General Education Clusters

COMPUTING SCIENCES

The Computing Sciences have had a profound impact on almost every area of human endeavor.  In this cluster, students will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to explore the use of computers in their chosen field.  The cluster can also be used as the first steps toward a minor in Computer Science.

GAME DEVELOPMENT

The computer and video game industry has exploded and its annual revenue now exceeds the box office revenue of the film industry.  Game development technology is used for scientific simulation, training, and other serious applications.  In this cluster, students will explore the possibilities of the game industry and will begin to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to use game development technology in a variety of fields.

INFORMATICS

Informatics includes the science of information, the practice of information processing, and the engineering of information systems. Informatics studies the structure, behavior, and interactions of natural and artificial systems that store, process and communicate information. It focuses on the use of techniques from mathematics and computer science to solve information management problems in a multitude of disciplines but it also develops its own conceptual and theoretical foundations. Since computers, individuals and organizations all process information, informatics has computational, cognitive and social aspects.

 MATHEMATICS

The more mathematics you know, the more doors will remain open to you.  According to Bertrand Russell, “ Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty”. This cluster can enable you to continue your study of mathematics and can also be used as the first steps toward a minor in mathematics.

PHYSICS