哈佛大学计算科学与工程（CSE）学位课程是一门密集的课程，旨在培养理学硕士。由应用计算科学研究所（IACS）开发并由工程与应用科学学院（SEAS）主办的为期一年的SM计划为CSE的数学和计算基础提供了严格的培训。侧重于将计算应用于一个或多个领域的独立研究项目和选修课程是对基础课程的补充。
The Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) master's program, led by faculty from Computer Science, Applied Math and the Engineering Sciences, and administered through the Institute for Applied Computational Science (IACS), provides rigorous training in the mathematical and computational foundations of CSE. CSE is an exciting and rapidly evolving field that exploits the power of computation as an approach to major challenges at the frontiers of natural and social science and all engineering fields. Sitting at the intersection of Computer Science and Applied Math, the master's program offers students experience with mathematical techniques for modeling and simulation of complex systems, parallel programming and collaborative software development, and methods for organizing, exploring, visualizing, processing and analyzing very large data sets. Students interested in the CSE program can choose to apply to either the Master of Science (SM) or Master of Engineering (ME) degree. Students take 8 courses to complete the SM degree. The degree can be completed in 2 semesters (one academic year), although many students choose to extend to a third semester to take additional courses and to allow themselves time to pursue a summer internship in industry. To earn the ME degree, students will spend four semesters (two academic years) on campus, spending a year on a master's thesis research project after completing the same set of 8 courses required for the SM.