BS in Computer Science with Human-Centered Computing Concentration

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, with an HCC Concentration, students need to complete university, college, and department degree requirements. The Department of Computer Science degree requirements are outlined below. Students should consult the College of Engineering section for additional degree requirements and college academic policies.

Degree Requirements

Summary of Requirements
Required Outside the College of Engineering57
Required in the College of Engineering54
Technical Electives3
Required Mathematics Courses6
Free Electives8
Total Hours128

Required Outside College of Engineering

Required Courses
ENGL 160Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts3
ENGL 161Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research3
General Education Core
Select one course from each of the following categories: a15
Exploring World Cultures
Understanding the Creative Arts
Understanding the Past
Understanding the Individual and Society
Understanding US Society
Humanities/Social Sciences/Art Electives
At least three of the selected courses must be from the following: (Please note: In order to enroll in some of these courses, students will have to go to the respective departments to get an override on prerequisites and/or enrollment restrictions.) b12
PSCH 100
Introduction to Psychology
PSCH 242
Introduction to Research in Psychology (prerequisite PSCH 100)
ART 150
Introduction to New Media Arts
ART 454
3D Space I: Modeling
ART 456
Embedded Media: Physical Computing
DES 452
Information Aesthetics I
COMM 316
Writing for the Electronic Media
COMM 430
Media, Information and Society
COMM 460
Visual Communication
MATH 180Calculus I c4
MATH 181Calculus II c4
MATH 210Calculus III c3
MATH 220Introduction to Differential Equations3
PHYS 141General Physics I (Mechanics) c4
PHYS 142General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) c4
Science Elective (see below) d2
Total Hours57

Required in the College of Engineering 

Required Courses
ENGR 100Engineering Orientation a1
CS 111Program Design I3
CS 141Program Design II3
CS 151Mathematical Foundations of Computing3
CS 211Programming Practicum2
CS 251Data Structures4
CS 261Machine Organization3
CS 301Languages and Automata3
CS 341Programming Language Design and Implementation3
CS 342Software Design3
CS 361Systems Programming3
CS 362Computer Design3
CS 377Ethical Issues in Computing3
CS 401Computer Algorithms I3
CS 422User Interface Design and Programming3
CS 461Operating Systems Design and Implementation3
CS 499Professional Development Seminar0
Select at least three of the following:9
CS 415
Computer Vision I
or ECE 415
 Image Analysis and Computer Vision I
CS 411
Artificial Intelligence I
CS 421
Natural Language Processing
CS 424
Visualization and Visual Analytics
CS 425
Computer Graphics I
CS 426
Video Game Design and Development
Total Hours54

Technical Electives

Courses
Select one of the following:3
CS 378
Framework-based Software Development for Hand-held Devices
CS 398
Undergraduate Design/Research
CS 407
Economics and Computation
CS 411
Artificial Intelligence I a
CS 412
Introduction to Machine Learning
CS 415
Computer Vision I a
or ECE 415
 Image Analysis and Computer Vision I
CS 418
Introduction to Data Science
CS 421
Natural Language Processing a
CS 424
Visualization and Visual Analytics a
CS 425
Computer Graphics I a
CS 426
Video Game Design and Development a
CS 427
Creative Coding
CS 428
Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality
CS 440
Software Engineering I
CS 441
Engineering Distributed Objects For Cloud Computing
CS 450
Introduction to Networking
CS 453
Introduction to Parallel and Distributed Processing
CS 454
Principles of Concurrent Programming
CS 455
Design and Implementation of Network Protocols
CS 463
Systems Performance and Concurrent Computing
CS 466
Computer Architecture
CS 468
Network Security
CS 473
Compiler Design
CS 474
Object-Oriented Languages and Environments
CS 476
Programming Language Design
CS 477
Public Policy, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing, Privacy, and Security
CS 478
Software Development for Mobile Platforms
CS 479
Wearables and Nearables Technology Laboratory
CS 480
Database Systems
CS 483
Big Data Mining
CS 484
Secure Web Application Development
CS 485
Networked Operating Systems Programming
CS 486
Secure Operating System Design and Implementation
CS 487
Building Secure Computer Systems
CS 489
Human Augmentics
ECE 452
Robotics: Algorithms and Control
ECE 469
Hardware Description Language Based Digital and Computer System Design
MCS 320
Introduction to Symbolic Computation
MCS 471
Numerical Analysis
MCS 481
Computational Geometry
STAT 471
Linear and Non-Linear Programming
MATH 419
Models in Applied Mathematics
Total Hours3

