The
Imperatore School of Sciences and Arts (ISSA) is a dynamic teaching,
learning and research community. As part of a multifaceted mission,
ISSA is proud of its commitment to providing exciting, top-quality
programs for undergraduates at Stevens to study sciences, computer
science and the humanities. The quality of our programs derives from
the quality of our world-class faculty. Undergraduate students are a
welcomed part of our community. They are afforded ready access to
faculty and to ongoing research activities on campus and off campus,
and, as they pursue their studies, undergraduates are encouraged to
participate in research and Technogenesis activities.
The faculty
at ISSA has recently revised our offerings to emphasize project-based
learning, to promote and reward independent study and scientific
initiative, to expand research opportunities for undergraduates, and
to promote the undergraduate thesis as a capstone for an undergraduate
course of study. These changes are reflected in this catalog, and they
are designed to enhance the undergraduate experience of the student
with a serious interest in studying the sciences, computer science,
and the humanities.
Three
distinct curricula define our undergraduate program: the Bachelor of
Science in the natural sciences, the Bachelor of Science in computer
science, and the Bachelor of Arts for study in the humanities and
social sciences.
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
(Natural Sciences)
The science program at Stevens offers a remarkable opportunity for
a career in today's scientific world. It prepares you to work at the
frontiers of knowledge and to make significant contributions to
science and the well-being of mankind. Careers in biology, chemistry,
medicine, physics, mathematics and statistics, among others, are
accessible through the science program.
The concepts,
techniques and attitudes that are common to all sciences form the core
courses of the Science program. You develop an awareness of the
interactions among the various scientific disciplines and their
individual contributions to the advancement of knowledge - the total
picture of science. Additional courses in a chosen concentration
prepare you exceptionally well with both the tools and knowledge to
enter a profession immediately upon graduation, or to embark on
advanced study leading to a graduate degree.
Studies
during your freshman year include courses in biology, chemistry,
computer science, mathematics and physics, and a sequence of courses
in humanities. Studies in the humanities continue throughout the
four-year program. In the next three years you may choose a
concentration in the area of chemistry, chemical biology, mathematics,
computational science, or physics. Upon successful completion of your
studies, you are awarded the Bachelor of Science degree.
The minimal
formal requirements for the science program are listed in the
semester-by-semester schedule, including the Notes, on the following
page. Courses may be taken in different order than listed. Consult the
individual department schedule for more specific details.
|
Freshman Year |
|
|
|
|
|
Term I |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Hu |
Humanities
(Group A or B) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Ma 115 |
Math Analysis
I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
PEP 111 |
Mechanics |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
CS 105 |
Intro. to Scientific Computing |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
OR |
|
|
|
|
|
CS 115 |
Intro to
Computer Science |
3 |
2 |
4 |
|
Ch 115 |
General
Chemistry I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Ch 117 |
General
Chemistry Lab I |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education I |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
14 (15) |
7 |
17(18) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term II |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Hu |
Humanities
(Group A or B) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Ma 116 |
Math Analysis
II |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
PEP 112 |
Electricity
and Magnetism |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Ch 281 |
Biology and
Biotechnology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Ch 116 |
General
Chemistry II |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Ch 118 |
Gen. Chemistry
Lab II |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education II |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
15 |
5 |
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sophomore Year |
|
|
|
|
|
Term III |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Hu |
Humanities * |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Ma 221 |
Differential
Equations |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Mgt |
Economics *** |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
TE |
Technical
Elective |
3 |
0(4) |
3(4) |
|
PEP 221 |
Physics Lab I |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education III |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
13 |
5(9) |
15(16) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term IV |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Hu |
Humanities * |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
SE |
Science
Elective ** |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
Thermodynamics
‡ |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
TE |
Technical
Elective |
3 |
0(4) |
3(4) |
|
PEP 222 |
Physics Lab II |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education IV |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
12 |
8(12)
|
14(15) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Junior Year |
|
|
|
|
|
Term V |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Hu |
Humanities |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Ma 222 |
Probability &
Statistics |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
TE |
Technical
Elective |
3 |
0(3) |
3(4) |
|
TE |
Technical
Elective |
3 |
0(4) |
3(4) |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education V |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
12 |
2(9) |
13(15) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term VI |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Hu |
Humanities
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
PEP 242 |
Modern Physics |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
TE |
Technical
Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
TE |
Technical
Elective |
3 |
0(3) |
3(4) |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education VI |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
12 |
2(5) |
13(14) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Year |
|
|
|
|
|
Term VII |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Hu |
Humanities |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
TE |
Technical
Elective |
3 |
0(3) |
3(4) |
|
TE |
Technical
Elective |
3 |
0(3) |
3(4) |
|
TE |
Technical
Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
E |
Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
15 |
0(6) |
15(17) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term VIII |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Hu |
Humanities
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
TE |
Technical
Elective |
3 |
0(3) |
3(4) |
|
TE |
Technical
Elective |
3 |
0(3) |
3(4) |
|
TE |
Technical
Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
E |
Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
15 |
0(6) |
15(17) |
Notes:
* Sophomore Humanities Group (A or B) must alternate with freshman
group.
