Computing and Graphics

Computing and Graphics MAJORS

THE CUTTING EDGE

In computing and graphics, we invite you to create the entertainment of tomorrow, make our increasingly-online world more secure or build the digital infrastructure companies use every day. There's a place for you at the heart of innovation.

We want to give students real-world experience with the digital technologies of the future, not just talk to them about it. No matter where your interests lie — whether in coding new software, working on the web, becoming a vital resource for information technology, making video games and beyond — Purdue Polytechnic makes sure you actually get to those things. Between our state-of-the-art high-performance computer labs and our faculty with decades of experience in the industry of your choosing, you will get hands-on experience doing what you love far beyond the lecture hall.

POTENTIAL JOB TITLES

Technical director

Network Engineer

User interface designer

Systems Security Engineer

Software Developer

Boilermaker weighs in on how she put her interests on a career path.

As a high school student, Faith Spencer always thought she knew what she wanted to do after high school.

As someone who did well in math and science classes and had multiple Boilermakers in the family, she set her sights on a career in engineering. So it was a natural decision to take part in several summer engineering programs for high schoolers.

See Faith's Story

EXPLORE COMPUTING AND GRAPHICS MAJORS

Animation and Visual Effects

Enhance entertainment and film videos by combining real and virtual actors and settings.

Explore This Major

Building Information Modeling

Use digital models to design the construction of buildings and infrastructure in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry.

Explore This Major

Computer and Information Technology

Keep your employer’s systems functioning efficiently and their data safe as you manage applications, databases and networks.

Explore This Major

Computer Engineering Technology

Study programming techniques and learn how embedded microcomputer systems sense their environments to control the systems that contain them.

Explore This Major

Network Engineering Technology at Purdue University

Computing Infrastructure and Network Engineering Technology

Focus on high-level computer network design with a foundation in hardware and software to manage networks and solve networking challenges.

Explore This Major

Computer Systems Analysis and Design at Purdue University

Computing Systems Analysis and Design

Combine business practices with databases, programming and applications for information systems solutions that help organizations operate efficiently.

Explore This Major

Cybersecurity

Learn to create and maintain secure networks and ways to track down hackers who aim to breach that security.

Explore This Major

Data Analytics, Technologies and Applications

Leverage statistical and machine learning techniques by applying and evaluating database analytics approaches, techniques and tools to solve problems.

Explore This Major

Data Visualization

Learn to communicate technical, scientific, medical and other complex information in easy-to-understand formats, such as graphs and maps.

Explore This Major

Digital Enterprise Systems

Use 3D models, data standards, visualization, and mixed reality to support design, manufacture and service throughout the product lifecycle.

Explore This Major

Game Development

Bring virtual worlds to life in industries that include education, health care, science, research, employee training and, of course, gaming!

Explore This Major

Ph.D. in Computer and Information Technology

Explore This Major

User Experience Design at Purdue University

UX Design

User experience (UX) designers study humans and their surroundings, and design products and services that provide meaningful and enjoyable experiences

Explore This Major

Web Programming and Design

Build secure, user-friendly web apps, such as information storage/retrieval programs and financial transactions, using PHP, MySQL and ASP.

Explore This Major

HEAR WHAT OUR RECENT GRADS HAVE TO SAY

Choosing the Purdue Polytechnic Institute created an amazing network of friends and peers that helped propel me to a successful career. The Polytechnic feels like a home away from home, and in this environment I have excelled.

Taylor Younkins
Security Engineer at Apple