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41 courses with the subject CMSC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

CMSC 101Computer Literacy3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
CMSC 105Fundamentals of Computer Science3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
CMSC 110Problem Solving and Structured Programming3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None Restriction: none Description: Introduces the development of algorithmic solutions to a variety of problems and the development of computer programs to implement the solutions. Explores standard programming structures used to introduce fundamental algorithmic/programming concepts including variables, assignments, conditionals, loops, functions, and arrays and their role in problems solving. Emphasizes structured programming in the development of algorithm solutions to common problems. Object-oriented paradigm is introduced at a basic level.
CMSC 143Cyber Wellness3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
CMSC 210Object-Oriented and GUI Programming3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 108 or CMSC 110 Description: An in-depth introduction to the Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) paradigm, including encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. Focuses on designing, implementing, and using objects. Includes an introduction to Graphical User Interface (GUI) design and programming.
CMSC 216Introduction to Cybersecurity3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 110
Corequisite
None Restriction: None Description: Introduces the fundamental theory and concepts for cybersecurity including security principles, ethical and professional issues in cybersecurity, attack strategies, risk management, access control, integrity management, cryptography basics, security protocols, and strategies for defending computers and networks. Includes practical hands-on learning activities to enhance understanding and to apply the theory and concepts.
CMSC 220Enterprise Computing3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 110 Description: Introduces the use of mainframe computers in the development of enterprise computing applications. Includes mainframe programming language such as COBOL, program design using top-down techniques, program and project documentation, sequential and random file algorithms, integrated file systems, and features of enterprise computing such as data transfer formats.
CMSC 225Application Development with AI3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 210
Corequisite
none Description: Provides a high-level overview of transformer-based large language models, covering core concepts such as tokenization, embeddings, self-attention, and training. Explores practical skills in prompt engineering, context management, understanding model limitations, tool use, and agentic AI workflows. Applies these concepts within an AI-assisted software development context, emphasizing requirements planning, code generation and review, testing strategies, and best practices for secure and responsible professional use of AI tools.
CMSC 281Special Topics1-3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
As appropriate to course content Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
CMSC 300Computer Organization and Assembly Language3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 110 or equivalent Description: A discussion of the basic computer architecture elements: gates, combinational and sequential logic, hardware arithmetic, CPU, and memory structure. An examination of the languages of machines: representation of data, addressing techniques, symbolic coding, assembly, and linking. Problem solving using assembly language.
CMSC 310Data Structures and Algorithms3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 210 Description: Fundamental concepts of data design and implementation, data abstraction, data structures, arrays, linked-lists, stacks, queues, recursion, trees, graphs, and hashing. Also covers sorting algorithms, divide and conquer techniques, greedy methods, and analysis of algorithms. The object-oriented paradigm is employed using an object-oriented language.
CMSC 319Software Engineering Concepts3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 310 with a C or better. Or instructor permission Description: Software engineering concepts include the collection of tools, procedures, methodologies, and accumulated knowledge about the development and maintenance of software-based systems. Strongly suggested for any student planning to take an internship in computer science. After an overview of the phases of the software life cycle, current methodologies, tools, and techniques being applied to each phase are discussed in depth with localized exercises given to reinforce learning of concepts.
CMSC 325Machine Learning3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 310 AND MATH 216
Corequisite
none Description: Introduces fundamental concepts, algorithms, and practical applications of machine learning. Explores probabilistic modeling, underfitting, overfitting, regularization, and generalization, regression, classification tasks, and methods such as support vector machines, gradient descent, backpropagation, and neural networks, including a variety of neural network architectures. Covers recent advances in deep learning. Provides practical experience in implementing AI and ML algorithms using popular libraries.
CMSC 341Introduction to Database Management Systems3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 110 , CMSC 210 Description: Provides fundamental knowledge of, and practical experience with, database concepts. Includes study of information concepts and the realization of those concepts using the relational data model. Practical experience gained in designing and constructing data models and using SQL to interface to both multiuser DBMS packages and to desktop DBMS packages.
CMSC 343Introduction to Numerical Methods3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 110 , MATH 121 or MATH 125 Description: Algorithmic methods for function evaluation, roots of equations, solutions to systems of linear equations, function interpolation, numerical differentiation, and integration and use of spline functions for curve fitting. The focus is on managing and measuring errors in computation. Also offered as MATH 343 ; either COSC 343 or MATH 343 may be substituted for the other and may be used interchangeably for D/F repeats but may not be counted for duplicate credit.
CMSC 345Computer Networks3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 110 and ( MATH 114 or MATH 117 or MATH 117A or MATH 216)
Corequisite
None Restriction: None Description: Covers data communications, computer network architectures, functions of various network layers, communication protocols, internetworking, emerging high-speed networks.
CMSC 352LAN Design and Installation3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
ITMG 250 or CMSC 110 Description: A study of fundamental local area networking concepts. A detailed study of the basics of local area network (LAN) technology. A comparative study of commercially available LAN systems and products. Features a hands-on laboratory implementation of a LAN. Cross-listed as ITMG 352 . Either course may be substituted for the other for D/F repeats but may not be taken for duplicate credit.
CMSC 355Computer Graphics3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
Grade of “C” or better in CMSC 310 and junior status Description: Introduces computer graphics hardware and software. Explores and implements 2-D and 3-D modeling and transformations, viewing transformations, projections, rendering techniques, lighting, and shading using a current cross-platform 3-D graphics API. Includes creation of complex, photorealistic images, and animation principles.
