Explore our three specialized 2-year technical degree tracks. Designed to empower students with deep theoretical foundations, advanced mathematical rigor, and real-world scientific execution.
We like to call our programs "PhD-lite", as we want to teach students to explore not only what exists, but also what's possible. Click on any program below to view program goals, curriculum breakdowns, and higher education paths.
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The Computational Theory program covers how classical computing (i.e. digital computing) works before showing how that's not the only way to compute. Alongside different means of computing & how to simulate them, the program covers programming & hardware concepts like the Turing machine, CPU architecture, information & crytography, etc.
Through exposure to how there are endless ways to compute, whether through hardware designs or algorithms in software, the program's goal is for students to use the fact that there are infinite possibilities in computation to solve problems and improve existing solutions.
Applied Mathematics and Theory is about understanding why math works the way it does; why there are limits (e.g. division by zero, extraneous solutions, etc); why theorems are solved a certain way; and why/how new math concepts and theorems are created (e.g. imaginary numbers).
The Physical Science and Theory curriculum explores the diverse world of physical science & how students can use fields & properties to do research in what's possible with the universe's resources & test the limits of creation.
"I chose Computational Theory at eCSMT because I wanted deep, rigorous science without spending four years wading through filler general education courses. Right from semester one, we dove straight into algorithms and chip architecture. What I loved most was the hands-on fab lab environment—we weren't just reading textbooks, we were constructing theoretical models and testing them on state-of-the-art equipment. eCSMT gave me the exact technical depth and confidence I needed to land my dream engineering role straight out of my two-year degree."
