Baccalaureate Programs

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Baccalaureate Programs

• Department of Computer Science and Engineering
• 201 Bell Hall

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Baccalaureate Degrees

• Through SEAS
• BS in Computer Engineering
• Through CAS
• BS in Computer Science
• BA in Computer Science
• Joint and special degrees

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Computer Science

• Algorithmic methods for representing and
  processing information
• Algorithms
• Theory of computation
• Computer architecture
• Software systems
• Artificial Intelligence

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BS in Computer Science

• Emphasis on software theory
• 6 required Math courses
• 9 required CSE courses
• 2-course Science Eng Seq.
• 2 advanced CSE courses
• Non-accredited degree

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BA in Computer ScienceRoom for external
concentration

• Same as BS in CS except
• Add 5 courses in a chosen dept.
• Remove 2 adv. Math courses
• Remove 2 adv. CSE courses

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Computer EngineeringDesign and prototyping of
physical computing devices and systems

• Networking
• Multimedia computing
• Computer architecture
• VLSI systems
• Fault tolerance and reliability

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BS in Computer EngineeringEmphasis on hardware
systems

• Common engineering stem
• 4 semesters Calc, Diff Eqns
• Physics, Chemistry, Eng Sciences
• 2 more required Math courses
• 8 required CSE courses
• 7 required EE courses

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Admission to the CEN Major

• UB/SEAS Admission
• Full Admission
• Complete CSE 115, 116 PHY 107, 108, 158 MTH 141
  142.
• Earn 2.5 GPA in 116, 107, 142.
• Apply during semester completing reqts.
• Provisional Admission

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Graduation Requirements

• I Required CSE Courses (10)
• II Other required courses
• EE (8)
• MTH (5)
• PHY and CHE (4)
• III Eng Sci Elective EAS 204 or 207
• IV Eng Design Electives I, II
• UB General Education

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Special and Joint Programs

• 4/5 year BS/MS program in CS
• 5 year BA (CS)/MBA program
• BS in Computational Physics
• Double degree BS (CSEE)/BA (CS)
• Double major BS(MAE)/BS(CS)Double major
  BS(EE)/BS(CEN)

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Electrical Engineering Dept.UB SEAS

• Communications and Signals
• Energy Systems
• Digital Electronics and Instrumentation
• Microelectronics, photonics, materials

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Resources

• Centers CEDAR, CCR, CCS, CESAIRE
• Laboratories
• Teaching UG Majors Lab, Intro to CSE Lab
• Research Database and Multimedia Research Lab,
  Lab for Advanced Network Design, Fault Tolerant
  Computing Lab, Image Processing Lab, Machine
  Vision Lab, VLSI Design Lab

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Organizations

• ACM Assoc. for Computing Machinery
• IEEE Institute for Electrical and Electronic
  Engineering
• CSEUGA Undergraduate Student Assoc.

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Jobs

• CS, CE and SA top 3 fastest growing occupations
  (USBLS)
• Computer scientist design and analyze systems
  and software
• Computer engineers prototype ICs, devices and
  systems
• System analysts applications enablers and
  administrators

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Industries Served

• Information technologies
• Communications technologies
• Manufacturing
• Banking and Finance
• Defense and aerospace
• Health case
• etc!

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CEN Sample Program