2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

and professional attitude to advance their careers, the careers of
others and the organizations for which they work.
The computer science curriculum at Florida Tech is a unique and
well-rounded program that provides a solid technical background
for careers in the computing profession or for graduate studies.
Undergraduate students study the structure of typical computer
systems, the techniques and theories supporting software development
and specialized areas such as computer graphics, artificial
intelligence, networks and information management. After graduation,
they are equipped to enter the work force as systems analysts,
application and system developers, or software specialists and are
provided with the background necessary for graduate study.
Because the subject matter of programming, algorithms and data
structures forms a critically important foundation for all advanced
computer science courses, the minimum grade for satisfying the
prerequisite requirements is a grade of C for each of the following
courses: CSE 1001, CSE 1002 and CSE 2010.
Students must complete the following minimum course
requirements:
Freshman Year
FALL CREDITS
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................ 1
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................... 3
CSE 1001 Fundamentals of Software Development 1 ............................ 4
CSE 1101 Computing Disciplines and Careers 1 ................................... 1
CSE 1400 Applied Discrete Mathematics ............................................... 3
Social Science Elective ........................................................... 3
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SPRING
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ........................................................ 3
CSE 1002 Fundamentals of Software Development 2 ............................ 4
CSE 2120 Computer Organization and Machine Programming ............. 3
MTH 1001 Calculus 1 ............................................................................... 4
Restricted Elective (Science) ................................................. 3
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Sophomore Year
FALL CREDITS
COM 2012 Research Sources and Systems ............................................... 1
COM 2223 Scientific and Technical Communication .............................. 3
CSE 2010 Algorithms and Data Structures ............................................. 4
MTH 1002 Calculus 2 ............................................................................... 4
Restricted Elective (laboratory science*) ............................... 4
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SPRING
CSE 2050 Programming in a Second Language ...................................... 3
CSE 2410 Introduction to Software Engineering ................................... 3
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 .......................................................................... 3
HUM 2510 Logic ....................................................................................... 3
Restricted Elective (laboratory science*) ............................... 4
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Junior Year
FALL CREDITS
CSE 2400 Applied Statistics .................................................................... 3
CSE 3030 Legal, Ethical and Social Issues in Computing ...................... 3
CSE 3120 Computer Architecture and Assembly Programming ............ 3
CSE 4250 Programming Language Concepts ......................................... 3
Humanities Core Course ....................................................... 3
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SPRING
CSE 4001 Operating Systems Concepts ................................................. 3
CSE 4083 Formal Languages and Automata Theory** .......................... 3
Free Elective ........................................................................... 3
Liberal Arts Elective .............................................................. 3
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Senior Year
Restricted Elective (MTH)..................................................... 3
Restricted Elective (Science) ................................................. 3
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FALL CREDITS
CSE 4081 Introduction to Analysis of Algorithms**............................... 3
CSE 4101 Computer Science Projects 1 (Q) ........................................... 3
Restricted Elective (CSE) ...................................................... 3
Restricted Elective (MTH or Science) ................................... 3
Technical Elective (or BUS 3xxx) ........................................... 3
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SPRING
CSE 4102 Computer Science Projects 2 (Q) ........................................... 3
Humanities Elective ............................................................... 3
Restricted Electives (CSE) ..................................................... 6
Technical Elective (or BUS 3xxx) ........................................... 3
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TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED........................................ 127
*Students select one laboratory science sequence (BIO 1010/BIO 1020,
CHM 1101/CHM 1102, or PHY 1001/2091 and PHY 2002/2092). Students
who complete the physics sequence may apply two credits toward the
Restricted Elective (Science) requirement.
**One additional 3-credit Restricted Elective (CSE) may be taken in place of
either CSE 4081 or CSE 4083.
Software Engineering, B.S. ____________________
major Code: 7075 Degree awarded: Bachelor of Science
age restriction: N admission status: undergraduate
Delivery mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
The software engineering program prepares students for careers as
practicing professionals in software architecture, design, implementation,
testing and evolution, or for graduate study. The engineering
of software is multidisciplinary, spanning computer science,
engineering economics, engineering problem solving, epistemology,
human factors management, mathematics, quality control and
safety.
The educational objectives of the bachelor of science degree program
are to prepare students so that within a few years after graduation
they will be leaders in the development of software where their
primary role may be in requirements elicitation, software design,
application development, software testing or software evolution; they
will be actively engaged in continual professional development; and
will be using their technical knowledge, interpersonal and personal
skills and professional attitude to advance their careers, the careers
of others and the organizations for which they work.
Candidates for a Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering
must complete the minimum course requirements outlined in the
following curriculum. Because the subject matter of programming,
algorithms and data structures form a critically important foundation
for all advanced computer science and software engineering
courses, the minimum grade for satisfying the prerequisite requirements
for these advanced courses is a grade of C for each of the
following courses: CSE 1001, CSE 1002 and CSE 2010.
Freshman Year
FALL CREDITS
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................ 1
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................... 3
CSE 1001 Fundamentals of Software Development 1 ............................ 4
CSE 1101 Computing Disciplines and Careers 1 ................................... 1
CSE 1400 Applied Discrete Mathematics ............................................... 3
PSY 1411 Introduction to Psychology ..................................................... 3
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