Degree Programs
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Computer Science
The bachelor of arts degree with a major in computer science is designed to provide a solid background in the field for those wishing to immediately enter a career in computer science or related fields. The degree requires the completion of two years of one foreign language and 71-72 hours in the major. Students in this major are required to pass a comprehensive examination during their senior year consisting of a programming project and an oral examination.
The degree requires successful completion of core courses, courses in a predetermined area of concentration, and elective courses as described below.
While the course requirements listed below are believed to be an accurate representation of the requirements for the bachelor of arts degree in computer science for the 2008-09 catalog year, it is not the official listing of requirements. Refer to the
Taylor University Academic Catalog pages of the Taylor University web site.
Please notify The Computer Science and Engineering Department (cseinfo@cse.taylor.edu) of any error or ambiguity found on this or other listing of course requirements.
Core Requirements
| Course | Credit hours | Course Title |
| COS 120 | 4 | Introduction to Computer Science I |
| COS 121 | 4 | Introduction to Computer Science II |
| COS 264 | 3 | Interactive Application Development |
| COS 265 | 3 | Data Structures and Algorithms |
| COS 284 | 3 | Introduction to Computer Systems |
| COS 311 | 2 | Ethics in Computer Science |
| COS 341 | 4 | Database Concepts |
| COS 493 | 1 | Computer Science Senior Capstone |
| MAT 151 | 4 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I |
| MAT 215 | 3 | Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science |
| SYS 101 | 3 | Intro to Systems |
| Select one course from: |
| COS 393 | 4 | Practicum |
| COS 452 | 3 | Research I |
| Select one course from: |
| MAT 210 | 4 | Introductory Statistics |
| MAT 352 | 4 | Mathematical Statistics |
| Select one course from: |
| COS 320 | 3 | Algorithm Design |
| COS 382 | 3 | Language Structures |
| COS 435 | 3 | Theory of Computation |
Required of all tracks except Software Studio: |
| COS 492 | 3 | Senior Project |
Concentration Requirements
| Select one of the following three concentration areas: |
| Graphics |
| SYS 214 | 3 | Principles of Human Computer Interaction |
| COS 314 | 3 | Human Computer Interaction |
| COS 350 | 3 | Computer Graphics |
| COS 351 | 3 | Computer Vision |
| COS 424 | 3 | Surfaces and Modeling |
| COS 425 | 3 | Animation |
| or |
Intelligent Systems |
| COS 280 | 3 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence |
| COS 351 | 3 | Computer Vision |
| COS 380 | 3 | Natural Language Processing |
| SYS 352 | 3 | Knowledge Based Systems |
| COS 411 | 3 | Machine Learning |
| or |
| Scientific Computing |
| MAT 230 | 4 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II |
| MAT 240 | 4 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III |
| MAT 245 | 4 | Linear Algebra |
| MAT 251 | 4 | Differential Equations |
| MAT 310 | 3 | Mathematical Modeling with Numerical Analysis |
| or |
| Software Studio |
| COS 340 | 3 | Software Engineering |
| COS 371* | 4 | Software Studio I* |
| COS 372 | 4 | Software Studio II |
| COS 471 | 4 | Software Studio III |
| COS 472 | 4 | Software StudiO IV |
*COS 371 requires SYS 390 as a prerequisite
Electives
| Select enough electives to meet the 71-72 total hour requirement from the following: |
| COS 230 | 3 | Missions Technology |
| COS 240 | 3 | Business Application Programming |
| COS 280 | 3 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence |
| any COS 300/400 level course excluding COS 304 and 325 |
| SYS 214 | 3 | Principles of Human Computer Interaction |
| SYS 352 | 3 | Knowledge Based Systems |
| SYS 401 | 4 | Operations Research |
| SYS 402 | 4 | Modeling and Simulation |
| SYS 403 | 3 | Operations Management |
| SYS 411 | 3 | Machine Learning |
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