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