2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

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Computational Science and Technology w/Business and Technology emphasis

The Computational Science major at Cumberland University will provide students with a broad-based, multidisciplinary science and mathematics education grounded in the liberal arts, while focusing on computation across disciplines. The core of the program emphasizes student skill proficiencies in programming fundamentals and mathematics. This program will teach students to use computers and multiple programming languages to solve problems in any particular discipline of their choice. Acquisition of this degree will enable students to subsequently acquire new skills in the field of computational science.

Career paths could include internships, immediate job placement with the professional certifications available within the program or graduate school. Representative employers could be in any field including but not limited to business, industry, universities, and federal laboratories and research institutions.

Degree Requirements

Area I - Foundation Skills - 2 hours

FSL 101Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

2
FSL 101 is required only for new and transferring freshmen with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101.

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours

ENG 101English Composition I

3
ENG 102English Composition II

3
SPEE 220Fundamentals of Speech

3
SPAN 111Elementary Spanish I

3
SPAN 112Elementary Spanish II

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 101, ENG 102, and SPAN 111.

Area I - Mathematics - 4 hours

MATH 121Calculus I

4
MATH 121 is required for the CST degree and is highly recommended to be taken in the first semester. Students must earn a "C" or higher in MATH 121.

Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours

Choose one of the following:

ART 191Enhancing Art Understanding

3
ENG 210Introduction to Film Studies

3
MU 129Music Listening

3
PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

3
THR 100Introduction to Theatre

3

Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours

Choose one:

ENG 215Introduction to Literature

3
ENG 216Topics in Literature

3

Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours

ANTH 210/SOC 210Cultural Anthropology

3
ECON 241Principles of Macroeconomics

3
or
ECON 242Principles of Microeconomics

3
PSY 201General Psychology

3
or
PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3
SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3

Area II - History - 6 hours

 Choose one of two sequences

HIS 191World Civilization to 1500

3
and
HIS 192World Civilization since 1500

3
or
HIS 201History of the United States I

3
and
HIS 202History of the United States II

3

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7 hours

BIO 111General Biology I

3
CHEM 111General Chemistry I

3
CHEM 111LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1

Required Computational Science (CST) Core Courses - 31 hours

CST 101/IT 101Introduction to Programming

3
CST 125/IT 125C Programming

3
CST 201/IT 201Data Structures and Algorithms

3
CST 220/IT 220Advanced Programming

3
CST 301Advanced Computational Science I

4
CST 302Advanced Computational Science II

4
CST 310Mathematical Methods in Computational Science

3
CST 398Certification/MOOC I

1
CST 399Certification/MOOC II

1
CST 451Senior Capstone I

3
CST 452Senior Capstone II

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in each Computational Science Core Courses area.

Additional Required Courses - 16 hours

BUA 365Quantitative Methods I

3
BUA 499Business Internship

1-3
FIN 449Business Finance

3
MATH 122Calculus II

4
MATH 235Discrete Mathematics

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Additional Required Courses area.

Required Computational Science Electives - 15-16 hours

Choose at least five courses designated as the following at the 300 level or above:

Business
Computational Science and Technology
Mathematics
Science
Engineering 

Highly recommended electives:

MATH 251Mathematical Proofs and Structures

3
MATH 321Calculus III

4
MATH 329Differential Equations

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in each Computational Science Elective course.

General Electives - 14-17 hours

Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120 hours.


Total GEC Required courses (44-46 hours)
Total Required CST courses (31 hours)
Total Additional CST courses (16 hours)
Total Required electives (15-16 hours)
Total General Electives (14-17 hours)

120 minimum hours required for graduation