Required Mathematics Courses 

Required Courses
IE 342Probability and Statistics for Engineers a3
or STAT 381 Applied Statistical Methods I
MATH 310Applied Linear Algebra3
or MATH 320 Linear Algebra I
Total Hours6

Lab Science Sequence and Science Electives

Every student must take a total of at least 2 additional credit hours in the science area to make up a total of 10 credits. Additional courses may be other courses on this list, courses that have PHYS 141, PHYS 142, or any of these courses as prerequisites, or other courses from a list maintained by the Department of Computer Science of certain additional courses in Engineering and quantitative social sciences.

Required Courses
Select two hours from the following: a2
BIOS 110
Biology of Cells and Organisms
BIOS 120
Biology of Populations and Communities
CHEM 122
& CHEM 123
Matter and Energy
and Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I b
CHEM 124
& CHEM 125
Chemical Dynamics
and Foundations of Chemical Inquiry II b
CHEM 116
Honors and Majors General and Analytical Chemistry I
CHEM 118
Honors and Majors General and Analytical Chemistry II
EAES 101
Global Environmental Change
EAES 111
Earth, Energy, and the Environment
Total Hours2

Free Electives

Electives
Select 8 hours of Free Electives8
Total Hours8

Sample Course Schedule

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman Year
First SemesterHours
MATH 180 Calculus I 4
CS 111 Program Design I 3
ENGL 160 Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts 3
General Education Core course 3
General Education Core course 3
ENGR 100 Engineering Orientation a 1
 Hours16
Second Semester
MATH 181 Calculus II 4
ENGL 161 Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research 3
CS 141 Program Design II 3
CS 151 Mathematical Foundations of Computing 3
General Education Core course 3
 Hours16
Sophomore Year
First Semester
MATH 210 Calculus III 3
PHYS 141 General Physics I (Mechanics) 4
CS 211 Programming Practicum 2
CS 251 Data Structures 4
General Education Core course 3
 Hours16
Second Semester
CS 261 Machine Organization 3
CS 301 Languages and Automata 3
MATH 220 Introduction to Differential Equations 3
PHYS 142 General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) 4
Humanities/Social Sciences/Art Elective 3
 Hours16
Junior Year
First Semester
CS 361 Systems Programming 3
CS 362 Computer Design 3
CS 342 Software Design 3
IE 342
or STAT 381
 Probability and Statistics for Engineers
or Applied Statistical Methods I
 3
Science Elective 2
Humanities/Social Science/Art Elective b 3-4
 Hours17-18
Second Semester
CS 341 Programming Language Design and Implementation 3
CS 422 User Interface Design and Programming 3
CS 461 Operating Systems Design and Implementation 3
MATH 310
or MATH 320
 Applied Linear Algebra
or Linear Algebra I
 3
Humanities/Social Science/Art Elective b 3-4
 Hours15-16
Senior Year
First Semester
CS 377 Ethical Issues in Computing 3
CS 401 Computer Algorithms I 3
CS 424 Visualization and Visual Analytics 3
CS 425 Computer Graphics I 3
Free Elective 2
General Education Core course 3
 Hours17
Second Semester
CS 426 Video Game Design and Development 3
CS 499 Professional Development Seminar 0
Technical Elective 3
Humanities/Social Science/Art Elective b 3-4
Free Elective 3
Free Elective 3
 Hours15-16
 Total Hours128