Computer Science

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Daisy Tang, Chair

The Computer Science program blends practice and theory in both hardware and software, and it provides an excellent foundation in computer languages, computer architecture, large-scale system software and the design, analysis, and application of many types of algorithms. Success in mathematics is a good indicator for success in the Computer Science program. High school students planning to major in Computer Science should take as much math and science as possible. Entering freshmen who do not meet the prerequisites for the first year calculus sequence should expect to take between one and three quarters longer to graduate. Transfer students should try to take two years of calculus, a year of physics and programming through data structures. Transfer students without this background should expect to take an additional year to finish the program.

Computer Science majors on probation or subject to disqualification for three or more quarters may be disqualified at the discretion of the department chair.

The department also offers a graduate program leading to the M.S. degree. Details are given for the Master of Science Program in Computer Science below and in the “Graduate Studies” section of the catalog.

Computer Science majors are invited to join the Computer Science Society (CSS) club and the local chapters of Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) and IEEE.

The department’s Bachelor of Science program in Computer Science is fully accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission/ABET (CAC/ABET).

Programs

• Computer Science, B.S.: 120 units

• Computer Science Minor: 29 units

• Computer Science, M.S.: 30 units

Courses

For all CS courses with a prerequisite of and , , , , , , , or , the prerequisite may be satisfied by any of the subsequent MAT courses on this list.

• CS 1280 - Introduction to C++ (3)
• CS 1300 - Discrete Structures (4)
• CS 1400 - Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving (4)
• CS 2000 - Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• CS 2180 - Logic and Computing (3)
• CS 2400 - Data Structures and Advanced Programming (4)
• CS 2450 - Programming Graphical User Interfaces (3)
• CS 2560 - C++ Programming (3)
• CS 2600 - Unix and Scripting (3)
• CS 2640 - Computer Organization and Assembly Programming (3)
• CS 2990 - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• CS 2990A - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Activity (1-3)
• CS 2990L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
• CS 3010 - Numerical Methods (3)
• CS 3110 - Formal Languages and Automata (3)
• CS 3310 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms (4)
• CS 3520 - Symbolic Programming (3)
• CS 3560 - Object-Oriented Design and Programming (3)
• CS 3650 - Computer Architecture (4)
• CS 3700 - Parallel Processing (3)
• CS 3750 - Computers and Society (3)
• CS 3800 - Computer Networks (3)
• CS 4000 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-3)
• CS 4080 - Concepts of Programming Languages (3)
• CS 4110 - Compilers and Interpreters (3)
• CS 4200 - Artificial Intelligence (3)
• CS 4310 - Operating Systems (3)
• CS 4350 - Database Systems (3)
• CS 4410 - Internship in Computer Science (1-2)
• CS 4450 - Computer Graphics (3)
• CS 4500 - Computability (3)
• CS 4600 - Cryptography and Information Security (3)
• CS 4610 - Senior Project (1)
• CS 4620 - Senior Project (1)
• CS 4630 - Undergraduate Seminar (1)
• CS 4650 - Big Data Analytics and Cloud Computing (3)
• CS 4700 - Game Development (3)
• CS 4800 - Software Engineering (3)
• CS 4810 - Software Engineering Practice (3)
• CS 4900 - Honors (3)
• CS 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)
• CS 4990A - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Activity (1-3)
• CS 4990L - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
• CS 5000 - Special Study for Graduate Students (1-3)
• CS 5100 - Computer-Assisted Instruction (3)
• CS 5170 - Natural Language Processing (3)
• CS 5180 - Information Retrieval (3)
• CS 5190 - Computer Vision (3)
• CS 5210 - Robotics (3)
• CS 5220 - Distributed Intelligence in Robotics (3)
• CS 5250 - Advanced Computer Architecture (3)
• CS 5300 - Advanced Algorithm Design and Analysis (3)
• CS 5310 - Computability and Complexity Theory (3)
• CS 5350 - Parallel and Distributed Algorithms (3)
• CS 5370 - Scheduling Algorithms (3)
• CS 5400 - Topics in Compiler Design (3)
• CS 5500 - Advanced Information Security (3)
• CS 5550 - Digital Image Processing (3)
• CS 5650 - Advanced Computer Networks (3)
• CS 5660 - Distributed Computing Systems (3)
• CS 5700 - Human Computer Interaction (3)
• CS 5750 - Topics in Database Systems (3)
• CS 5800 - Advanced Software Engineering (3)
• CS 5850 - Software Verification and Validation (3)
• CS 5860 - Software Metrics and Models (3)
• CS 5990 - Special Topics for Graduate Students (1-3)
• CS 5990A - Special Topics for Graduate Students Activity (1-3)
• CS 5990L - Special Topics for Graduate Students Laboratory (1-3)
• CS 6640 - Graduate Seminar (1)
• CS 6910 - Directed Research (1-3)
• CS 6920 - Independent Research (1-3)
• CS 6940 - Master’s Thesis Project Research (1-2)
• CS 6950 - Master’s Degree Project (1)
• CS 6960 - Master’s Degree Thesis (1-3)
• CS 6990 - Master’s Degree Continuation (0)

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