Welcome to Computer Science

There has never been a better time to become qualified in Computer Science - the number of jobs available and the salary levels for graduates continue to rise year by year.

Our focus has always been on great teaching informed by great research, and with the recent move into the Owheo building we now have a single location for our labs, tutorials and research activities, and state of the art facilities.

Our graduates find that a multitude of professions are available to them - in the legal, financial and business fields through to games development, software engineering and computer graphics.

Open the door to your future - explore our web pages to learn more !

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Current vacancy: Lecturer
The Department invites applications for the position of Lecturer. ...Read More
We have a current vacancy for the position of Lecturer.

Applications close 10th May, 2010.

See the full details on our Employment page.

Successful Global Game Jam
The Global Game Jam has finished for another year, with over 950 games being created in a 48 hour period. ...Read More
The Global Game Jam has finished for another year, with over 950 games being created in a 48 hour period.

The Computer Science department hosted the event, one of three in New Zealand. On Friday evening the theme for the games was announced as"Deception", with additional constraints / sub-themes of 'Cakes, Snakes, Lakes'.

Approximately 15 people worked over the weekend to produce 3 finished games, which can be seen here.

The event is fantastic fun, and is a great test, not just of your programming or artistic skills, but also design, teamwork and project management. A special thank you to everyone involved in setting up and supporting the event. Some photos of the Game Jam can also be seen here.

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