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Computer Science is the scientific discipline that studies the foundations of computing, data storage, and information processing, and then applies this knowledge to improving the performance of current computer applications, or to develop new applications for computer systems.

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science provides the training for a student to become a professional in Computer Science. The key difference between Computer Scientists and graduates in other IT disciplines is that computer scientists obtain a comprehensive foundation that permits them to adapt to as well as create new technologies, new paradigms, and new ideas.

Computer science is a broad field that spans such diverse areas as security and cryptography, robotics and computer vision, data mining and databases, distributed and mobile systems, intelligent systems and gaming, computational biology, and other exciting areas.

Computer Scientists are making better search engines, designing more realistic virtual reality computer games, making appliances smarter, mining databases to create new insights, and harnessing the power of desktop computers to help solve problems in computational biology and other sciences. They are also developing more efficient ways to encrypt information, send video and audio streams through the web, to search for patterns in texts, images or the web, and display complex images.

Coursework for B.S. in Computer Science:

The coursework for the B.S. in Computer Science consists of the DePaul University Liberal Studies Program (19 courses, not including the Senior Capstone), Major Field courses (24 courses or 96 credits, including the Senior Capstone), and Open Elective courses (5 courses or 20 credits).

Note: CSC 208 The Computer and Social Responsibility must be taken to satisfy the PI liberal studies requirement.

The Major Field courses for the B.S. in Computer Science consist of 18 required (4 credit) courses and 6 Major Field elective courses (or 24 credits) chosen from the list below.

The 18 required courses provide training in the following fundamental areas:

the mathematical tools,
problem solving, algorithms, and structured programming,
modeling and object-oriented programming, and
computer systems.

They also include:

the communication requirement, and
the senior capstone course.

A. Mathematical Tools (5 courses):

Offered Winter
In class
√	MAT 140 Discrete Mathematics I
√	MAT 141 Discrete Mathematics II
√	IT 223 Data Analysis

AND any of the following calculus sequences (160/161 or 170/171 are highly recommended):

Offered Winter
In class
√	MAT 150 Calculus I
√	MAT 151 Calculus II

Offered Winter
In class
	MAT 160 Calculus for Mathematics and Science Majors I
√	AND MAT 161 Calculus for Mathematics and Science Majors II

Offered Winter
In class
	MAT 170 Calculus I with Scientific Applications
√	AND MAT 171 Calculus II with Scientific Applications

B. Problem solving, algorithms, and structured programming (3 courses):

Offered Winter
In class
√	CSC 241 Introduction to Computer Science I
√	CSC 242 Introduction to Computer Science II
√	CSC 321 Design and Analysis of Algorithms

C. Modeling and Object-Oriented Programming (3 courses):

Offered Winter
In class
√	CSC 224 Java for Programmers Self Placement Test!
√	CSC 383 Data Structures and Algorithms in Java
√	OR CSC 393 Data Structures in C++
	SE 350 Object-Oriented Software Development

D. Computer Systems (4 courses):

Offered Winter
In class
√	CSC 309 Object-Oriented Programming in C++
√	CSC 373 Computer Systems I
√	CSC 374 Computer Systems II
	CSC 347 Concepts of Programming Languages

E. Capstone

Offered Winter
In class
√	CSC 394 Software Projects

F. Communication

Offered Winter
In class
√	WRD 204 Technical Writing
	CMN 220 Public Speaking

MAJOR FIELD ELECTIVE COURSES

At least 4 of the 6 Major Field elective courses (i.e. 16 out of 24 credits) must be taken from the list of "ADVANCED MAJOR FIELD COURSES" (see below).

I. INTRODUCTORY MAJOR FIELD COURSES

Offered Winter
In class
√	IT 130 The Internet and the Web
	IT 209 Introduction to Programming Through Animation
	IT 230 Building Internet Applications
	IT 236 User Interface Development
√	IT 240 Introduction to Desktop Databases
√	IT 263 Applied Networks and Security
√	IM 210 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
√	GAM 244 Game Development I
√	GAM 245 Game Development II
√	CSC 233 Codes and Ciphers
	CSC 235 Problem Solving

II. ADVANCED MAJOR FIELD COURSES

The courses are listed by area; there is NO requirement that the 4 courses must be from the same or from different areas.

Theory of Computation

Offered Winter
In class
	CSC 333 Cryptology
	CSC 344 Automata Theory and Formal Grammars
√	CSC 389 Theory of Computation
	CSC 327 Problem Solving for Contests

Data Storage

Offered Winter
In class
√	CSC 352 Database Programming
	CSC 353 Advanced Database Concepts

Computer Systems

Offered Winter
In class
	CSC 343 Introduction to Operating Systems
√	CSC 348 Introduction to Compiler Design
	SE 335 Foundations of Distributed Systems I
	SE 336 Foundations of Distributed Systems II
√	TDC 368 Network Programming

Data Analysis and Mining

Offered Winter
In class
	CSC 324 Data Analysis and Statistical Software II
	CSC 328 Data Analysis for Experimenters
	CSC 367 Introduction to Data Mining
	CSC 334 Advanced Data Analysis

