COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
 
St. Thomas Aquinas College offers a major in Computer and Information Science (CAIS). This major will provide the opportunity for students who desire a more technically oriented discipline. The program is centered around two concepts: programming proficiency and an integrated course curriculum. Computer an Information Science is a constantly changing discipline and it will be necessary to modify and strengthen the curriculum in response to evolving developments in the field.

A.      Students wishing to pursue this major need to complete the following courses in the division:

CAIS 150

COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE I (3 CR)

CAIS 250

COMPUTERE AND INFORMATION SCIENCE II (3 CR)

CAIS 350

DATA STRUCTURES (3 CR)

CAIS 360

COMPUTER STRUCTURE AND ARCHITECTURE (3 CR)

CAIS 370

GRAPHICS PROGRAMMING (3 CR)

CAIS 380

NETWORKS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (3 CR)

CAIS 420

DATABASE MANAGEMENT (3 CR)

CAIS  430

SYSTEM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS (3 CR)

CAIS 435

OPERATING SYSTEMS (3 CR)

CAIS 450

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING I (3 CR)

MATH 201-202

CALCULUS I & II (8 CR)

MATH 304

PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS I (3 CR)

MATH 308

DISCRETE MATHEMATICS (4 CR)

B.       Students need to complete 2 courses in upper–level CAIS electives

 
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