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The School of Business and Technology

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

MAJOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE DIRECTED TOWARD BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

I. General Education Requirements (41)

Course No. Title Credits

A. Curriculum Area I (Arts and Humanities)

ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech — 3
GERM 101 Fundamentals of German I — 3
GERM 102 Fundamentals of German II — 3
OR
FREN 101 Fundamentals of French I — 3
FREN 102 Fundamentals of French II — 3
OR
SPAN 101 Fundamentals of Spanish I — 3
SPAN 102 Fundamentals of Spanish II — 3

Total — 9

B. Curriculum Area II (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

(Select one course from each of three disciplines) 

Social Sciences: Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology-Anthropology, Geography.

Behavioral Sciences: Criminal Justice, Human Ecology, Social Work, Psychology.

Total — 6

C. Curriculum Area III (Biological and Physical Sciences)

BIOL 101 Theories & Applications of Biological Sciences — 3
PHYS 101 Theories & Applications of Physical Sciences — 3

ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TWO LABORATORY COURSES

BIOL 103 Biological Science Laboratory — 1
PHYS 103 Physical Science Laboratory 

Students with strong preparation in secondary school science may substitute more advanced Biology, Chemistry or Physics courses (111 or higher) for the above science courses. 

Total — 7

D. Curriculum Area IV (Mathematics)

(Select one course)

MATH 109/110 College Algebra/Trigonometry & Anal. Geometry — 6 or 3
OR
MATH 111H Honors Elementary Mathematical Analysis — 4
OR
MATH 112 Calculus I — 4

Total — 3 or 4

E. Curriculum Area V (English Composition)

ENGL 101 Basic Composition I — 3
OR
ENGL 101H
ENGL 102 Basic Composition II — 3
OR
ENGL 102H
ENGL 305 Technical Writing — 3
OR
ENGL 310 Advanced Composition 

Total — 9

F. Curriculum Area VI (Emerging Issues)

(courses identified as being essential to a full program of general education for UMES students)

GNST 101 First Year Experience Seminar — 1
EDHE 111 Health and Wellness — 3

Total — 4

II. Major Core Requirements (58)

Course No. Title Credits

MATH 112 Calculus I — 4
MATH 210 Elementary Statistics — 3
MATH 211 Calculus II — 4
MATH 412 Linear Algebra — 3
CSDP 220 Introduction to Computer Programming — 4
CSDP 222 Advanced Programming — 4
CSDP 240 Principles of Data Processing: COBOL — 3
CSDP 241 File Structures — 3
CSDP 250 Introduction to Data Structures — 3
CSDP 301 Machine and Assembly Languages — 3
CSDP 305 Software Engineering I — 3
CSDP 321 Intro. to Discrete Structures — 3
CSDP 401 Operating Systems — 3
CSDP 402 Computer Networks/Communications — 3
CSDP 403 Computer Language Theory — 3
CSDP 404 Database Management Systems — 3
CSDP 450 Advanced Data Structures/Algorithm Analysis — 3
CSDP 451 Computer Organization — 3

Total — 58

III. Supportive Course Requirements (9)

Course No. Title Credits

BUAD 132 Introduction to Business — 3
ACCT 201 Intro. Financial Accounting 1 — 3
ACCT 202 Intro. Corporate & Managerial Accounting — 3

Total — 9

IV. Free Elective Courses (15)

TOTAL (COMPUTER SCIENCE/BUSINESS) 120
 
 

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Directed Toward Business Course Sequence

FRESHMAN YEAR

First Semester 

ENGL 101 Basic English Composition 1
General Education Area Il 3
MATH 111H Elem. Mathematical Analysis (Honors)4
BIOL 101 Theories and Applications of Biological Science3
BIOL 103 Biological Science Lab 1
EDHE 111 Health and Wellness3

Total — 17

Second Semester 
ENGL 102 Basic English Composition II 3
General Education Area II3
MATH 112 Calculus I4
PHYS 101 Theories and Applications of Physical Science3
GNST 100 First Year Experience Seminar 1

Total — 14

SOPHOMORE YEAR

First Semester

ENGL 203 Fundamental of Contemp. Speech 3
MATH 211 Calculus II 4
CSDP 220 Intro. to Computer Programming 4
BUAD 132 Intro. to Business 3
Foreign Language3

Total — 17

Second Semester
Free Elective3
CSDP 222 Advanced Programming 4
MATH 210 Elementary Statistics 3
Foreign Language 3
CSDP 240 Data Processing: COBOL

Total — 16

JUNIOR YEAR 

First Semester

Free Elective6
CSDP 250 Introduction to Data Structures 3
CSDP 301 Machine and Assembly Languages 3
CSDP 241 File Structures3
ACCT 201 Intro. Financial Accounting I3

Total — 18

Second Semester 
ENGL 305 Technical Writing3
CSDP 321 Discrete Structures 3
MATH 412 Linear Algebra3
CSDP 305 Software Engineering I3
ACCT 202 Introductory Corporate And Managerial Accounting II 3

Total — 15

SENIOR YEAR 

First Semester 

CSDP 350 Linear Programming3
CSDP 401 Operating Systems3
CSDP 403 Computer Language Theory
Gen. Ed. Area VI 3
CSDP 451 Computer Organization 3

Total — 15

Second Semester 
CSDP 402 Computer Networks 3
CSDP 404 Database Mgt. Systems 3
CSDP 450 Data Structures and Algorithms
Free Elective6

Total — 15 

Many students with suitable preparation will begin actual computer science courses in the Freshman year. 

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

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