Computer Science, Professional Computer Science Concentration, B.S.

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

The Computer Science major 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, Professional Computer Science, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

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 courses are required by the program and can satisfy the respective General Education requirement:

MATH 1910 (Math)
Natural Science: BIOL 1110/1111; CHEM 1010/1011 or CHEM 1110/1111; PHYS 2010/2011 or PHYS 2110/2111* **

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

Professional Computer Science Concentration (18 hours)

The Professional Computer Science concentration which is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, requires the following in addition to the core requirements:

CSCI 3210 - Theory of Programming Languages 3 credit hours
CSCI 4160 - Compiler Design and Software Development 3 credit hours
CSCI high-level language 3 credit hours
CSCI upper-division electives 9 credit hours

Supporting Courses (26 hours)

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 to 4 credit hours (course for Math majors)
Math elective 0 to 1 credit hours (not needed if math elective is 4 hours)
Science 8 credit hours (year-long sequence in General Education Natural Sciences area)
PHIL 3170 - Ethics and Computing Technology 3 credit hours

Electives

To make 120 hours; at least 4 credits must be upper division

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 better 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.

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Professional Computer Science

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 OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 29 hours

Sophomore

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
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
Nat Sci (Rubric 1) 4 credit hours
Nat Sci (Rubric 1, second semester) 4 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

CSCI 3210 - Theory of Programming Languages 3 credit hours
Math elective 4 credit hours
CSCI upper-division elective 3 credit hours
CSCI 303_ 3 credit hours
Electives to meet 120 credit hours 9 credit hours
MATH 2050 - Probability and Statistics 3 credit hours
PHIL 3170 - Ethics and Computing Technology 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences (different prefix from year-long lab sequence) 4 credit hours **

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Senior

CSCI 4160 - Compiler Design and Software Development 3 credit hours
CSCI 4700 - Software Engineering 3 credit hours
CSCI upper-division elective 6 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Electives to meet 120 credit hours 7 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

NOTE:

*Professional Computer Science concentration students choose one year-long sequence from BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 , BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 , CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1011 , CHEM 1020 /CHEM 1021 , CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 , CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 , PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 , PHYS 2020 /PHYS 2121 , PHYS 2110 /PHYS 2111 , PHYS 2120 /PHYS 2121 .

**Professional Computer Science concentration students choose one course with different prefix from that chosen in sophomore year from BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 , CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1011 , CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 , PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 , PHYS 2110 /PHYS 2111 .