The Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department is made up of approximately 400 undergraduates, half in computer science and half in computer engineering. Class sizes range from around 80 students in the beginning courses, taught by regular faculty, not graduate teaching assistants, to as few as a dozen students in upper-level elective courses. These smaller class sizes provide students with the opportunity to work more closely with faculty.
The CSE Department is also home to the J.D. Edwards Honors Program students who major in Computer Science or Computer Engineering. This nationally-recognized program is a unique opportunity that provides students with a combination of computing fundamentals and business knowledge to be utilized for enterprise information and software systems.
CSE at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is dedicated to opening new doors and exposing students of all ages to the exciting and challenging world of Computing in order to create tomorrow’s technology leaders. We work toward this goal by sharing our passion for learning and technology with a variety of audiences through Department sponsored activities and events. Outreach activities encourage and facilitate the interaction of our CSE Faculty and students with high school students, students at other universities, and industry members in Lincoln, throughout the state of Nebraska, and across the nation. Student participation is encouraged in events held throughout the year including:
- ACM Programming Contest
- CSE Day
- Lincoln Bright Lights
- Big Red Academic Camps
- Student Welcome Socials
Student Organizations
UNL has active student chapters for:
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the international organization for computer professionals.
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology.
Student Facilities
State-of-the-art computer labs run Windows® and the Linux® version of UNIX. Specialized labs support courses in software engineering, human computer interaction, multimedia computing, computer vision, graphics and cryptography. Computer labs in Avery Hall are open evenings and Saturdays, allowing for plenty of access for student use. In addition, University dorm rooms are equipped with Ethernet network cabling, so the quick addition of a network card gives your computer access to the network and the Internet.
Student Resources
In addition to organizations, a Student Resource Center is located in Room 13A of Avery Hall. This Center is intended to provide UNL Computer Science and Computer Engineering majors who are new to the program
with a set of resources that will help them assimilate to college life and encourage them to continue their study of Computer Science and Computer Engineering. Visit the SRC homepage for more information.
