College Diploma - Computer Systems Technology

Computer professionals must have good reasoning and logical problem solving abilities, be observant, alert to detail and tenacious in pursuing problems to completion. The Computing Science programs at Northwestern Polytechnic offer students an opportunity to integrate extensive software development skills with hardware skills. Emphasis in various programs include: computer graphics and image processing, digital hardware, data communications and networking. Hardware facilities include dedicated circuit design and robotics lab, data communications, and networking lab, as well as six general access computer labs. 

As graduates of the two-year diploma at Northwestern Polytechnic, students are qualified for positions in software development including hardware and networking components; game programming; database applications; PC support; networking specialist; financial systems development, etc. Typically, graduates work as programmer/analysts and network administrators.

First Year (30 credits)

• CS1010 Introduction to Computing (3)
• CS1140 Introduction to Computing Science (3)
• CS1150 Elementary Data Structures (3)
• CS2000 Data Communications and Networking (3)
• CS2050 Network Systems, Management, and Security (3) or Approved Option (3)
• CS2210 Introduction to PC Hardware and Systems Configuration (3)
• CS2720 Formal Systems and Logic in Computing Science (3)
• Any 1000-level English (3)
• MA1200 Linear Algebra I (3)
• Departmentally approved Math or Computing Science course: ST1510 recommended (3)

Second year (30 credits)

• CS2010 Practical Programming Methodology (3)
• CS2290 Computer Organization and Architecture I (3)
• CS2910 Introduction to File and Database Management (3)
• CS3010 User Interfaces (3)
• CS3290 Computer Organization and Architecture II (3)
• Four approved Computing options (12)
• Approved Option (3)
• Approved Computing Options:
• CS2040 Algorithms I (3)
• CS2100 Computer Game Studies (3)
• CS3060 Introduction to Image Processing (3)
• CS3110 Introduction to Computer Graphics (3)
• CS3120 Experimental Robotics (3)
• CS3130 Telecommunications and Computers (3)
• CS3610 Systems Analysis and Design (3)
• CS3790 Operating Systems (3)
• CS3990 Topics in Internet Technologies (3)
• CS3995 Selected Topics in Computing Science (3)