Computer Science, B.S.

Additional Requirements

Candidates for a B.S. degree with a major in computer science (including computational mathematics and multimedia computing) must complete at least 60 credits in science and mathematics, 24 of which must be completed in advanced courses numbered 2000 and above in the Department of Computer and Information Science. For the B.S. degree in computational mathematics, these 24 credits must be in the Department of Computer and Information Science and/or the Department of Mathematics. These 24 credits must be completed at Brooklyn College with a grade of C or higher in each course. Specific course requirements for B.S. degrees in the department are described above. The following courses may be applied toward the 60 credits in science and mathematics:

• All courses in the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Computer and Information Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology.
• Courses marked with a number sign (#) in the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences.
• Anthropology 2200, 3199, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260, 3265, 3266, 3425, 3440, 3470, and 4665.
• Core Studies [5, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, and 8.2].
• Core Curriculum [1300 through 1399, 3301 through 3399]
• Economics 3400, 3410, 4410, 4422.
• Philosophy 3203, 3204, 3231, 3232, 3422, 3423, 3601, 3605, 3610.
• Kinesiology 3271, 3275, 3281, 3285, 4229, 4251.
• Sociology 2701.

Student Learning Outcomes

Goal 1: To Understand the Parts of a Computer and the Hardware-Software Interface.

• To understand different-base number notations and how numbers and characters are represented in a computer.
• To understand the parts of a computer and how they work together to perform computation.
• To understand the stored program concept, its strengths in performing computation, and its limits.
• To understand the organization of a computer operating system.

Goal 2: To Develop Computer Programming Skills.

• To effectively use programming constructs (variables, control structures, functions, and arrays)
• To gain skill in at least two programming languages.
• To use at least two different programming paradigms.
• To transform algorithms into programs.
• To understand the implementation and application of stacks, queues, lists, treesm and graphs and their use in developing programs.
• To understand the implementation of programming languages.

Goal 3: To understand, develop, and analyze algorithms.

• To develop algorithms.
• To utilize appropriate algorithms for sorting and searching.
• To analyze the efficiency of algorithms and programs.
• To compare two algorithms and programs for relative efficiency in terms of both time and space.
• To understand the limits of computation.
• To understand recurrences and recursion and recognize problems that can be solved via recursion.

Goal 4: To Gain Breadth in Several Areas of Computer Science.

• To formulate formal logical propositions and perform simple proofs.
• To gain familiarity with the history of computing.
• To gain knowledge about areas such as artificial intelligence, multimedia computing, methods of simulation, computer networking, database organization, and system simulation.

Goal 5: To Develop and Apply Appropriate Professional Skills and Practices

• To develop problem-solving skills.
• To develop, program, and advise on computer systems ethically and honestly.
• To utilize effective documentation techniques.
• To understand the ethical issues of computing and computational professionals.

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E: thurm@sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu
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