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  Undergraduate Catalog :: School of Computing and Engineering :: Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
 
  

Concentration Areas

Students pursuing the B.S. degree in Computer Science are required to take two additional advanced elective courses (at the 400 level), with which they can tailor their degree to their specific needs. Students have the option to pursue the emphasis area in Bioinformatics or to pursue one of the concentration areas of Computer and Telecommunications Networking or Software Engineering.

Bioinformatics

The courses required for the emphasis area in Bioinformatics can be accommodated within the current plan of study, if properly chosen. They are: BIOL 108-General Biology I w/Lab, BIOL 109-General Biology II w/Lab, BIOL 202-Cell Biology, BIOL 206-Genetics, CHEM 211-General Chemistry I w/Lab, CHEM 212-General Chemistry w/Lab, CS 490MB, MetaModels of Biology, CS 490BI-Introduction to Bioinformatics, and either CS 471-Database Design, Implementation and Validation, or CS 470-Introduction to DBMS.

Computer and Telecommunications Networking

For the concentration in Computer and Telecommunications Networking, students may take the CS advanced electives from the following list of courses: CS 411, CS 416, CS 420, CS 421, CS 423. Courses offered as special topics (CS 490) that are relevant to this concentration may also count, such as Network Analysis, Network Security.

Software Engineering

For the concentration in Software Engineering, students may take the CS advanced electives from the following list of courses: CS 456, CS 457, CS 458, CS 461, CS 464, CS 493. Courses offered as special topics (CS 490) that are relevant to this concentration may also count.

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