Department of Mathematics + Computer Science

The computer science degree prepares graduates to formulate mathematical models of real-life situations, solve these models on a computer and interpret the solutions of the models in terms of the original real-life situation.

At Quinnipiac, computer science combines a traditional approach to the discipline with innovations developed to ensure currency for our students. The core consists of 10 courses that offer a thorough introduction to the discipline in a liberal arts context. After completing the core, students choose among three emphases for advanced courses. These areas include:

• Computer science, introducing various levels of operating systems software and interactive languages
• Mathematics, developing skills in such areas as numerical analysis, probability theory and experimental design
• Internet studies, developing skills in writing hypertext, soliciting business from consumers and processing transactions

The computer science major offers a foundation of study in computer science within the framework of a traditional liberal arts education. The major requires students to complete a core of 10 courses (29 credits) and four upper-division electives in computer science and mathematics. Note: a C- or better is required for all departmental prerequisites.

The core requirements are:

Course	Title	Credits
CSC 110	Programming & Problem Solving	4
CSC 111	Data Structures & Abstraction	4
CSC 205	Introduction to Discrete Mathematics	3
or MA 305	Applied Discrete Mathematics
CSC 210	Computer Architecture & Organization	4
CSC 215	Algorithm Design & Analysis	3
CSC 225	Introduction to Software Development	3
CSC 310	Operating Systems & Systems Programming	3
CSC 491	Senior Project 1	1
CSC 492	Senior Project 2	1
MA 141	Calculus of a Single Variable	3
or MA 229	Linear Algebra

The electives are chosen from the following list:

Course	Title	Credits
CSC 318	Cryptography	3
CSC 320	Compilers	3
CSC 325	Database Systems	3
CSC 340	Networking & Distributed Processing	3
CSC 345	Computer Graphics	3
CSC 350	Intelligent Systems	3
CSC 355	Programming Language Concepts	3
CSC 361	Numerical Analysis	3
CSC 375*	Advanced Topics in Computer Science	3

*Note CSC 375 may be repeated for credit if topics are different.

Our computer science program has several dedicated labs on campus-making state-of-the-art equipment available to students for both course work and independent study.

The computer science program has a dedicated space that serves as a development lab for students. This lab is designed to host up to four distinct internal networks for experimentation, and has stations with machines running Linux, Windows and OS X. In addition, this space serves as a lab for embedded systems and robotics development.

To complete a minor in computer science, a student is required to take a total of six courses (20 or 21 credits), including CSC 110, CSC 111, either CSC 205 or MA 305, and three additional courses in computer science at the 200 level or above, to be approved by the chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. These additional courses must include either CSC 210 or CSC 215 (or both), and at least one computer science course at the 300 level.

The following computer science courses are applicable toward the minor:

Course	Title	Credits
CSC 110	Programming & Problem Solving	4
CSC 111	Data Structures & Abstraction	4
CSC 205	Introduction to Discrete Mathematics	3
or MA 305	Applied Discrete Mathematics
CSC 210	Computer Architecture & Organization	4
CSC 215	Algorithm Design & Analysis	3
CSC 225	Introduction to Software Development	3
CSC 310	Operating Systems & Systems Programming	3
CSC 318	Cryptography	3
CSC 320	Compilers	3
CSC 325	Database Systems	3
CSC 340	Networking & Distributed Processing	3
CSC 345	Computer Graphics	3
CSC 350	Intelligent Systems	3
CSC 361	Numerical Analysis	3
CSC 375	Advanced Topics in Computer Science	3