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COMPUTER SCIENCE CONCENTRATION - 2009
Computer Science Concentration
(Associate of Arts Degrees):
Overview
Program ID -
The Computer Information Technology (CIT) Department mission is two-fold. CIT prepares its students for good paying, entry-level careers as database professionals through the Associate in Science (A.S.) and Certificate Database Programming and Administration Programs. CIT also prepares students to transfer to four-year college Information Technology (IT) Programs through the Computer Information Systems Transfer Program and the A.S. Computer Science Transfer Option. The department’s goals are in concert with the college’s goals (www.bhcc.mass.edu). Using input from its Industry Advisory Committee and internship course, the department is continually updating and fine tuning its programs of study.
Career Outlook:
Graduates of this concentration can transfer to bachelor’s
programs at four-year colleges.
Upon completetion of this concentration graduates will be able to:
Students enrolling in this degree program can earn World Studies Emphasis certification simultaneously.
| COURSE TITLE |
COURSE NUMBER | SEMESTER TAKEN | CREDITS | PREREQUISITES |
| GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES: | ||||
| College Writing I | ENG111 | 3 | ENG095 or placement and ESL098 or RDG095 or placement | |
| College Writing II | ENG112 | 3 | ENG111 | |
| Individual and Society | From Area 2 | 3 | ||
| World View | From Area 3 | 3 | ||
| Quantitative Thought | Area 4 satisfied by program | |||
| Science and Technology | Area 5 satisfied by program | |||
| Humanities | From Area 6 | 3 | ||
| subtotal | 15 | |||
| CONCENTRATION COURSES: | ||||
| Intro to Computer Science & Object Oriented Programming | CIT120 ; see note below | 3 | ENG095 and MAT094 or placement and ESL098 or RDG095 or placement | |
| Introduction to JAVA | CIT239 | 3 | CIT120 | |
| Advanced JAVA | CIT285 | 3 | CIT239 | |
| Data Structures | CIT242 | 3 | CIT239 | |
| Linear Algebra or | MAT291 or | MAT281 | ||
| C++ Programming | CIT237 | 3 | CIT120 and MAT197 | |
| Precalculus | MAT197 | 4 | MAT195 or placement | |
| Calculus I | MAT281 | 4 | MAT196 or MAT197 | |
| Calculus II | MAT282 | 4 | MAT281 | |
| College Physics I/Lab | PHY251 | 4 | pre/co-req MAT281 | |
| College Physics II/Lab | PHY252 | 4 | PHY251; prereq/coreq MAT282 | |
| Behavioral Science Elective | 3 | |||
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |||
| Literature Elective | 3 | pre/co-req ENG111 | ||
| Literature Elective | 3 | pre/co-req ENG111 | ||
| subtotal | 47-48 | |||
| TOTAL CREDITS | 62 | |||
| Note: The Department recommends that a college-level math course be taken before or concurrently with CIT120. | ||||