Information about the Department of Computer Science 

Department Office

Chair

The Faculty

Overview

The Department of Computer Science offers a pre-eminent computer science program that prepares students from diverse backgrounds for productive careers by providing them with a student-centered, practically-focused quality learning experience.

Mission Statement

To graduate well educated computer scientists who are prepared to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing, increasingly complex world. This will be accomplished through:

• A well-qualified faculty who care about students and their success.
• A dynamic, up-to-date curriculum that has an optimal balance between theory and practice.
• Laboratories, computer facilities, and instructional classrooms on par with any computer science program in the nation.
• Unique co-curricular opportunities for students such as participation in student design competitions, professional student organizations, and pre-professional employment.
• Opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to participate in research and industry-funded design clinic projects.
• Mutually beneficial partnerships with area industry that take advantage of our location in one of the most concentrated high-tech centers in the nation.
• Strong cooperative relationships with local high schools, community colleges, and with other four-year institutions.

Accreditation

The BS degree in Computer Science is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Computer Science and Similarly Named Computing Programs.

Programs

• Computer Science, B.S.

• Minor in Computer Science

• Computer Science, Blended B.S./M.S.

• Computer Science, M.S.

Courses

• CS 5030 - Systems Analysis and Logical Design II
• CS 5035 - Topics in Functional Programming
• CS 5112 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms
• CS 5186 - Theory of Computing
• CS 5188 - Languages and Translators
• CS 5220 - Advanced Topics in Web Programming
• CS 5337 - Advanced Software Engineering
• CS 5390 - Advanced Software Architecture
• CS 5440 - Advanced Topics in Operating Systems
• CS 5470 - Advanced Computer Networks
• CS 5540 - Graduate Topics in Computer Science
• CS 5550 - Advanced Computer Graphics
• CS 5660 - Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence
• CS 5661 - Topics in Data Science
• CS 5780 - Advanced Information Security
• CS 5781 - Computer and Network Security
• CS 5875 - Human Issues in Computing
• CS 5960 - Comprehensive Examination
• CS 5980 - Graduate Directed Study
• CS 5990 - Thesis
• CS 5995 - Project

• CS 1010 - Introduction to Higher Education for Computer Science Majors
• CS 1080 - Quantitative Reasoning and Computational Thinking (also listed as CS 1081)
• CS 1081 - Quantitative Reasoning and Computational Thinking, with Lab (also listed as CS 1080)
• CS 1090 - BASIC Programming
• CS 1200 - Living in a Technology-Based World (also listed as CIS 1200)
• CS 1220 - Introduction to Website Development
• CS 1222 - Introduction to Relational Databases
• CS 1550 - Fundamentals for Computer Graphics
• CS 2010 - Computer Programming Fundamentals
• CS 2011 - Introduction to Programming I
• CS 2012 - Introduction to Programming II
• CS 2013 - Programming with Data Structures
• CS 2148 - Discrete Structures
• CS 2445 - Introduction to Computer Systems
• CS 2470 - Fundamentals of Network Systems and Cybersecurity
• CS 2540 - Special Topics in Computer Science
• CS 2550 - Introduction to Computer Graphics tools
• CS 3034 - Widely-used Programming Languages
• CS 3035 - Programming Paradigms
• CS 3112 - Analysis of Algorithms
• CS 3186 - Introduction to Automata Theory
• CS 3220 - Web and Internet Programming
• CS 3337 - Software Engineering
• CS 3420 - Introduction to Autonomous Robotic Systems (also listed as EE 3420, ME 3420)
• CS 3550 - Game Development for Graphic Communications
• CS 3555 - Mobile Development for Graphic Communications
• CS 3660 - Complex Social and Economic Systems
• CS 3661 - Foundations of Data Science
• CS 3801 - Societal and Ethical Issues in Computing
• CS 3980 - Cooperative Education
• CS 4075 - Concurrent and Distributed Programming
• CS 4112 - Competitive Programming
• CS 4188 - Compilers
• CS 4220 - Current Trends in Web Design and Development
• CS 4222 - Principles of Data Base Systems
• CS 4440 - Introduction to Operating Systems
• CS 4470 - Computer Networking Protocols
• CS 4471 - Computer Networks Configuration and Management
• CS 4472 - Computer and Cyber Security
• CS 4540 - Topics in Advanced Computer Science
• CS 4550 - Computer Graphics
• CS 4551 - Multimedia Software Systems
• CS 4555 - Introduction to 3D Computer Game Programming
• CS 4556 - Multiplayer Online Game Design and Development
• CS 4635 - Modeling and Simulation
• CS 4660 - Artificial Intelligence
• CS 4661 - Introduction to Data Science
• CS 4662 - Advanced Machine Learning and Deep Learning
• CS 4665 - Introduction to Data Visualization
• CS 4780 - Cryptography and Information Security
• CS 4875 - Human Centered Computing
• CS 4961 - Software Design Laboratory I
• CS 4962 - Software Design Laboratory II
• CS 4963 - Computer Science Recapitulation
• CS 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study