There are 12 secondary units in computer specialty of Southwest University, including computer science department, software engineering department, network engineering department, automation department, e-commerce department, education technology department, information management department, teacher education department, computer foundation department, experimental teaching center, artificial intelligence research institute and automation research institute.

There are three professional masters in computer science and technology, master of software engineering, master of library information and archives management, and master of educational technology.

Southwest University's computer science and technology major 1984 began to enroll students, which was originally a major of the Mathematics Department of Southwest Normal University, and 1988 became a computer department independently. Normal students have been enrolled since 1984. Non-normal students began to enroll in 200 1, and free normal students began to enroll in 2008. 1995 obtained the authorization point of master of computer application technology, and in 2000 obtained the authorization point of master of software and theory.

In 2005, the former Southwest Normal University and the former Southwest Agricultural University merged, the computer science and technology majors of the two universities were integrated into one department, and the teachers of the two colleges were optimized and integrated. At present, the computer science department is still the most prominent department in the new college. In 2006, he obtained a first-class master's degree in computer science and technology, and in 20 1 1, he obtained two doctoral degrees in complex networks and complex computing.