The department branched out of the Applied Mathematics Department in 1998 to form a separate entity in the Faculty of Science. The Department is now an integral part of the Faculty of Computer and Information Technology. As part of its mission, the department emphasizes high quality teaching and research, dedication to community services, and partnership with industry.
On the education front, the department has prepared a solid and advanced curriculum for the undergraduate degree in computer science, which conforms to guidelines laid down by the IEEE/ACM task force. This curriculum is designed to deliver advanced knowledge in computer science while allowing prompt response to the needs of the local community. The program provide summer training to students in various institutions in Jordan. in addition, the final year students projects provide our students with training in solving real life problems. The department is also running a master (Msc) program by which we give our research output a bigger boost.
Currently the department has 9 faculty members, 5 instructors, 15 teaching assistances and 4 scholarship working on their Ph.Ds. overseas.