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Computer Science Web Design Major

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a major in web design is designed for students who want to pursue a computer science undergraduate degree with a specialization in web design. The program is designed to provide students with the skills and the set of tools they need to succeed within the fast-growing web design field. These skills will be developed and enriched further by the computer science major core courses. The curriculum is designed to keep students current with a continuously changing field. Majors in web design will find courses in art, graphic design, business and marketing are good selections to complement this program of study.

Requirements (54 credit hours)

A bachelor of science degree is awarded in computer science web design.

The 54 credit hours must consist the following required courses:

  • CMPSC 112: Survey of Computer Science (3)
  • CMPSC 202: Principles of Programming I (4)
  • CMPSC 203: Principles of Programming II (4)
  • CMPSC 255: Introduction to Networks (3)
  • CMPSC 301: Operating Systems (3)
  • CMPSC 309: Issues in Computing (3)
  • CMPSC 311: Data Structures and Algorithms (4)
  • CMPSC 321: Relational Database Theory and Design (4)
  • CMPSC 345: Computer Systems and Organization (4)
  • CMPSC 132: User Experience I: Understanding User Experience
  • CMPSC 232: User Experience II: Building Compelling User Experiences
  • CMPSC 206: WWW Applications I (3)
  • CMPSC 306: WWW Applications II (3)
  • CMPSC 393: Goal-Oriented Web Design (3)
  • MATH 135: Introduction to Statistics (4)
  • MATH 200: Introduction to Discrete Mathematics (3)

Note that both MATH 200 and CMPSC 202 require MATH 112 as a prerequisite. Therefore, computer science majors must either complete MATH 112 (3 credits) or place into 200-level math.

A grade of C or better is required in all courses counting toward the major.

The following General Education courses are strongly recommended for the Web Design major:

  • ART 116: Computer Graphics (Humanities)
  • ART 120: Graphic Design I (Humanities)