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 Engineering55
Required in the College of Engineering58
Technical Electives6
Required Mathematics Courses6
Free Electives3
Total Hours128

Required Outside the 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
Total Hours55
a

Students should consult the General Education section of the catalog for a list of approved courses in this category.

b

These electives must be selected from a list of approved courses provided by the CS department.

c

This course is approved for the Analyzing the Natural World General Education category.

Required in the College of Engineering 

Required Courses
ENGR 100Engineering Success Seminar a1
Select one of the following:3
CS 111
Program Design I
CS 112
Program Design I in the Context of Biological Problems
CS 113
Program Design I in the Context of Law and Public Policy
CS 141Program Design II3
CS 151Mathematical Foundations of Computing3
CS 211Programming Practicum3
CS 251Data Structures4
CS 261Machine Organization4
CS 277Technical and Professional Communication in Computer Science3
CS 301Languages and Automata3
CS 341Programming Language Design and Implementation3
CS 342Software Design3
CS 361Systems Programming4
CS 362Computer Design4
CS 377Ethical Issues in Computing3
CS 401Computer Algorithms I3
CS 422User Interface Design and Programming3
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 Hours58
a

ENGR 100 carries one equivalent semester hour, but awards no credit toward graduation.

Technical Electives

Courses
Select two of the following, only one of which may be outside of the CS rubric:6
CS 351
Advanced Data Structure Practicum
CS 378
Framework-based Software Development for Hand-held Devices
CS 398
Undergraduate Design/Research
CS 402
Algorithms in Practice
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 422
User Interface Design and Programming
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 442
Software Engineering II
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 461
Operating Systems Design and Implementation
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 488
Introduction to Cryptography
CS 489
Human Augmentics
ECE 452
Robotics: Algorithms and Control
ECE 469
Hardware Description Language Based Digital and Computer System Design
IT 301
Networks and Distributed Computing Technology
IT 302
Database Administration and Installation
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 Hours6
a

May be used as either a selective course (above) or a technical elective but not both.

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
a

Students who take IE 342 will not receive credit for either STAT 381 or STAT 401.

Free Electives

Electives
Select 3 hours of Free Electives3
Total Hours3

Sample Course Schedule

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman Year
First SemesterHours
MATH 180 Calculus I 4
CS 111
or CS 112
or CS 113
 Program Design I
or Program Design I in the Context of Biological Problems
or Program Design I in the Context of Law and Public Policy
 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 Success Seminar 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 3
CS 251 Data Structures 4
General Education Core course 3
 Hours17
Second Semester
CS 261 Machine Organization 4
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
 Hours17
Junior Year
First Semester
CS 361 Systems Programming 4
CS 362 Computer Design 4
CS 342 Software Design 3
IE 342
or STAT 381
 Probability and Statistics for Engineers
or Applied Statistical Methods I
 3
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
General Education Core course 3
 Hours15
Second Semester
CS 426 Video Game Design and Development 3
CS 499 Professional Development Seminar 0
Technical Elective 3
Technical Elective 3
Humanities/Social Science/Art Elective b 3-4
Free Elective 3
 Hours15-16
 Total Hours128
a

ENGR 100 carries one equivalent hour but awards no credit towards graduation.

b

One of the following electives: PSCH 100, PSCH 242; ART 150, ART 454, ART 456; DES 452; COMM 430, COMM 316, COMM 460.