Computer Science: Technical Applications, B.S.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Students will be able to write correct and robust software.
2. Students will use the theory of algorithms and computation to solve problems.
3. Students will analyze the interaction between hardware and software.
4. Students will be able to apply their technical knowledge and critical thinking to solve problems.
5. Students will be able to speak about their work with precision, clarity and organization.
6. Students will be able to write about their work with precision, clarity and organization.
7. Students will be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively and responsibly use and cite information for the task at hand.
8. Students will collaborate effectively in teams.
9. Students will be able to understand and create arguments supported by quantitative evidence.
10. Graduates will be prepared for careers that use computer science in business, industry, government and the non-profit sector; and graudate study in fields related to computer science.

Lower-Division Requirements

• CSC 143 - Introduction to Computer Programming (3)
• CSC 154 - Objects and Elementary Data Structures (4)
• CSC 254 - Data Structures and Algorithms (4)
• MTH 164 - Calculus I (GE) (4)
• MTH 174 - Calculus II (4)
• MTH 203 - Introduction to Statistics (3) *
• MTH 233 - Linear Algebra (3)
• PHL 211 - Ethics (GE) (3)

Upper-Division Requirements

• CSC 314 - Operating Systems (4)
• CSC 323 - Software Engineering (3)
• CSC 394 - Programming Languages (4)
• CSC 454 - Computer Architecture and Assembly Language (4)
• CSC 481 - Senior Seminar in Computer Science (1)
• CSC 493 - Software Project (3)
• ISS 373 - Networking and Security (3)
• ISS 414 - Data Base Systems and Web Integration (4)
• MTH 343 - Discrete Mathematics (3)

Note(s):

An elective class may not count as both upper-division core and a required “additional elective.”