It's hard to imagine an industry that hasnt been transformed by computer science. From big data to security from mobile apps to healthcare software computer scientists work affects millions of people.<br><br>Housed within the College of Science, Purdue's Department of Computer Science is the world's oldest existing computer science department. Youll join a department with a legacy of innovation in both advancing scientific research and creating industry applications. Here, youll learn the fundamentals of computer science so that your skills can evolve as the field changes in exciting and dynamic ways.<br><br>The track is designed to prepare students to become programmers who can build<br><br>low-level software that uses or runs inside an operating system,<br>system tools for other users (e.g., compilers and assemblers),<br>programs that communicate over a computer network or the Internet (e.g., web servers).