Welcome to Stellenbosch Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science was founded in 1972. We have now merged with Mathematics and Applied Mathematics to form the Computer Science Division in the Department of Mathematical Sciences.
We currently have 9 members of academic staff whose research activities span a range of subject areas, including Automata Theory, Broadband and Mobile Networks, Program Testing and Verification, Robotics, Tree Grammars, Machine Learning and Bioinformatics.
Contact Details
Dept of Mathematical Sciences,
Computer Science Division,
Stellenbosch University
Private Bag X1, 7602 Matieland, SOUTH AFRICA
Telephone: +27 21 808 4232
Fax: +27 21 882 9865
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Kick off the year with the Bridging course
The bridging course is an intense one-week introduction to Computer Programming presented every January. It is aimed at students who have not taken Computer Studies at school and have never programmed before.
Course Guide
Confused about what to study? Here is a handy guide that explains everything.
Bridging course
We offer a yearly bridging course (in the week before the formal lectures start) for students who have never programmed before. We strongly recommend this course for BSc/BComm/BIng students who are going to study Computer Science.