Department of Computer Science

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Ali Sekmen, PhD., Chair
005, McCord Hall
(615) 963-5712

Faculty: K. Al Nasr, W. Chen, E. Erdemir, M. Hayes, H. Miao, T. Rogers, G. Shao, F. Yao

General Statement

The Department of Computer Science offers a B.S. degree in Computer Science (CS). The CS program provides the CS majors with a broad-based knowledge in various contemporary computers science fields such as Programming Languages, Computer Architectures, and Operating Systems, Algorithms, Database Systems, Computer Communications and Networks, Cyber-Security, Artificial Intelligence, and Robotics, Computer Vision and Graphics, Bioinformatics and High-Performance Computing, and Software Engineering. The CS program also offers a concentration in Bioinformatics under the B.S. degree.

The mission of the Department of Computer Science, commensurate with the mission of the University and the College of Engineering, is to provide quality Computer Science education, to pursue theoretically and applied research in the critical areas of computer science, and to engage in service to its constituents.

Programs

• Computer Science, B.S.
• Computer Science, Bioinformatics Concentration, B.S.

Courses

• COMP 1210 - Introduction to Computing (3)
• COMP 1500 - Introduction to Computer Science (1)
• COMP 2140 - Computer Programming I (4)
• COMP 2240 - Computer Programming II (4)
• COMP 2400 - Computer Organization (3)
• COMP 2600 - Assembly Language (3)
• COMP 2630 - Selected Programming Languages (1-3)
• COMP 3000 - Computer Programming for non-CS majors (3)
• COMP 3030 - Windows Programming (3)
• COMP 3040 - Data Structures (3)
• COMP 3050 - Programming Languages (3)
• COMP 3110 - Java Programming (3)
• COMP 3112/3113 - Introduction to Bioinformatics (4)
• COMP 3120 - C++ Programming (3)
• COMP 3130 - C Programming (3)
• COMP 3140 - Python Programming (3)
• COMP 3150 - COBOL Programming (3)
• COMP 3170 - Applied Operating Systems (1-3)
• COMP 3185 - Cooperative Education (3)
• COMP 3186 - Cooperative Education (3)
• COMP 3187 - Cooperative Education (3)
• COMP 3188 - Cooperative Education (3)
• COMP 3190 - Ethics and Professionalism in Computing (2)
• COMP 3200 - Discrete Mathematics (4)
• COMP 3230 - Information Systems Analysis (3)
• COMP 3300 - Software Engineering (3)
• COMP 3310 - Data Communications and Computer Networks (3)
• COMP 3410 - Advanced Computer Organization (3)
• COMP 3500 - Digital Logic Design (3)
• COMP 3560 - Introduction to Theory of Computing (3)
• COMP 3650 - Microprocessors (3)
• COMP 3710 - Relational Databases (3)
• COMP 3900 - Numerical Analysis (3)
• COMP 4100 - Operating Systems (3)
• COMP 4200 - Compiler Construction (3)
• COMP 4280 - Web-based Application Development (3)
• COMP 4400 - Artificial Intelligence (3)
• COMP 4440 - Mobile Robotics (3)
• COMP 4450 - Computer Network Architecture (3)
• COMP 4500 - Senior Project I (1)
• COMP 4510 - Senior Project II (2)
• COMP 4550 - Computer Network Protocols (3)
• COMP 4600 - Game Programming (3)
• COMP 4610 - Object Oriented and Hybrid Database Systems (3)
• COMP 4700 - Algorithms (3)
• COMP 4720 - Cryptography and Computer Security (3)
• COMP 4750 - Computer Network Management (3)
• COMP 4800 - Computer Graphics (3)
• COMP 4820 - Introduction to Bioinformatics Computing (3)
• COMP 4910 - Special Topics (1-3)

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