Catalog for The School of Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
The program goal is to give the student a thorough education in contemporary computer science while allowing sufficient flexibility for the student to pursue individual interests in related technical fields.
Objectives
- Students completing the BSCS degree will be capable of implementing a computerized solution to a practical problem.
- All students will gain experience working in development teams.
- Students will exhibit professional ethics and abide by the School of Engineering Honor Code.
- All program graduates will be proficient in relating technical concepts through written and oral communications.
- Students graduating from the program will have a good general background in computer science, will be proficient in at least one high-level programming language, and will be familiar with a range of computing languages and paradigms.
The program goal and objectives are consistent with the Mission Statement of The University of Mississippi.
Course Requirements
Candidates must successfully complete 130 semester hours of course work which shall include the following:
- English 101, 102, 200 [6 hours], 221-226 [3 hours]
- Social sciences, fine arts, and humanities [18 hours]
- Speech 105 [3 hours]
- Mathematics 261, 262, 263, 301, 302, 319 [18 hours]
- Business 230 or Mathematics 475 [3 hours]
- Physics 211, 212, 221, 222 [8 hours]
- General science electives [6 hours]
- Electrical Engineering 335, 336 [4 hours]
- Computer Science 111, 112, 211, 223, 300, 311, 387, 423, 433, 450, 487 [31 hours]
- Computer Science electives chosen from 300-level and above
- Computer science courses or approved electives [15 hours]
- Technical electives [15 hours]
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS: 130
FIRST YEAR: 30 Semester Hours
| Classes |
Semester Course Hours |
| |
1st |
2nd |
|
| Computer Science 111, 112 - Computer Science I, II |
3 |
3 |
| Mathematics 261, 262 - Unified Calculus and Analytic Geometry |
3 |
3 |
| English 101, Liberal Arts 102 - English Composition, Freshman Seminar |
3 |
3 |
| Speech 105 - Business and Professional Speech |
|
3 |
| Social sciences, humanities, fine arts electives |
6 |
3 |
SECOND YEAR: 33 Semester Hours
| Classes |
Semester Course Hours |
| |
1st |
2nd |
|
| Computer Science 211, 223 - Computer Science III, Computer Organization |
3 |
3 |
| Electrical Engineering 335, 336 - Principles of Digital Systems and Lab |
|
4 |
| Mathematics 263, 301, 302 - Unified Calculus and Analytic Geometry, Discrete Mathematics, Applied Modern Algebra |
6 |
3 |
| Physics 211, 212, 221, 222 - Physics for Science, Engineering; Laboratory |
4 |
4 |
| English Literature, one of 221-226 |
3 |
|
| Social sciences, humanities, fine arts electives |
|
3 |
THIRD YEAR: 34 Semester Hours
| Classes |
Semester Course Hours |
| |
1st |
2nd |
|
| Computer Science 300, 311, 387, 423, 433 - Social Responsibility in Computer Science, Models of Computation, Software Design and Development, Introduction to Operating Systems, Algorithm and Data Structure Analysis |
7 |
6 |
| Computer science elective |
|
3 |
| Mathematics 319 - Introduction to Linear Algebra |
3 |
|
| Business 230 or Mathematics 475 - Statistics |
|
3 |
| Social sciences, humanities, fine arts electives |
3 |
3 |
| Technical electives |
3 |
3 |
FOURTH YEAR: 33 Semester Hours
| Classes |
Semester Course Hours |
| |
1st |
2nd |
|
| Computer Science 450, 487 - Organization of Programming Languages, Senior Project |
3 |
3 |
| Computer science electives |
6 |
6 |
| General science electives |
3 |
3 |
| Technical electives |
6 |
3 |
See the department office for a list of acceptable elective courses.
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