<p>I like global travelers answer. I too have been wondering about a computational science degree. I am trying to transfer to a computer science dept as a c.c student, but want to double major in math. I know I want to get a masters or even phd, but for me the question is: in what? </p>
<p>The computational science degree is basically a discipline that trains how to use computers to solve complex problems that involve heavy math. You wouldn’t want to try to predict the weather patterns for a week with a pencil and paper- supercomputers are whats used to give you the weekly weather report. </p>
<p>On the west coast, Stanford, UCSB, and UCSD have computational science programs. You learn the math- partial/differential equations, complex analysis; physics- fluid dynamics, particle physics; and computer science- parallel computing, scientific computing. Then you can cater your program with classes across the whole math, physics, and engineering offerings. Especially in graphics and computer simulations. </p>
<p>It’s a great degree if you are interested in sciency stuff. Its a degree where you can work for a vast amount of different companies and disciplines. You would be qualified to analyze water turbulence, balistics damage, or even financial models to name a few areas that require heavy math and simulation skills. </p>
<p>Examples of research areas:
[Program</a> in Computational Science, Mathematics, and Engineering](<a href=“http://csme.ucsd.edu/]Program”>http://csme.ucsd.edu/)
[UCSB</a> | Computational Science & Engineering](<a href=“http://www.cse.ucsb.edu/research/groups.html]UCSB”>http://www.cse.ucsb.edu/research/groups.html)</p>