Computing Systems Analysis and Design

Purdue University in West Lafayette

Combine analytical business skills with databases, computer programming and applications to design computer systems that enable businesses and organizations to work more efficiently.

Class topics include systems development, software development and information technology architecture. Students are encouraged to specialize in fields, such as finance, health care, manufacturing or agriculture. Our instructors have conducted research in fields that include robotics, cybersecurity, bioinformatics, homeland security and cyber forensics.

The Purdue Polytechnic Institute is one of 10 academic colleges at Purdue University. The Polytechnic specializes in team-based labs where you’ll test ideas, take things apart and put them back together — only better. You’ll learn side-by-side with professors who have worked in the industry and thrive on combining theory, imagination and real-world application. In this innovative environment, you'll learn by doing - gaining deep technical knowledge and applied skills in your chosen discipline coupled with problem-solving, critical-thinking, communication and leadership skills employers desire.