Department of Computer, Data, and Mathematical Sciences
Faculty
Amber Stubbs, Associate Professor and Chair of Computer, Data, and Mathematical Sciences, and Undergraduate Computer Science & Informatics Program Director
Denise Carroll, Assistant Professor of Practice and Director of the Computer Science Online Degree Completion Program
Margaret Menzin, Professor and Program Director of Mathematical Sciences
Nanette Veilleux, Professor and Director of the Data Science Program
Donna Beers, Professor
Jared Deighton, Assistant Professor
Hong Pan, Assistant Professor
Madiha Tabassum, Assistant Professor
Lauren Trichtinger, Assistant Professor
Overview
The Department of Computer, Data, and Mathematical Sciences has a long history of preparing both traditional and nontraditional students for both successful careers and graduate school.
We provide an environment that empowers women, trans and non-binary students in computer science, information technology, web development, data science and mathematical sciences and helps them to realize their potential in those fields. Sensitive to varied learning styles as well as to the changing workplace, we use a range of teaching methods to address students' individual needs. These include cooperative learning groups, use of computer laboratory investigations, and independent learning, as well as traditional teacher-directed learning. An important focus in our Mathematical Sciences curriculum is modeling and real-world applications. In Computer Science we focus on software engineering and we have many undergraduate research opportunities. In Information Technology we are proud to be a designated Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity. Our Data Science major culminates in our course in Machine Learning, and also has opportunities for undergraduate research.
In all our programs students will learn to think critically, logically, and abstractly will gain a strong theoretical foundation on which to build their understanding of current and future technologies and will develop skills to imagine new innovations. Through hands-on class projects students experiment with the design and development of websites, databases, applications, software, and other technologies. Our graduates work at places such as Google, Akamai, Wayfair, Staples and Workday, major hospitals and the Mass. Department of Public Health. They also go to graduate programs at Northeastern, Boston University, Harvard, Brandeis, Dartmouth, Rice, Brown and the University of Michigan.
Note for all degrees: It is Department policy that courses required for a major or minor may not be taken pass/fail.
Note for transfer students: In order to declare a major or minor in this Department, a preponderance of upper-level classes (200- and 300-level) must be taken at Simmons.
University Requirement of Competency in Basic Mathematics
See information about the University requirement of competency in basic mathematics. Satisfaction of the mathematics competency requirement is a prerequisite to all MATH and STAT courses except MATH 101.