Dr. Jai N. Dahiya, Associate Dean and Professor of Physics

Wilma Huffman, Senior Administrative Assistant

Departments

The Department of Computer Science provides students with the skills necessary for entry-level positions in a variety of computer science areas, as well as providing them with the basic knowledge needed throughout their professional careers. In addition, the program prepares students for graduate study in the computer science field. Since computer science is a rapidly expanding field, our faculty engages in applied research for peer review and publication, participates in professional and consulting activities, and serves both the university and professional communities in numerous activities.
  
The Department of Computer Science offers students the flexibility to tailor their degrees to fit specific niches in the marketplace. The bachelor of science in computer science degree is oriented toward the science, mathematics and engineering aspects of the computer science field, which prepares students for graduate school or for interdisciplinary work in scientific informatics, such as bioinformatics or cheminformatics. The bachelor of science in applied computer science degree is more flexible, allowing students to become application developers in any area from accounting to zoology. Students earning this degree select a minor or second major in a field in which they can develop expertise in order to develop computer applications in that area or pursue graduate studies in that field. Students can choose their minor or second major from any discipline offered by Southeast, giving them a broad scope of options to pursue.

Interim Chairperson: Dr. Donald J. Bagert, 651-2244, dbagert@semo.edu

Environmental science is a diverse field concerned with management and protection of living and non-living natural resources, prevention and management of pollution, and legal, medical and economic factors related to the environment.  Environmental scientists work in a wide diversity of job settings -- from wilderness to corporate boardrooms to research labs to medical clinics to courtrooms. The Environmental Science Program provides a highly interdisciplinary, science-intensive curriculum designed to prepare today’s students to become tomorrow’s leaders in the environmental field. This program is made for students who love science and want to pursue a career that “makes a difference” toward a better future. 

The bachelor of science in environmental science degree provides a common core of courses and offers curricular tracks in:  biology, business, chemistry, environmental health, geosciences, information systems and soil science.  These curricula prepare students for entry directly into the environmental field or make graduates able to continue their education in graduate, law, medical or business schools.

All environmental science students participate in experiential learning through internships or research projects.  Internships provide valuable career experiences and often are paid positions in federal, state or local government agencies, in private business/industry or in non-profit organizations. Student research projects with faculty have resulted in presentations at regional and national professional meetings and in publication in professional journals.

Director:  Dr. Stephen R. Overmann, srovermann@semo.edu, (573) 651-2386