Functional Programming Degree in North America?

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This discussion focuses on the search for low-cost universities in North America that specialize in functional programming for Bachelor Degrees. The user highlights MIT's curriculum as a reference, particularly its approach to functional programming through courses like "6.827 Multithreaded Parallelism, Languages, and Compilers." However, it is noted that no universities specifically specialize in functional programming at the undergraduate level; instead, a standard Computer Science education is recommended. The average tuition mentioned is approximately $5,000 per semester, excluding books.

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  • Understanding of functional programming concepts
  • Familiarity with Computer Science degree structures
  • Knowledge of MIT's curriculum and course offerings
  • Awareness of tuition costs and financial planning for university education
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  • Research universities offering Computer Science degrees with a focus on functional programming, such as the University of Waterloo
  • Explore MIT's OpenCourseWare for relevant courses in functional programming
  • Investigate graduate programs that allow for research in functional programming methodologies
  • Compare tuition rates and financial aid options at various universities in Canada and the US
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This discussion is beneficial for prospective students interested in pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with an emphasis on functional programming, as well as educators and academic advisors seeking to understand the landscape of functional programming education in North America.

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Can you recommend me some low-cost universities in Canada(or US) that specialise in functional programming? I am looking for Bachelor Degrees. I have noticed that many interesting stuff, that I would call functional proramming, are in degrees such as electrical engineering and computer science. A good example is MIT:

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-827Multithreaded-Parallelism--Languages-and-CompilersFall2002/Calendar/

Such topics interest me. More Math is just a plus. Is there btw any low-cost universities that follow MIT's curriculum? A low-cost dedgree, that follows the best universities, in North America would be excellent. It should cover functional programming.
 
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MIT isn't all functional programming, functional programming is simply one methodology, they just teach there first course with scheme.

I don't think any school specialize in functional programming to be honest. Maybe at the graduate level you could do research in that area but it will be better for you to get a standard CS education. Most school have a class based on SICP but it just usually isn't the first CS course
 
Waterloo teaches functional first. What you are asking makes no sense.

Tuition is around 5k a semester + books.
 

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