** The Science Elective must be chosen from:
Ma 227 Multivariate Calculus 3-0-3
Ch 382 Biological Syst 3-3-4
*** Mgt 243 Macroeconomics or Mgt 244 Microeconomics.
‡ Thermodynamics may be Ch 321 or E 234.
One
of the Technical Electives may be a Management course with the
approval of the advisor.
Departments may rearrange the placement of courses such as
Thermodynamics, Quantum Physics, Probability & Statistics, Economics,
etc., to accommodate elective sequences within the constraints of
normal departmental course offerings.
Junior and senior Humanities courses must be 300-level or higher.
All students must satisfy an English Language proficiency
requirement as described in this catalog.
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
(Computer Science)
The importance of computers has grown steadily and spectacularly.
Until now, all fields of science and all aspects of society are
affected by what computers can do: computation, record keeping,
automatic control, computer-mediated communication and interaction,
and many other tasks.
The Stevens
computer science curriculum gives the student a solid foundation in
all basic topics of the field - mathematical, software and hardware -
and provides several electives to allow wider exploration or
specialization. The curriculum culminates with a capstone course in
which students tackle an industrially-relevant design problem. B.S.
graduates enjoy unusually varied career opportunities in many
different industries, and are well prepared for graduate study.
The formal
requirements for the computer science program are listed in the
following semester-by-semester schedule, including the Notes.
|
Freshman Year |
|
|
|
|
|
Term I |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Ma 115 |
Math Analysis
I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
CS 115 |
Intro to
Computer Science |
3 |
2 |
4 |
|
PEP 111 |
Mechanics |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Ch 115 |
General
Chemistry I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Ch 117 |
General
Chemistry Lab I |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
Hu |
Humanities |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education I |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
15 |
7 |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term II |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Ma 116 |
Math Analysis
II |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
CS 284 |
Data
Structures & Alg. I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
MA 334 |
Discrete Math |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Ch 281 |
Biology &
Biotechnology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Ch 282
|
Intro Biology
Lab |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
Hu |
Humanities |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education II |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
15 |
5 |
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sophomore Year |
|
|
|
|
|
Term III |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
CS 383 |
Comp Org &
Prog. |
3 |
2 |
4 |
|
CS 385 |
Data Str. &
Alg. II |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
CS 335 |
Computer
Structures |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Hu |
Humanities |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Hu |
Humanities |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education III |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
15 |
4 |
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term IV |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
CS 488 |
Comp
Architecture |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
CS 434 |
Theory of
Computation |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Elective* |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Ma 222 |
Probability &
Statistics |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Hu |
Humanities |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education IV |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
15 |
2 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Junior Year |
|
|
|
|
|
Term V |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
CS 492 |
Operating
Systems |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
CS 496 |
Programming
Languages |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Elective* |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Hu |
Humanities |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education V |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
12 |
2 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term VI |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
CS 442 |
Database Mgmt.
Systems |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
CS 494 |
Compiler
Design |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Elective* |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Hu |
Humanities |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education VI |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
12 |
2 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Year |
|
|
|
|
|
Term VII |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
CS 551 |
Software Eng.
& Pract. I |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
CS
|
CS Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Elective* |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Elective* |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Hu |
Humanities |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
15 |
1 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term VIII |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
CS 552 |
Software Eng.
& Pract. II |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
CS
|
CS Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Elective* |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Free Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Hu |
Humanities |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
15 |
1 |
15 |
Humanities
Electives must include at least one of these courses: HPL 339, HPL
455, HSS 371, HHS 429.
* Must include a total of six electives, of which one must either be
Mgt 243, Mgt 111 or BT 121; one must be a science elective; and the
remaining four must be CS courses or courses from a
department-approved Application Area sequence.
Descriptions
of the various concentrations and their requirements and options,
where offered, appear in the section on Academic Departments. With
each description, there is a sample schedule; you may see at what
point you take the electives that form the concentration. Indicated
above each sample is the elective sequence it depicts.
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BACHELOR OF ARTS
Stevens offers a distinctive B.A. degree program in the
humanities. You can earn a traditional liberal arts degree in one of
five fields of the humanities - English and American literature,
history, philosophy, science and technology studies, or an
interdisciplinary program of study - and complement it with a
secondary concentration in the sciences, including computer science,
as well as management, pre-medicine, or another humanities or social
science subject. Thus, in addition to pursuing studies in one of the
autonomous humanistic disciplines, you can also achieve a significant
competence in a scientific, technological, or professional field. This
degree program serves as a bridge between the two cultures - the
literary-humanistic and the scientific-technological - and prepares
you upon graduation, in a unique way, for the professional world of
the future.
