Computer Science, Business Applications Concentration (Mathematics Minor), B.S.

Computer Science
615-898-2397, program
Medha Sarkar, program coordinator
Medha.Sarkar@mtsu.edu

The major in Computer Science offers preparation for computing careers in business, government, education, and industry as well as for graduate school.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Computer Science, Business Application (Mathematics Minor), B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	44 hours
Computer Science Core	(26 hours)
Business Applications Concentration	(18 hours)
Supporting Courses	32 hours*
Mathematics Minor (if taken)	(18 hours)
Elective	3-6 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following course required by the program meets General Education requirements:

MATH 1910 (Math)

Major Requirements (44 hours)

Computer Science Core (26 hours)

CSCI 1010 - Computer Science Colloquium 1 credit hour
CSCI 1170 - Computer Science I 4 credit hours
CSCI 2170 - Computer Science II 4 credit hours
CSCI 3080 - Discrete Structures 3 credit hours
CSCI 3110 - Algorithms and Data Structures 3 credit hours
CSCI 3130 - Assembly and Computer Organization 4 credit hours
CSCI 3240 - Introduction to Computer Systems 4 credit hours
CSCI 4700 - Software Engineering 3 credit hours

Business Applications Concentration (18 hours)

CSCI 4410 - Web Technologies 3 credit hours
CSCI 4560 - Database Management Systems 3 credit hours
CSCI elective 3 credit hours
CSCI upper-division electives 9 credit hours

Supporting Courses (32 hours)

NOTE: Math courses may count in Mathematics Minor if chosen.

MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (3 credit hours may be counted in General Education, 1 credit hour remaining)
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
MATH 2050 - Probability and Statistics 3 credit hours
Math elective 3 credit hours (course for Math majors)
PHIL 3170 - Ethics and Computing Technology 3 credit hours

Business Courses

ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours
ECON 2420 - Principles of Economics, Microeconomics 3 credit hours
FIN 3000 - Survey of Finance 3 credit hours
MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours
ACTG 2120 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credit hours OR
ACSI 4230 - Mathematics of Compound Interest 3 credit hours OR
BLAW 3400 - Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours OR
MGMT 3620 - Supply Chain Operations 3 credit hours OR
MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours

Mathematics Minor (18 hours)

See Mathematics Minor for further information.

Electives (3-6 hours)

Notes:

A maximum of 3 hours in the major may come from CSCI 4280 , CSCI 4600 , and CSCI 4910 . Credit in secondary computer languages toward the major is limited to 3 hours. In order to take any computer science course having a prerequisite, the student must have earned a grade of C (2.00) or higher in the prerequisite. Each course counted toward the 44 credit hours of required Computer Science courses and MATH 1910 and COMM 2200 must be completed with a grade of C (2.00) or higher.

CSCI 1150 is considered a service course and does not count toward a major or minor.

Curriculum: Business Applications Concentration (Mathematics Minor)

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

CSCI 1010 - Computer Science Colloquium 1 credit hour
CSCI 1170 - Computer Science I 4 credit hours
CSCI 2170 - Computer Science II 4 credit hours
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (Math)
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Sophomore

CSCI 3080 - Discrete Structures 3 credit hours
CSCI 3110 - Algorithms and Data Structures 3 credit hours
CSCI 3130 - Assembly and Computer Organization 4 credit hours
CSCI 3240 - Introduction to Computer Systems 4 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours
FIN 3000 - Survey of Finance 3 credit hours
PHIL 3170 - Ethics and Computing Technology 3 credit hours
CSCI upper-division electives 6 credit hours
CSCI elective 3 credit hours
MATH electives 7 credit hours
MATH 2050 - Probability and Statistics 3 credit hours
MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Senior

CSCI 4410 - Web Technologies 3 credit hours
CSCI 4560 - Database Management Systems 3 credit hours
CSCI 4700 - Software Engineering 3 credit hours
ECON 2420 - Principles of Economics, Microeconomics 3 credit hours
ACTG 2120 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credit hours OR
ACSI 4230 - Mathematics of Compound Interest 3 credit hours OR
BLAW 3400 - Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours OR
MGMT 3620 - Supply Chain Operations 3 credit hours OR
MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 6 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
CSCI upper-division elective 3 credit hours
Elective 2 credit hours