Major Electives courses must be selected from the Introductory and Advanced Major Field Course lists below. At least 16 of the 20 Major Field Elective Credit Hours must be taken from the list of Advanced Major Field courses.
Introductory Major Field Courses
Advanced Major Field Courses
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Sciences
Computer Game Development
- CSC 361 Optimized C++
- CSC 386 Real-Time Networking (Formerly GAM 390)
- GAM 350 Physics for Game Developers
- GAM 353 Tool Programming for Game Development
- GAM 372 Object-Oriented Game Development
- GAM 374 Game Engine Programming I
- GAM 376 Artificial Intelligence for Computer Games
- GAM 377 Game Engine Programming II
- GAM 378 Strategy Games Programming
- GAM 380 Console Game Development Environments
- GAM 382 Serious Games
- GAM 386 Game Programming for Mobile Devices
- GAM 394 Game Development Capstone I
- GAM 395 Game Development Project II
Computer Graphics
- GPH 321 Computer Graphics Development I
- GPH 325 Survey of Computer Graphics
- GPH 329 Computer Graphics Development II
- GPH 339 Advanced Rendering Techniques
- GPH 358 Computer Graphics Automation
- GPH 372 Principles of Computer Animation
- GPH 389 Real-Time Graphics Techniques
Computer Networks
- NET 362 Principles of Data Communications
- NET 363 Introduction to Local Area Networks
- NET 365 Network Interconnection Technologies
- NET 371 Wireless Communications Networks
- NET 372 Wan Services
- NET 375 Network Protocols
- NET 377 Fundamentals of Network Security
- NET 379 Telecommunication and Network Security Practicum
Computer Systems
- CSC 343 Introduction to Operating Systems
- CSC 348 Introduction to Compiler Design
- CSC 361 Optimized C++
- CSC 362 Optimized C++ Multithreading
- CSC 364 Virtualization and Cloud Computing
- CSC 366 Introduction to Program Analysis
- CSC 371 Mobile Application Development for iOS
- CSC 372 Mobile Application Development for Android
- CSC 391 Mobile Application Development for iOS II
- CSC 392 Mobile Application Development for Android II
- CSE 314 Networking for Cyber-Physical Systems
- CSE 316 Cyber-Physical System Security
- CSE 331 Cyber-Physical System Engineering I
- CSE 332 Analog and Digital Circuits
- CSE 333 Digital Signal Processing
- CSE 351 Embedded Systems I
- CSE 352 Embedded Systems II
- CSE 361 Mathematical Foundations of Autonomous Systems
- CSE 362 Foundations of Cyber-Physical Computing
- CSE 375 Introduction to Robotics
- IT 372 Introduction to Android Development
- NET 368 Network Programming
Computer Vision
- CSC 381 Introduction to Digital Image Processing
- CSC 382 Applied Image Analysis
Data Analysis and Data Mining
Data Storage
Human-Computer Interaction
- CSC 360 Web Applications
- IT 330 User Interface Development for Interactive Systems
- UXD 360
Security
- CSC 333 Cryptology
- CSEC 320 Computer Forensic and Incident Response
- CSEC 340 Fundamentals of Information Assurance
- CSEC 388 Security Testing and Assessment
- CSEC 389 Cyber Defense Exercises and Attack Responses
Software Engineering
- SE 325 Introduction to Software Engineering
- SE 333 Software Testing
- SE 341 Continuous Delivery and Devops
- SE 352 Object-Oriented Enterprise Application Development
- SE 359 Agile Software Development
- SE 371 Practices of Global Software Development
Theory of Computation
- CSC 327 Problem Solving for Contests
- CSC 344 Automata Theory and Formal Grammars
- CSC 389 Theory of Computation
Web Development
- CSC 308 Frameworks for Web Application Development
- CSC 360 Web Applications
- ECT 330 Advanced Internet Application Development
- ECT 360 Introduction to Xml
- IT 320 Content Management Systems
Open Elective Credit Hours are required to meet the minimum graduation requirements of 192 hours. Open electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul.
The Liberal Studies program is the general education portion of the curriculum at DePaul University. Students must earn a grade of D or better in all courses taken to satisfy these requirements. The only exception is the Capstone course which is considered also a major requirement and WRD 103 and WRD 104 in which students need to earn a C- or better.
Students may choose to take some CDM courses that carry Liberal Studies credit but they cannot double count them if they are part of the major requirements. A complete list of courses that carry Liberal Studies credit can be found on the
Liberal Studies website along with an overview of the
Liberal Studies requirements for this program. Students can search for courses that satisfy a particular Liberal Studies requirement on
campusconnect.
Note: Students must complete CSC 208 Ethics in Technology as one of the two required Philosophical Inquiry learning domain requirements.
CourseRequirements
Although students are free to take course requirements in any order they choose, provided they have mastered the course-specific prerequisites, it is strongly recommended that students follow these year-by-year suggestions, especially regarding the first-year major courses.
Courses offered in the student's primary major cannot be taken to fulfill LSP Domain requirements.