Computer Science

Diploma | 2 years of study | 120 ECTS

Students enrolled in this program earn a diploma in Computer Science. The program is designed to provide an excellent background for those students who intend to pursue employment in a professional career requiring extensive preparation in computer science, as well as for those who intend to continue the study of computer science in the undergraduate level.

The aims and objectives of the program are:

Upon successful completion of this program of study, its graduates will:

1. Demonstrate analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills and think critically and creatively, both independently and in teams.  
    
2. Apply the foundations underpinning computer science, computation and programming.
3. Identify the fundamentals and basic theory of human computer interaction and usability testing, of major commercial computer application packages.
    
4. Analyzing, designing, implementing, testing, documenting, and maintaining a computer-based system.
    
5. Work in teams, contributing to the management, planning and implementation of a computer system.
    
6. Make use of a range of theories, techniques and tools from programming languages, programming environments, and system analysis and design.
    
7. Make choices based on reasoned arguments and evaluate the outcomes of those choices by comparing them with alternative solutions.
    
8. Effectively apply the fundamental principles of data modeling and database design, with emphasis on relational database concepts.
    
9. Develop personal autonomy and independence, necessary to proceed with further studies at higher levels of education.

The program requires a minimum of 120 ECTS credits as follows:

General Education Requirements  |  24 ECTS credits

Mathematics Requirements  |  30 ECTS credits

Major Requirements  |  66 ECTS credits

General Education Requirements     

CSC102 Computer Applications (6)

ECO101 Principles of Microeconomics (6)

ENG101 English Communication (6)

ENG102 English Writing (6)

ENG201 Advanced English (6)

GRE101 Modern Greek (6)

HST101 European History (6)

HST102 History of Cyprus (6)

PHI101 Introduction to Philosophy (6)

POL101 Political Studies (6)

PSY101 Introduction to Psychology (6)

SOC101 Principles of Sociology (6)

Mathematics Requirements                          

MTH102 Statistics (6)

MTH103 Calculus (6)

MTH104 Discrete Mathematics (6)

MTH202 Calculus II (6)

MTH203 Linear Algebra (6)

Major Requirements                                       

CSC101 Introduction to Computing (6)

CSC103 Computer Programming (6)

CSC105 Digital Logic (6)

CSC112 Computer Programming II (6)

CSC202 Data Structures and Algorithms (6)

CSC203 Management Information Systems (6)

CSC206 Computer Architecture (6)

CSC209 Visual Programming (6)

CSC210 Web Designing (6)

CSC215 Computer Organization and Assembly Programming (6)

CSC302 Databases (6)

CSC307 Software Engineering (6)

CSC308 Operating Systems (6)

CSC309 Theory of Computation (6)

CSC310 Programming in Java (6)

CSC401 Object-Oriented Programming (6)

CSC407 Communications and Networks (6)

CSC409 Software Engineering II (6)

CSC410 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (6)
CSC411 Theory and Practice of Compilers (6)
CSC412 Numerical Analysis (6)

CSC413 Introduction to Computer Graphics (6)

The number of teaching hours (TH) for each course is 3 except when otherwise stated.