In the first two years you study the broad core
that includes various sequences chosen among literature, history,
philosophy and social sciences, together with courses in computing,
mathematics, and the sciences. During this time, you also identify two
areas of concentration. The major concentration must be in one of the
humanistic fields.
For a secondary concentration you may build on
the basic courses in computing, mathematics and science, and draw on
the resources and courses available in other departments at Stevens.
Secondary concentration programs have been prepared in computer
science, economics, management, mathematics, physics and environmental
engineering, as well as programs suitable for pre-law and pre-medical
studies. Or you may complete a minor in a second field of the
humanities or social sciences.
The last two years of the program are focused on
the major and secondary concentrations, and a Senior Thesis is
required as a culmination of the major concentration. While a limited
number of electives are designated for the secondary concentration,
the open electives can be utilized if greater depth is desired in the
field.
The formal requirements for the humanities
program are listed in the following semester-by-semester schedule,
including the Notes.
|
Freshman Year |
|
|
|
|
|
Term I |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Hu
|
Humanities A* |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Hu |
Humanities B* |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
CS 105 |
Intro to
Scientific Computing |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
OR |
|
|
|
|
|
CS 115 |
Intro to
Computer Science |
3 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Mathematics |
|
|
|
|
|
or |
|
|
|
|
|
Science |
3 |
0(3) |
3(4) |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education I |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
11(12) |
4(7) |
13(15) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term II |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Hu
|
Humanities A* |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Hu
|
Humanities B* |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Hu |
Major
Concentration |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Economics or
Psychology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Mathematics |
|
|
|
|
|
or |
|
|
|
|
|
Science |
3 |
0(3) |
3(4) |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education II |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
15 |
2(5) |
16(17) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sophomore Year |
|
|
|
|
|
Term III |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Hu |
Humanities A* |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Hu |
Humanities B* |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Mathematics
|
|
|
|
|
|
or |
|
|
|
|
|
Science § |
3 |
0(3) |
3(4) |
|
|
Secondary
Concentration • |
3 |
0(3) |
3(4) |
|
|
Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education III |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
15 |
2(8) |
16(18) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term IV |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Hu |
Humanities A* |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Hu |
Humanities B* |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Mathematics
|
|
|
|
|
|
or |
|
|
|
|
|
Science § |
3 |
0(3) |
3(4) |
|
|
Secondary
Concentration • |
3 |
0(3) |
3(4) |
|
|
Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education IV |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
15 |
2(8) |
16(18) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Junior Year |
|
|
|
|
|
Term V |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Hu |
Major
Concentration |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Hu |
Major
Concentration |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Secondary
Concentration |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education V |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
15 |
2 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term VI |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Hum 301 |
Writing
Seminar |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Hu |
Major
Concentration |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Major
Concentration |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Secondary
Concentration |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
PE 200 |
Physical
Education VI |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
15 |
2 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Year |
|
|
|
|
|
Term VII |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Hu
|
Major
Concentration |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Hu |
Major
Concentration |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Secondary
Concentration |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Elective
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Elective
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
15 |
0 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term VIII |
|
|
|
Hrs. Per Wk. |
|
|
|
Class |
Lab |
Sem. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cred. |
|
Hu 498 |
Senior Thesis |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Hu |
Major
Concentration |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Elective
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Elective
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
13 |
0 |
13 |
Notes:
* A year-long sequence from group A: Literature and Philosophy and a
yearlong sequence from Group B: History and Social Science is required
for each of the first two years.
§ One year of Mathematics is required. One year of Science
courses is required (either 3-0-3 or 3-3-4). In the program schedule
it is assumed the Mathematics courses are taken in the Freshman year
and the Science courses in the Sophomore year, but the order may be
reversed if prerequisites are met.
• Secondary concentration courses and electives can be
3-0-3 or 3-3-4.
All students must satisfy an English Language proficiency requirement
as described in this catalog.
DOUBLE DEGREE PROGRAM
You may also elect to pursue a B.A. degree concurrently with a B.E.
degree or a B.S. degree in one of the sciences. For example, you may
earn a B.E. in environmental engineering and a B.A. in history, or a
B.S. in chemical biology and a B.A. in philosophy, or a combination of
a B.E. or B.S. degree with a B.A. degree in one of the three other
humanities concentrations. Normally this would require eight
additional courses and a senior thesis. At Stevens, you have the
opportunity to consult advisors in the humanities department in your
selection of courses for such a double degree program.
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