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Computer Science
Science and Mathematics
College of Science and Mathematics
Department of Computer Science
J. Todd Wilson, Chair
Science II Building, Room C255
559.278.4373
FAX: 559.278.4197
e-mail: cs@csufresno.edu
B.S. in Computer Science
M.S. in Computer Science
Minor in Computer Science
2010-2011 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 399
Co-op Program
Through the Cooperative Education pro-gram,
students receive academic credit and
are employed in computer-related industries.
This is an excellent opportunity for a student
to obtain experience, a reasonable salary, and
college credit in this field.
Undergraduate Program
The bachelor’s degree in computer science
prepares students for careers in the computing
industry or for graduate study. Combined
with a minor in another field of study, the
bachelor’s degree allows students to utilize
their computing expertise in a variety of spe-cialized
fields. The core and computer science
theory courses are excellent preparation for
students who intend to pursue an advanced
degree in computer science.
For the computer science major, the depart-ment
offers courses that represent both the
core of study considered essential to all aspects
of computing and advanced study sequences
in particular fields of interest. The core
classes introduce all majors to the spectrum
of thought represented in computing. The
advanced sequences allow the individual
student to pursue concentrated work within
such areas as computer architecture, artificial
intelligence, databases, compilers, operating
systems, computer science theory, computer
graphics, software engineering, programming
languages, networking, distributed systems,
and parallel processing. The department
also offers topics courses to keep students
informed of current advances and methods
in computing.
In addition to courses designed for majors,
the department offers courses intended to
introduce computing to nonmajors. These
courses will benefit any major who wishes
to include computing in their undergradu-ate
study.
Grade Requirements. All courses taken to
fulfill major course requirements must be
taken for a letter grade. All courses required
as prerequisites for a course must be com-pleted
with a grade of C or better before
registration will be permitted.
Administrative Academic Probation. A
minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of
2.0 must be maintained in all courses taken
in the College of Science and Mathematics.
Students who fail to maintain a 2.0 GPA in
courses within their major may be placed on
administrative academic probation. Failure
to eliminate the grade point deficiency could
The Department
Computer science is applied reasoning using
both art and science: It requires the ability to
communicate ideas through a combination
of language and powerful technology. It is
concerned with the interaction of humans
and computers, as well as the application
of computers to a myriad of specialized
problems.
Program Description
The goal of the Department of Computer
Science is to offer programs to a diverse
audience: (1) students interested primar-ily
in computing, (2) students interested
primarily in applying computing to some
other field of study, and (3) students who
wish to include computing as part of their
general education.
Career Opportunities
Computer use pervades our society, and
the industry supporting that use has grown
rapidly. Graduates from this program find
job opportunities in such diverse fields as
computer design, software engineering,
systems analysis, database design, computer
graphics, and technical programming. Be-cause
of the strong theoretical foundation of
the program, graduates are attractive to com-panies
involved in computer manufacturing
and to those industries using computers in
high-technology applications.
Our proximity to two of the largest areas using
computers in the nation, Silicon Valley and
Los Angeles, provides our graduates with a
broad-based collection of potential employ-ers.
Graduates have also obtained exciting and
challenging positions at Air Force and Naval
bases in California. A significant proportion
of our graduates pursue graduate studies.
Students who obtain the master of science
degree will be in an excellent position to
pursue a Ph.D.
Organizations
Student chapters of the Association for
Computing Machinery (ACM) and the
IEEE Computer Society are very active in
the department. They organize field trips to
major computer manufacturers and users in
California. The ACM chapter sponsors the
fall Programming Contest.
Computer science majors who have a dis-tinguished
academic record in computer
science are invited to join Upsilon Pi Epsi-lon,
the Honor Society for the Computing
Sciences.
result in disqualification from the College
of Science and Mathematics.
Faculty and Facilities
The faculty comes from a variety of areas
including computer systems and architecture,
theoretical computer science, programming
languages, software engineering, computer
graphics, distributed systems and parallel pro-cessing,
neural networks, image processing,
computer vision, pattern recognition, wire-less
communication and mobile computing,
robot swarm communication, evolutionary
computation, domain-specific languages,
and real-time and embedded systems.
They have in common a desire to provide a
program that will give the student a broad
range of experience in computer science as
well as the depth of education that will be
needed in the student’s later career, whether
professional or academic.
Students and faculty have access to a net-worked
environment of UNIX workstations
(Sun Microsystems and Linux systems) and
microcomputer laboratories of PCs. These
systems are connected to campus and inter-national
networks.
