Computer Science, Bachelor of Science

Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering 46 courses 120 total credits

About This Program

A successful major program of study leads to the Bachelor of Science in computer science (B.S.). This program requires specific courses and/or credits in several key areas: computer science, math, and basic science, as well as meeting school-wide requirements in foundational abilities. There is significant flexibility in how these requirements are fulfilled. Undergraduate majors may choose to pursue a broad selection of computer science courses, or to pursue a focus area within the field. Current foci primarily reflect departmental and school research strengths: big data, computational biology, fundamentals of computing, information security, natural language processing, robotics, systems and networking; as well as career interests in software engineering and entrepreneurship. Regardless of whether students pursue a particular focus or not, our bachelor program provides excellent preparation for research within the department, summer internships, and post-graduation industry employment or graduate work. See also General Requirements for Departmental Majors. Additional details regarding the undergraduate major can be found in the department’s undergraduate advising manual or on the website. It is possible for students to pursue a double major program in which one of the majors is computer science. The computer science requirements are flexible enough to allow for combination with most majors in the Whiting School of Engineering and the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. In order to declare a first or additional major in computer science, students should first discuss this intent with their academic advisor. If completion is feasible, they may initiate an on-line request through SIS, and then will need to develop a 4-year plan and review it with an Academic Program Coordinator or the Director of Undergraduate Studies in CS for approval.

Degree Requirements

Biology, Chemistry, or Physics course with the associated lab	3-5 credits
Additional science with an area N designation to meet the credit requirement	credits
At least one course from two of these four different classification areas:	6 credits
Applications: POS Tag CSCI-APPL	credits
Reasoning: POS Tag CSCI-RSNG	credits
Software: POS Tag CSCI-SOFT	credits
Systems: POS Tag CSCI-SYST	credits
Additional CS Upper-Level Credits	credits
At least 6 credits of CS courses numbered EN.601.3xx - EN.601.7xx, TR.601.3xx - TR.601.4xx, or courses with one of five area classifications:	6 credits
Applications: POS Tag CSCI-APPL	credits
Reasoning: POS Tag CSCI-RSNG	credits
Software: POS Tag CSCI-SOFT	credits
Systems: POS Tag CSCI-SYST	credits
Theory: POS Tag CSCI-THRY 1	credits
Out of 6, a maximum of 3 credits of CAL (EN.601.5xx) can be applied towards the upper-level credits 2	credits
Courses numbered EN.601.xxx or TR.601.xxx	credits
Courses with POS tag: CSCI-APPL, CSCI-RSNG, CSCI-SOFT, CSCI-SYST, CSCI-THRY	credits
At most 6 credits from courses with POS tag CSCI-OTHER	credits
At most 4 credits from courses with POS tag CSCI-SHORT	credits

FA1 WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Complete one from the following:

Code	Course Title	Credits
AS.004.101	Reintroduction to Writing	3
EN.661.110	Professional Writing and Ethics	3

FA1 WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Code	Course Title	Credits
EN.661.250	Oral Presentations	3