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fall 2023

FALL 2023 - OVERRIDE REQUESTS FOR CICS, COMPSCI AND INFO COURSES

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COURSES NOT YET ON SPIRE - FALL 2023:

The following NEW experimental courses are being reviewed by the Faculty Senate and will not appear on SPIRE until fully approved:

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The following courses are in the process of being added and will appear on SPIRE as soon as Course & Classroom Management has the opportunity to add the course:

Courses not requiring Faculty Senate approval will be listed here once submitted to Course & Classroom Management.

Winter 2024 - to be determined

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The Faculty Senate has approved the following prerequisite changes for Undergraduates:

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COMPSCI 490STA (previously 497S) Scalable Web Systems, effective Summer 2023:
FROM: COMPSCI 326 WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
TO: COMPSCI 320 OR COMPSCI 326 WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
COMPSCI 532 Systems for Data Science, effective Fall 2022 (no undergrad section Spring 2022):
FROM: COMPSCI 311, COMPSCI 345, AND COMPSCI 377, ALL WITH A GRADE OF B OR BETTER.
TO: COMPSCI 377 AND COMPSCI 445 WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
COMPSCI 560 (previously 597N) Introduction to Computer and Network Security, effective Fall 2022 (no undergrad section previously):
NEW: COMPSCI 453 OR E&C-ENG 374 WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
COMPSCI 561 (previously 590A) System Defense and Test, effective Spring 2022:
FROM: COMPSCI 460 (OR COMPSCI 597N OR COMPSCI 660) WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
TO: COMPSCI 460 (OR COMPSCI 597N OR COMPSCI 660) AND COMPSCI 453, BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
COMPSCI 564 (previously 590J) Cyber Effects: Reverse Engineering, Exploit Analysis, and Capability Development, effective Spring 2024:
FROM: COMPSCI 230 (OR E&C-ENG 322) AND COMPSCI 360 (OR COMPSCI 460 OR E&C-ENG 371) BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
TO: COMPSCI 230 (OR E&C-ENG 322) AND COMPSCI 360 (PREVIOUSLY COMPSCI 460 OR COMPSCI 365 OR COMPSCI 390R OR COMPSCI 466 OR E&C-ENG 371), BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
COMPSCI 589 Machine Learning, effective Spring 2022:
FROM: COMPSCI 383 AND MATH 235 WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
TO: [ (MATH 545 C or better) AND (STAT 515 C or better) AND (COMPSCI 240 C or better) ]
OR [ (MATH 545 C or better) AND (COMPSCI 240 B+ or better) ]
OR [ (MATH 235 B+ or better) AND (MATH 233 B+ or better) AND (STAT 515 C or better) AND (COMPSCI 240 C or better) ]
OR [ (MATH 235 B+ or better) AND (MATH 233 B+ or better) AND (COMPSCI 240 B+ or better) ]

The Faculty Senate has approved the following catalog number changes:

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COMPSCI 460 Introduction to Network and Computer Security, effective Fall 2022.
FROM: COMPSCI 460
TO: COMPSCI 360 (will no longer count as a CS400 Elective)
COMPSCI 497S Special Topics-Scalable Web Systems, effective Summer 2023.
FROM: COMPSCI 497S
TO: COMPSCI 490STA Scalable Web Systems
COMPSCI 490A Applications of Natural Language Processing, effective Fall 2023.
FROM: COMPSCI 490A
TO: COMPSCI 485
COMPSCI 490STA Scalable Web Systems, effective Fall 2023.
FROM: COMPSCI 490STA
TO: COMPSCI 426
COMPSCI 529 Software Engineering Project Management, effective Fall 2022.
FROM: COMPSCI 529
TO: COMPSCI 429
COMPSCI 691DD Seminar-Research Methods in Empirical Computer Science, effective Fall 2023.
FROM: COMPSCI 691DD
TO: COMPSCI 602 Research Methods in Empirical Computer Science

The Faculty Senate has approved the following change in credits:

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CICS 290A Introduction to Research in the Discipline, effective Fall 2022, from 1 to 2 credits.
COMPSCI 879 Teaching Assistants as Tomorrow's Faculty, effective Fall 2022, from 1 to 2 credits.

Courses outside the College

Additional computer science-related courses are also offered in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMass and at nearby Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges. The Five College Course Catalog combines course schedule information from these colleges as well as UMass.

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts
Department of Computer Science, Amherst College
Areas of Study: Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Hampshire College
Department of Computer Science, Mount Holyoke College
Department of Computer Science, Smith College

Courses & Course Descriptions

fall 2023

FALL 2023 - OVERRIDE REQUESTS FOR CICS, COMPSCI AND INFO COURSES

COURSES NOT YET ON SPIRE - FALL 2023:

Winter 2024 - to be determined

Winter 2024 - OVERRIDE Requests for CICS, COMPSCI and INFO courses

Spring 2024 - to be determined

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