CMSC 356Network Security3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 216 and either CMSC 345 or CMSC 352 / ITMG 352 Description: Explores mechanisms for protecting networks against attacks. Emphasizes network security applications that are used on the Internet and for corporate networks. Investigates various networking security standards and studies methods for enforcing and enhancing those standards.
CMSC 362Unix Systems3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 210
Corequisite
none Restriction: none Description: Introduces the features, syntax, applications, and history of Unix. Includes utilities, system administration, development environments, and networking concerns including distributed systems, client-server computing, and providing Web services.
CMSC 365Web Application Development3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 310 and CMSC 341 Description: Covers the fundamental architecture of web-based applications. Presents client-side application development using markup languages such as XHTML/CSS, forms, scripting languages such as JavaScript and PHP, asynchronous updating of data such as AJAX, database access using SQL. Projects include development of distributed applications on the Internet. Includes best practices in usability, internationalization, security, and W3C accessibility standards for web applications.
CMSC 380Seminar on the Computer Profession and Ethics2
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
CMSC 405Artificial Intelligence3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
Grade of “C” or better in CMSC 310
Corequisite
n/a Restriction: n/a Description: Introduces the field of artificial intelligence. Explores and implements solutions using classical and modern artificial intelligence techniques. Includes state space search, logical inference, knowledge representation, handling uncertainty, reiforcement learning, and other hot topics in the field.
CMSC 410Computer Architecture3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 300 , CMSC 310 Description: Introduces the underlying working principles of electronic computers. Discusses the organization and architecture of computer components. Expounds on details of memory hierarchy, I/O organization, computer arithmetic, processor and control unit design, instruction set architecture, instruction-level parallelism, and the ways functional components interact together.
CMSC 420Modern Programming Languages3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 310 Description: A comparative survey of programming language paradigms. Includes an examination of the properties, applications, syntax, and semantics of selected object-oriented, functional, and declarative programming languages.
CMSC 424Compiler Construction3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 300 , CMSC 310 Description: Relates the formal concepts of automata and language theory to the practicality of constructing a high-level language translator. The structures and techniques used in lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation, intermediate and object code generation, and optimization are emphasized.
CMSC 425Computer Vision3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 325 AND MATH 171
Corequisite
none Description: Introduces major computer vision topics including image processing, detection and recognition, and geometry-based vision. Culminates with learning-based vision and a real-life vision project.
CMSC 426Natural Language Processing3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 325
Corequisite
None Description: Includes concepts needed for language processing, from the foundational building blocks of text — tokenization, language models, and word embeddings — through the neural architectures that power modern AI, including feedforward networks, Transformers, and Large Language Models. Explores how these tools are applied in real-world systems such as information retrieval, retrieval-augmented generation, and machine translation.
CMSC 427Introduction to Cryptography3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 310 and MATH 309 Description: Fundamental concepts of encoding and/or encrypting information, cryptographic protocols and techniques, various cryptographic algorithms, and security of information are covered in depth.
CMSC 429Digital Forensics3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
CMSC 430Introduction to Systems Programming3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
CMSC 432Introduction to Operating Systems3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 300 , CMSC 310 or equivalents Description: Introduces the principles of operating system design and implementation. Includes interrupt services, process states and transitions, threads, scheduling algorithms, synchronization tools, deadlocks, virtualization, memory management of (main and virtual), storage devices management, file systems, and operating systems security.
CMSC 454Information Assurance Administration3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 216 or instructor permission Description: Explores the various issues pertinent to maintaining acceptable levels of information security within organizations. Addresses issues involved in administering and managing information security systems. Intended to raise awareness of information security issues across organizations.
CMSC 460Theory of Computation3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 310 or instructor permission Description: Formal methods for describing and analyzing programming languages and algorithms. Covers Backus-Naur forms, productions, regular expressions, introduction to automata theory, Turing machines, and recent concepts in algorithm theory computability.
CMSC 465Web Services3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 341 and CMSC 365 Description: Studies the development of Web services. Presents an in-depth understanding of server-side technologies for Web services including RPC, SOAP, and RESTful. Emphasis is placed on the use of XML and JSON to support multi-party heterogeneous distributed applications and includes XML fundamentals (e.g., DTDs, XML schemas, and DOM), and Web services (e.g., SOAP and WSDL,). Students complete hands-on projects utilizing current technologies to develop their own Web services and use existing Web services.
CMSC 471Cloud Computing3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 210 Description: Provides analytical and practical coverage of cloud computing and web services. Focuses on the technology, frameworks and associated standards: cloud models, cloud platforms and scalability. Compares advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing platforms, identify security and privacy issues in cloud computing, and analyze performance, scalability, and availability of the underlying cloud technologies and software. Deploys applications over a commercial cloud infrastructure such as AWS or Windows Azure.
CMSC 473Software Engineering Practice3
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
CMSC 319 or instructor permission Description: Planning, design, and implementation of large software systems using software engineering techniques. Students work on project teams on real or realistic software development projects. Credit for either COSC 473 or CMSC 493 , but not both, may count toward computer science major requirements for graduation; the other course credits will be counted as free electives.
CMSC 480Seminar on Technical Topics1
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
Prerequisite
See text below Description: Reading, review, and discussion of the current literature of computer science and industry professional and technical journals; oral presentations. Should be taken the last semester of the senior year. Should not be taken at the same time as CMSC 380 .
CMSC 482Independent Study1-4
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
CMSC 492Internship in Management Information Systems3-12
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
12
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
can be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu
CMSC 493Internship in Computer Science3-12
Subject
CMSC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
12
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.iup.edu

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