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COMPUTER SCIENCE & INFORMATION SYSTEMS

          Computer Science (CS) and Information Systems (IS) are offered jointly with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The CS & IS majors share a common core of computer science courses. The CS major is intended for those students who wish to concentrate on the theoretical and practical aspects of computer science. It requires additional courses in mathematics and advanced computer science. The IS major is intended for those students who wish to prepare for a career in business involving computers. 
SAMPLE OCCUPATIONS
Programming & Software Development 

Programmer, Entry-Level
Software Engineer
User Interface Designer
Database Analyst
Systems Programmer
Scientific or Engineering Programmer
Artificial Intelligence Programmer
Systems Analyst
Systems Consultant
Project Manager, Software Development

Info. Systems Operations & Management

Computer Operator
Quality Assurance Specialist
Auditor, Electronic Data Processing
Tape Librarian/Archivist
Database Administrator
Computer Security Specialist
Manager, Information Systems
Director, Information Systems
Chief Information Officer

Training and Support

Technical Support Representative
Manager, Technical Support
Service Technician
Trainer, Software Applications
Training Center Owner or Manager                
Web and Internet

Internet Application Programmer
Internet Service Provider
Internet Consultant
Web Page Designer
Internet Store Manager


Graphic & Multimedia

Computer Graphics Artist/Designer
Computer Graphics Technician
Art Director
Animation/Special Effects Programmer
Electronic Sound Producer
Multimedia Developer
Mutlimedia Producer
Computer Game Designer/Programmer
Playtester, Computer Games
Virtual Reality Designer/Programmer


Manufacturing

Computer Hardware Designer/Engineer
Computer System Designer
Computer Hardware Manufacturing Technician
Embedded Systems Designer
Computer-Aided Design Technician
Computer-Aided Design Manager
Computer-Aided Manufacturing Technician
Robotics Engineer
Robotics Technician           

Organizations who have hired Rutgers-Newark Graduates:
Prelude Computer Solutions
Innovex
NJ Transit
Knorr Associates
United Parcel Service
Healthways Communications, Inc.
Catholic Community Services
Newark Do Something Fund
Sony Music Entertainment
U.S. Department of Energy
Hewlett Packard Company
Lucent Technologies
NASA
Nabisco Foods Group
Prudential
Madison Square Garden
Sun Microsystems
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
Paine Webber
National Network Technologies

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Career Development Center 360 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Hill Hall room #313 Newark, NJ 07102-1801
(973) 353-5311 fax: (973)353-5355
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