Computational Sciences

Offered Winter
In class
√	CSC 331 Scientific Computing
	CSC 387 Operations Research I: Linear Programming
	CSC 388 Operations Research II: Optimization Theory

Artificial Intelligence

Offered Winter
In class
	CSC 357 Expert Systems
	CSC 358 Symbolic Programming
	CSC 380 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence

Computer Vision

Offered Winter
In class
	CSC 381 Introduction to Digital Image Processing
√	CSC 382 Applied Image Analysis
	CSC 384 Introduction to Computer Vision

Software Engineering

Offered Winter
In class
	SE 325 Principles and Practices of Software Engineering
√	SE 330 Object Oriented Modeling
	SE 331 Model-Driven Software Development
	SE 333 Software Testing
	CNS 340 Fundamentals of Information Assurance
√	SE 352 Object-Oriented Enterprise Application Development
	SE 354 Enterprise Component Architecture
	SE 356 Software Development for Mobile and Wireless Systems
	SE 357 Concurrent System Development
	SE 358 Software Development for Limited and Embedded Devices
	SE 360 Structured Document Interchange and Processing
	SE 368 Software Measurement and Project Estimation
	SE 385 Software Architecture

Human-Computer Interaction

Offered Winter
In class
	CSC 305 Graphical User Interface Implementation
√	IM 360 User-Centered Evaluation

Computer Graphics

Offered Winter
In class
	GPH 325 Survey of Computer Graphics
√	GPH 329 Computer Graphics Development II
	GPH 336 Smooth Surface Modeling for Graphics and Animation
	GPH 339 Advanced Rendering Techniques
	GPH 372 Principles of Computer Animation
	GPH 375 Advanced Graphics Development
	GPH 380 Visualization
	GPH 389 Real-Time Graphics Techniques
	GPH 395 Computer Graphics Senior Project

Computer Gaming

Offered Winter
In class
	GAM 350 Physics for Game Developers
	GAM 374 Action Games Programming
√	GAM 376 Artificial Intelligence for Computer Games
	GAM 378 Strategy Games Programming
	GAM 380 Console Game Development Environments
	GAM 385 Introduction to Game Programming in Java
	GAM 386 Game Development for Mobile Devices
	GAM 390 Multiplayer Game Development
√	GAM 394 Game Development Project I
	GAM 395 Game Development Project II

Web Development

Offered Winter
In class
	CSC 308 Frameworks for Web Application Development
	ECT 330 Advanced Internet Application Development
	ECT 360 Introduction to Xml
√	ECT 365 Web Server Operations

Computer Networks

Offered Winter
In class
	TDC 362 Principles of Data Communications
√	TDC 363 Introduction to Local Area Networks
	TDC 365 Network Interconnection Technologies
	TDC 371 Wireless Communications Networks
√	TDC 372 Digital Access Services
	TDC 375 Network Protocols
√	TDC 379 Telecommunication and Network Security Practicum

Open Electives may be taken from any department or program. These are the only courses that may be taken under the pass/fail option (see the undergraduate Bulletin for details). If you wish to pursue a minor, most minor field courses will be credited as open electives. Note: Grades for all courses in the students major (i.e. non-Liberal Studies and non-Open Elective) must be 'C' or better. Grades of 'C-' may be accepted provided the overall grade point average in the major is 2.0 or better.

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science: Software Engineering Concentration Program

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

The coursework for the BS in CS: SE Concentration consists of the DePaul University Liberal Studies Program (19 courses), Major Field courses (24 courses or 96 credits), and Open Elective courses (5 courses or 20 credits).

Note: CSC 208 The Computer and Social Responsibility must be taken to satisfy the PI liberal studies requirement.

The Major Field courses for the BS in CS: SE Concentration consist of 21 required (4 credit) courses and 3 SE Concentration elective courses (or 12 credits). The 21 required courses include the 18 courses required for the BS in CS as well as the following 3 SE courses:

Offered Winter
In class
	SE 325 Principles and Practices of Software Engineering
√	SE 330 Object Oriented Modeling
√	SE 352 Object-Oriented Enterprise Application Development

SE Concentration Elective courses (3 courses or 12 credits):

Offered Winter
In class
	SE 331 Model-Driven Software Development
	SE 333 Software Testing
	CNS 340 Fundamentals of Information Assurance
	SE 335 Foundations of Distributed Systems I
	CSC 305 Graphical User Interface Implementation
	SE 368 Software Measurement and Project Estimation

Students taking the SE Concentration have the option of taking the below senior capstone 2 course (or 8 credits) sequence in lieu of CSC 394 (which then reduces the Open Elective list to 4 courses):

Offered Winter
In class
	SE 391 Software Engineering Studio I
	SE 392 Software Engineering Studio II

Open Electives may be taken from any department or program. These are the only courses that may be taken under the pass/fail option (see the undergraduate Bulletin for details). If you wish to pursue a minor, most minor field courses will be credited as open electives. Note: Grades for all courses in the students major (i.e. non-Liberal Studies and non-Open Elective) must be 'C' or better. Grades of 'C-' may be accepted provided the overall grade point average in the major is 2.0 or better.

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Last Modified: Tuesday May 26, 2009