There's no better place to explore your interests than during your time as a student at Rutgers. Surrounded by ambitious and talented people and industry-leading professors, there is endless potential to discover your passions, land that dream job, and create the next big thing. This course is designed to teach and inspire students to explore computer science as a vehicle to solve the world's most challenging problems, learn how to succeed in CS at Rutgers, and hear from professors, faculty, alumni, doctoral and undergraduate students about their process and journey, as well as answer any of your questions.

Over the course of the semester, we will dive into computer science at the intersection of public policy, neuroscience, business, ethics, and social good, learning about the tech from an interdisciplinary lens. We will be engaging in interactive seminars and connecting this knowledge to emerging fields in CS. This course provides an overview of the tech scene at Rutgers, pointing out academic, co-curricular, and professional Rutgers-sponsored resources and opportunities to help students get a head start.

This one-credit seminar meets once per week (Fridays). Through discussion, in-class group work, and assignments, the course will survey topics in CS and use self-reflection activities to help students develop a plan for a successful college education. It will also feature guest professors and introduce you to resources on campus that will enable you to maximize your undergraduate experience here at Rutgers.