Faculty
J. Todd Wilson, Chair
Brent J. Auernheimer
Yu Cao
Lan Jin
Ming Li
Shih-Hsi Liu
Prudence Lowe
Walter Read
Shigeko Seki
Jerome Smith
Grace C. N. Wei
Henderson Yeung
Object Description
| Title | 2010-11 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2010-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
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| Full Text Search | Computer Science Science and Mathematics College of Science and Mathematics Department of Computer Science J. Todd Wilson, Chair Science II Building, Room C255 559.278.4373 FAX: 559.278.4197 e-mail: cs@csufresno.edu B.S. in Computer Science M.S. in Computer Science Minor in Computer Science 2010-2011 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 399 Co-op Program Through the Cooperative Education pro-gram, students receive academic credit and are employed in computer-related industries. This is an excellent opportunity for a student to obtain experience, a reasonable salary, and college credit in this field. Undergraduate Program The bachelor’s degree in computer science prepares students for careers in the computing industry or for graduate study. Combined with a minor in another field of study, the bachelor’s degree allows students to utilize their computing expertise in a variety of spe-cialized fields. The core and computer science theory courses are excellent preparation for students who intend to pursue an advanced degree in computer science. For the computer science major, the depart-ment offers courses that represent both the core of study considered essential to all aspects of computing and advanced study sequences in particular fields of interest. The core classes introduce all majors to the spectrum of thought represented in computing. The advanced sequences allow the individual student to pursue concentrated work within such areas as computer architecture, artificial intelligence, databases, compilers, operating systems, computer science theory, computer graphics, software engineering, programming languages, networking, distributed systems, and parallel processing. The department also offers topics courses to keep students informed of current advances and methods in computing. In addition to courses designed for majors, the department offers courses intended to introduce computing to nonmajors. These courses will benefit any major who wishes to include computing in their undergradu-ate study. Grade Requirements. All courses taken to fulfill major course requirements must be taken for a letter grade. All courses required as prerequisites for a course must be com-pleted with a grade of C or better before registration will be permitted. Administrative Academic Probation. A minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 must be maintained in all courses taken in the College of Science and Mathematics. Students who fail to maintain a 2.0 GPA in courses within their major may be placed on administrative academic probation. Failure to eliminate the grade point deficiency could The Department Computer science is applied reasoning using both art and science: It requires the ability to communicate ideas through a combination of language and powerful technology. It is concerned with the interaction of humans and computers, as well as the application of computers to a myriad of specialized problems. Program Description The goal of the Department of Computer Science is to offer programs to a diverse audience: (1) students interested primar-ily in computing, (2) students interested primarily in applying computing to some other field of study, and (3) students who wish to include computing as part of their general education. Career Opportunities Computer use pervades our society, and the industry supporting that use has grown rapidly. Graduates from this program find job opportunities in such diverse fields as computer design, software engineering, systems analysis, database design, computer graphics, and technical programming. Be-cause of the strong theoretical foundation of the program, graduates are attractive to com-panies involved in computer manufacturing and to those industries using computers in high-technology applications. Our proximity to two of the largest areas using computers in the nation, Silicon Valley and Los Angeles, provides our graduates with a broad-based collection of potential employ-ers. Graduates have also obtained exciting and challenging positions at Air Force and Naval bases in California. A significant proportion of our graduates pursue graduate studies. Students who obtain the master of science degree will be in an excellent position to pursue a Ph.D. Organizations Student chapters of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the IEEE Computer Society are very active in the department. They organize field trips to major computer manufacturers and users in California. The ACM chapter sponsors the fall Programming Contest. Computer science majors who have a dis-tinguished academic record in computer science are invited to join Upsilon Pi Epsi-lon, the Honor Society for the Computing Sciences. result in disqualification from the College of Science and Mathematics. Faculty and Facilities The faculty comes from a variety of areas including computer systems and architecture, theoretical computer science, programming languages, software engineering, computer graphics, distributed systems and parallel pro-cessing, neural networks, image processing, computer vision, pattern recognition, wire-less communication and mobile computing, robot swarm communication, evolutionary computation, domain-specific languages, and real-time and embedded systems. They have in common a desire to provide a program that will give the student a broad range of experience in computer science as well as the depth of education that will be needed in the student’s later career, whether professional or academic. Students and faculty have access to a net-worked environment of UNIX workstations (Sun Microsystems and Linux systems) and microcomputer laboratories of PCs. These systems are connected to campus and inter-national networks. Faculty J. Todd Wilson, Chair Brent J. Auernheimer Yu Cao Lan Jin Ming Li Shih-Hsi Liu Prudence Lowe Walter Read Shigeko Seki Jerome Smith Grace C. N. Wei Henderson Yeung |
