Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

About

The BSCS requires the successful completion of a total of 120 credit hours of instruction, 60 of which are at the upper level (junior and senior years).

A student must complete at least 30 credit hours in General Education to receive a BSCS degree. A student must also complete the BSCS core courses shown below. The remaining credit hours consist of major courses (if applicable) and/or elective courses.

The BSCS program offers three majors: Information Systems, Information Technology, and Software Engineering. For each major, the student must complete the courses listed in the corresponding major. Students may choose courses from other majors as electives. Students are not required to complete a major.

BSCS Program Objectives

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Apply design and development principles and methods to software design
• Design and implement software systems
• Demonstrate programming skills in internet, web, and computer applications
• Apply principles and techniques of database design and tools for the management of database and information systems
• Operate effectively in a team and business environment

BSCS Core Courses

• CST 110 Management Information Systems
• CST 120 Program Logic and Design
• CST 125 Internet and Web Programming
• CST 200 Computer Architecture and Organization
• CST 210 Data Communications
• CST 221 Programming in JavaScript
• CST 222 Programming in Java
• CST 315 Database Systems
• CST 400 Systems Analysis and Design
• CST 415 Data Structures
• MATH 210 Finite Mathematics and Calculus I
• MATH 211 Finite Mathematics and Calculus II
• MGT 100 Introduction to Business
• MGT 275 e-Commerce

BSCS Majors

• Information Systems
• Information Technology
• Software Engineering

About UMT

The University of Management and Technology (UMT) was established in Arlington, Virginia in January 1998. UMT is chartered by the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV) and accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). UMT's degree programs in project management are also accredited by the Global Accreditation Center (GAC) of the Project Management Institute (PMI). UMT is an institutional member of the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and a Global Registered Education Provider of PMI.

UMT is authorized by the U.S. Department of Education to provide Federal Student Aid (FSA) to eligible students enrolled in eligible programs at UMT. UMT is authorized by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to accept F-1 visa students. UMT is authorized by the U.S. Department of State to sponsor J-1 visa international exchange students.

UMT is approved by the Virginia State Approving Agency for purposes of various veterans' education benefits programs.

UMT offers undergraduate-level and graduate-level education to those who desire to obtain up-to-date knowledge, skills, and insights in management and technology needed to operate effectively in modern, fast-paced, and complex enterprises. UMT is committed to excellence in management and technology education. Its courses focus on contemporary management and technology issues. Faculty members are carefully screened to assure that UMT instructors possess a balance of scholarly and practical insights on current management practice and technology applications. The members of the UMT community believe firmly that universities must stay on the cutting edge of technological change. UMT is committed to employing modern teaching delivery technology to offer its students the best management and technology education available.

UMT faculty and staff have extensive management and education experience working with major universities, companies, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies. These entities include government branches, such as The White House, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of States, the National Health Institute, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Social Security Administration; large corporations, such as AT&T, Lucent Technologies, NCR, SITA (France), ABB (Switzerland and Sweden), IBM, Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, Verizon; and international organizations, such as the World Bank. UMT's faculty and staff possess extensive international experience having worked in more than twenty countries and recognize that management today requires a global outlook.

Through online education, students throughout the United States and in eighty-seven countries are enrolled at UMT. With its global outreach, UMT is committed to bringing the best knowledge, practice and professional skills to students everywhere.

UMT is located in Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia, just minutes from downtown Washington, DC. Rosslyn is a busy commercial and federal government agency district. Rosslyn is easily accessible throughout the greater Washington metropolitan area by Metro and is convenient to air transportation via Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.