The Computer Science Major BA

Preparation for the Major

Required Courses
COMP 110	Computational Problem Solving	3.5
COMP 120	Programming Abstractions and Methodologies	3.5
COMP 230	Advanced Computational Problem Modeling	3.5
COMP 280	Introduction to Computer Systems	3.5
MATH 150	Calculus I	4
MATH 260	Foundations of Higher Mathematics	3
or MATH 262	Discrete Mathematics
Elective Math Course
Select one of the following:		3
ISYE 330	Engineering Probability and Statistics
MATH 320	Linear Algebra
Total Units		24

Major Requirements

Required Core Computer Science Courses
COMP 305	Object-Oriented Software Design	3
COMP 480	Algorithms	3
COMP 491	Senior Project I	3
COMP 492	Senior Project II	3
Systems Course
Select one of the following courses:		3.5
COMP 300	Principles of Digital Hardware
COMP 310	Operating Systems
COMP 375	Networking
Ethics Course
Select one of the following:		3
PHIL 345	Computer Ethics
PHIL 348	Ethics of AI and Robotics
Upper-Division Elective Courses
Select nine upper-division units from the following:		9
ADS 500A	Probability and Statistics for Data Science
ADS 500B	Data Science Programming
COMP 331	User-Centered Design and Prototyping
COMP 332	Human-Centered Systems
COMP 333	Human-Centered Data Science
COMP 340	Numerical Analysis
COMP 341	Numerical Analysis II
COMP 345	Database Management Systems Design
COMP 350	Computer Graphics
COMP 351	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
COMP 352	Data Science Foundations and Programming
COMP 360	Principles of Programming Languages
COMP 365	Principles of Information Security
COMP 370	Automata, Computability and Formal Languages
COMP 380	Neural Networks
COMP 382	Introduction to Data Mining
COMP 421	Embedded Software Development
COMP 422	Advanced Embedded Software Development
COMP 430	Bioinformatics
COMP 494	Special Topics in Computer Science
COMP 499	Independent Study
CYBR 501	Introduction to Cybersecurity Concepts and Tools
CYBR 502	Cybersecurity Network Defense
ADS 501	Foundations of Data Science and Data Ethics
ADS 502	Applied Data Mining
Total Units		27.5

Notes for Major Requirements:
1) At least 15 of the upper-division units in the major must be completed at USD.
2) Permission from the chair of computer science and the dean of the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering is required before enrolling in 500-level CYBR or ADS courses.
3) Students may not receive credit towards their undergraduate degree for both COMP 365 and CYBR 501 or CYBR 502.
4) Unless in a combined program (see below), at most two 500-level courses may be taken in fulfillment of the requirements of the bachelor’s degree.
5) Undergraduate students enrolling in the following graduate classes must complete the indicated prerequisite undergraduate classes: CYBR 501 and 502: COMP 375; ADS 530 and 531: ISYE 330 and COMP 352.

Additional Requirements:

All computer science majors must satisfy the core curriculum specified by the University and the Connect Career Readiness Program.

Concentrations in Computer Science (9 - 9.5 units)

Concentrations allow majors to develop a level of depth in a particular area of computer science. Courses taken toward a concentration may also apply to the upper-division elective requirements of the major. Concentrations are optional, and so are not required by the computer science major. Participation in the cyber security concentration requires approval of the chair and the dean of the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering.

Concentration in Human-Computer Interaction
COMP 331	User-Centered Design and Prototyping	3
COMP 332	Human-Centered Systems	3
COMP 333	Human-Centered Data Science	3
Total Units		9

Concentration in Cyber Security
CYBR 501	Introduction to Cybersecurity Concepts and Tools	3
CYBR 502	Cybersecurity Network Defense	3
One of the following courses:		3-3.5
COMP 375	Networking
An additional CYBR course numbered CYBR 503 or higher
Total Units		9-9.5

Concentration in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
COMP 351	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	3
COMP 352	Data Science Foundations and Programming	3
One of the following courses:		3
COMP 333	Human-Centered Data Science
COMP 380	Neural Networks
COMP 382	Introduction to Data Mining
GENG 430	Bioinformatics
Total Units		9

Combined BS or BA Computer Science and Master of Science in Cyber Security Engineering (MSCSE) Program

A student who has applied, accepted, and indicated that they will enter the MSCSE program, can apply up to twelve 500-level CYBR units to both their undergraduate degree requirements in Computer Science, and to the requirements of the MSCSE program. Those units shall include CYBR 501, CYBR 502, and any of the following: CYBR courses: 503, 504, 506, 508, 510, and 512.

The MSCSE program requires 30 units (computer science majors do not need to take a 6-unit course in software, operating systems, and networking fundamentals that would bring the unit count to 36), and MSCSE students take 6 units per semester. So a student who completes 12 units as an undergraduate can complete the remaining 18 units in three terms (summer, fall, and spring). Thus, a student can earn a BS or BA in computer science plus an MS in Cyber Security Engineering in 4 years of undergraduate coursework plus 1 year of graduate coursework.

Combined BS or BA Computer Science and Master of Science in Applied Data Science (MS-
ADS) Program

A student who has applied, been accepted, and indicated that they will enter the MS-ADS
Program, can apply 12 units of coursework to both the requirements of their undergraduate degree and to the requirements of the MS-ADS program. Prerequisite courses to begin the combined program are: ISYE 330 (Engineering Probability and Statistics), and COMP 352 (Data Science Foundations and Programming). Combined students must take these prior to the fall of their senior year. ISYE 330 counts for MS-ADS prerequisite class ADS 500A (Probability and Statistics for Data Science), and COMP 352 counts for the prerequisite class ADS 500B (Data Science Programming).

Combined students then take ADS 501 (Foundations of Data Science and Data Ethics) and ADS 502 (Applied Data Mining) in the fall of their senior year, and two additional courses in the MS-ADS program in the spring of their senior year. (These could be, depending on the year, ADS 503 and 504, or ADS 505 and 506, or ADS 507 and 508.)

The MS-ADS Program requires 30 units of coursework (not counting the 6 units of prerequisite coursework), and students in the program take 6 units per semester. So a student who completes 12 units as an undergraduate can complete the remaining 18 units in three terms (summer, fall and spring). Thus, a students can earn a BS or BA in Computer Science plus an MS in Applied Data Science in 4 years of undergraduate coursework plus 1 year of graduate coursework.

Notes for Concentrations and Combined Programs:
1) Permission from the chair of computer science and the dean of the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering is required before enrolling in 500-level CYBR courses.
2) Students applying COMP 375 to both a concentration (Cyber Security) and to the systems course requirement must take an additional computer science upper division elective course.
3) Students completing the Cyber Security concentration by taking nine units of 500-level CYBR classes must be enrolled in the Combined Undergraduate Computer Science and MS in Cyber Security Engineering program at the time the third CYBR course is taken.
4) Undergraduate students enrolling in the following graduate classes must complete the indicated prerequisite undergraduate classes: CYBR 501 and 502: COMP 375; ADS 530 and 531: ISYE 330 and COMP 352.

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