Computer Science: Concentration in Information Systems

The concentration in Information Systems includes both theory and application of software development. This concentration prepares students for careers in commercial programming, database management, and mobile and web application development. Students selecting this concentration are encouraged to consider courses in a second discipline. By developing expertise in an additional area students will increase their options for future studies and employment after they graduate.

Note: Courses with an ECE prefix are only available to Engineering majors. A grade of C or higher in ECE 109, 209, 306, and 310 is required for these courses to count toward the computer science major.

I. Required courses in the major—38 hours, including:

One course from:

CSCI 182 - Introduction to Programming: Media Applications (3)
or
CSCI 183 - Introduction to Programming: Data Science (3)
or
CSCI 185 - Introduction to Programming: Web Development (3)
or ECE 209 - Computer Systems Programming (3)

CSCI 201 - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (3)
CSCI 202 - Introduction to Data Structures (3)
CSCI 235 - Systems I (3)
or completion of both ECE 109 and ECE 209 with a grade of C or higher;
CSCI 280 - Computer Science Seminar (1)
CSCI 333 - Algorithms (3)
CSCI 338 - Software Engineering (3)
CSCI 343 - Database Management Systems (3)
CSCI 344 - Advanced Web Technology (3)
CSCI 480 - Capstone I (2)
CSCI 481 - Capstone II (2)

One course from:

An additinal 6 hours:

chosen from 300-400 level CSCI courses , ECE 206, and ECE 310.

II. Required courses outside the major—11-15 hours:

MATH 191 - Calculus I (4)
Note: MATH 191 requires completion of MATH 167 or placement
MATH 251 - Discrete Mathematics (3)
MATH 295 - Math for Machine Learning (4)

III. Major competency:

Demonstrated by successful completion of CSCI 480 and 481.