class of 2023

Phillip Conrad        Faculty contact for Transfer Students 

College of Engineering Undergraduate Advising

Hours: Monday through Friday 9am-12pm and 1-4pm by email or by appointment

Graduate Inquiries and Advising 

Hours: Monday through Friday 9am-12pm and 1-4pm by email or by appointment.

General Inquiries/Admissions: gradhelp@cs.ucsb.edu

Graduate Advising for current students: cs-gradprogram@ucsb.edu

Faculty Graduate Advisors

Daniel Lokshtanov

Chandra Krintz