Code+ Program

Code+ Program

Putting Theory into Practice

Go beyond the classroom and build on your academic foundation with a Code+ internship at Duke’s Office of Information Technology and the Department of Computer Science. This program is a collaboration with DTech Scholars and Data+. 

Join the Code+ Team

Build your future with the Code+ Program!

What is Code+?

Code+ is a 10-week project-based summer program for Duke undergraduate students. The program offers students the opportunity to participate on a small project team where everyone is working towards a common goal while sharing knowledge and learning from IT professionals and faculty. The program emulates the successful Data+ program established in 2015 by iiD (the Information Initiative at Duke).

  • A mixed academic and professional environment
  • Projects with intellectual merit and real-world impact
  • Contribute to strategically significant projects
  • Dynamic team-based research and development
  • Learn from academic researchers and industry professionals

Why Code+?

Code+ participants get hands-on experience with professional IT staff and work closely with Duke faculty from computer science, engineering and other domains. Projects will provide technical skills development and project management experience. Students will be involved in aspects of the product definition, design & development and work with and learn the latest leading-edge innovative technology and tools.

  • Mobile App Development
  • Machine Learning
  • Information Integration
  • Natural Language Processing
  • User Experience Design
  • Front-end & back-end Web App Development

“Thanks to the Code+, I discovered what I want to do after college. I found that front-end development perfectly combines my interest in visual arts and computer science.”

Carolyn Blumberg
Junior, Duke Computer Science

“Code+ is awesome because I get to see the actual results of the work I did this summer since our project directly impacts Duke students’ lives.”

Teresa Mao
Junior, Duke Computer Science

“I loved the Code+ program because of how much independence I had in creating my own code. I felt like a real mobile developer!”

MacKenzie Simpson
Junior, Duke Computer Science & Global Health

Innovative Research

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Professional Development

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Latest Technologies

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Summer 2018 Highlight: Park Duke App

The inaugural Code+ program put student interns in the driver's seat of a mobile application project. Six DTech Scholars built the prototype Park Duke app from scratch – taking it from concept to reality, while collaborating with experienced IT professionals. 

The 2018 Code+ program was a collaboration with Duke DTech Scholars, which sponsored the six Duke undergrads participation.