Emphasizes the fundamental evolutionary concepts that provide explanations for the diversification of life on Earth. Specific topics include the evidence for evolution, adaption by natural selection, specification, systematics, molecular and genome evolution, and macroevolutionary patterns and processes. Students to work in small groups to explore specific topics in depth.

Problem solving, structured design of algorithms, implementation of algorithms, and testing and debugging of programs. Data types, control structures, and abstractions. The laboratory component focuses on algorithm design and implementation.

Problem solving, structured design of algorithms, implementation of algorithms, and testing and debugging of programs. Data types, control structures, and abstractions. The laboratory component focuses on algorithm design and implementation.

Programming methods, software testing, and algorithm analysis. Construction, traversal, and modification of trees, heaps, and has tables. Sorting and searching techniques on linear structures including arrays and sequential files.
A student will be permitted to enroll in CMPS 260 and CMPS 261 a maximum of three times in each course.

Foundations of artificial intelligence, search, reasoning, and planning. Machine learning, supervised learning, data and feature engineering, regression, decision trees, neural networks, unsupervised learning, clustering, dimensionality reduction. Natural language processing. Ethical issues.

Database Management Systems (DBMS) are vital components of modern information systems. Database applications are pervasive and range in size from small in-memory databases to terra bytes or even larger in various applications domains. The course focuses on the fundamentals of data modelling, relational database management systems, and the current developments in database theory and their practice. Specifically, we will teach design and implementation using data modeling tools; declaration and manipulation of databases; embedded SQL and web-based database application development; normalization and optimization of databases.

Major software development project requiring integration and application of knowledge and skills acquired in algorithms, data structures, programming, and software design.

Development of fundamental counseling skills through didactic and experiential methods.

Exploration of dance around the world and how it interacts with customs and beliefs within specific cultural groups. Explores dance as an expression of worship, social order, power, cultural mores, as a theatrical art form, and as an emblem of cultural identity.