Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Information Systems

The program's core curriculum combines a grounding in the mathematical and logical foundations of computer science with in-depth coursework in programming, system design, software engineering, networking, in addition to other aspects of the discipline. The program culminates with a capstone course. For a Norwich bachelor's degree, you must earn at least 120-semester credits, including transfer credits.

• Core curriculum courses help to lead students to mastery of the underlying mathematics of computer science.
• Course electives enable students to tailor their computer science degree.
• Capstone project culminates program by allowing you to apply national security principles, theories, and practices in a comprehensive study.

Core Curriculum and Capstone (62 credits)

Students complete the following coursework. The program's coursework culminates with the capstone.

• Ethics in the Modern World

  PHLS210 3 credit hours

  This course is a study of ethics and its application to problems in everyday life, society, and the broader world. The course examines the principal moral theories and ethical systems that have shaped our personal values and behavior, including consequentialist and non-consequentialist theories, virtue ethics, and feminist ethics. Students explore the connections between ethics and religion and examine the challenges to morals posed by relativism, subjectivism and emotivism, egoism. Students also evaluate positions, theories, and arguments as they apply them to concrete matters of personal, socio-political, and global concern.

• Pre-Calculus

  MA107 4 credit hours

  A course on topics in precalculus mathematics involving algebra and trigonometry designed to prepare students to progress into introductory calculus. It is a rapid development of elementary topics in algebra to linear, quadratic, logarithmic, and exponential functions, followed by an analytical treatment of trigonometry. 

• Applied Calculus

  MA108 4 credit hours

  A course on topics in analytical geometry progressing to differential and integral calculus. Presentation of a wide variety of practical application to technology, business, and science. Prerequisite: MA 107 or equivalent as determined by departmental placement testing.

• Theory of Computation

  MA380 3 credit hours

  This course introduces the theory of computability, including important results from the study of automata and formal languages. Includes introductory material about the theory of directed graphs and trees. A discussion of automata and their relationship to regular, context free and context-sensitive languages. General theories of computability, including Turing machines, and recursive functions. Further topics include decidability, undecidability and computational complexity.

• Discrete Mathematics

  MA306 3 credit hours

  A course in logic, sets, techniques of proof, relations and functions, directed and undirected graphs, algebraic systems, Boolean algebra, and emphasis on applications in various areas of computer science. Prerequisite: MA 108 or MA 121 and knowledge of computer programming.

• Statistics

  MATH232 3 credit hours

  A course that covers the study of frequency distributions, averages and standard deviations, normal curve, probability, decision-making, sampling techniques, testing hypotheses, chi-square, students-t and F-distributions, correlation and linear regression. Prerequisite: A college level mathematics course or equivalent as determined by departmental placement testing.

• Fundamentals of Digital Design

  EE215 4 credit hours

  An introductory course on formal design techniques for combinational and sequential logic circuits. Topics include combinational logic networks, minimization techniques, registers, synchronous sequential neworks, and control units. 

• Introduction to Computer Programming *

  CYBR110 3 credit hours

  * This course is currently under development.

• Introduction to Data Structures

  CS228 3 credit hours

  An introduction to the basic concepts of algorithm analysis, data representation, and the techniques used to operate on the data. Topics include searching, sorting, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, hash tables, and graphs.

• Embedded Systems

  EE321 4 credit hours

  The use of computing devices in embedded applications is introduced. Computer organization topics include the functional architecture of microcontrollers, timing and control, memory, serial and parallel I/O ports, and the bus system. Additional topics include peripheral interface control, interrupts, serial communication, and applications. Programs are written and run in assembly language or higher-level languages. This course presumes and introductory-level understanding of structured programing techniques.

• Software Engineering

  CS301 3 credit hours

  An in-depth introduction to the software development life cycle, the techniques of information analysis, testing, and the logical specification of software. Particular attention to project management, documentation, and interpersonal communication. Utilizing industry-standard methods, the student progresses through the phases of specification, design, implementation, and testing of information systems. Object-oriented design techniques are used to design new logical and new physical systems for business-related problems.

• Operating Systems & Parallelism

  CS270 3 credit hours

  An introduction to the theory and structure of modern operating systems, including hardware abstraction, process management, memory management, system performance, and security. Specific attention to multi-threaded processing, semaphores, locking and interprocess communication.

• Fundamentals of Computer Networking

  CYBR201 3 credit hours

  This course is the study of the core theories and protocols that are the foundation of computer networking.  The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model and the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), protocol suite are discussed in detail.  This course provides a detailed overview of networking terminology, while examining the different networking topologies and architectures.  Pre-requisites: none.

• Computer Programming with a Low Level Language

  CYBR215 3 credit hours

  This course covers the fundamental concepts of computer programming, using a low-level scripted programming language. This course is designed to provide the skills necessary to understand basic computer architecture, allowing the cyber security specialist to better identify, understand and remove security threats at the machine level.  Pre-requisites: none.

• Computer Programming with a High Level Language

  CYBR210 3 credit hours

  This course covers the fundamental concepts of computer programming, using a high level scripted programming language. The course will emphasizes design and implementation standards. This course is designed to provide the skills necessary to become an effective cyber security practitioner. Prerequisite: None.

• Relational Database Management w/ SQL

  CYBR230 3 credit hours

  This course covers the fundamental concepts of relational databases and the scripted Structure Query Language (SQL) language used to manage them. Students will learn how to design functional relational databases that conform to industry standards. Prerequisite: None

• Computer Architecture & Reverse Engineering *

  CS4xx 4 credit hours

  * This course is currently under development.

• Computer Science & Information Systems Capstone

  CS400 6 credit hours

  Students research and apply skills learned in an area of computer science.

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