{"id":21,"date":"2021-10-11T21:33:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T21:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/cs\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:22:11","slug":"math-and-computer-science-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/cs\/","title":{"rendered":"Math &#038; Computer Science at SAU"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Department<\/h2>\n<p>Mathematics and Computer Science Department offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, Bachelor\u00a0of Science (B.S.) and Masters in Computers and Information Science. The B.S. in\u00a0mathematics provides two options: one option relates to students interested in professional or graduate\u00a0programs requiring extensive Math backgrounds. The other Math option is for those preparing to teach in public or private schools and\u00a0requires completion of a minor in teacher education.<\/p>\n<p>The B.S. in Computer Science has two option concentrations for students to choose: B.S. in Computer Science with option concentration in Computer Game and Animation Design for students interested in innovative video game development which offers experience in highly competitive introductory and advanced topics of game programming and art skills as well as mobile apps.<\/p>\n<p>B.S. in Computer Science with option concentration in Computer Technology which concentrates on Information Technology, Industrial Technology and applications of computing including the\u00a0electronic systems and devices in the creation of computer hardware and software.\u00a0The graduate program in Computer Science offers a\u00a0Master in Computers and Information Science\u00a0with a dual course delivery of on campus or fully on-line.<\/p>\n<div id=\"learning-goals\" class=\"alert alert-info\">\n<h3>B.S. Computer Science Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)<\/h3>\n<p>Graduates of the B.S. Computer Science program are expected to attain the following within a few years of graduation:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ability to solve complex computing problems using theory, methods and algorithms as well as design and implement the solutions efficiently using software tools and programming languages.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to effectively communicate, collaborate and engage in life-long learning, embracing the latest practices, methods, and technologies in computer science.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to demonstrate a clear understanding of the ethical and legal principles regarding the computing profession.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>B.S. Computer Science Student Outcomes<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"numeric\">\n<li>Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions<\/li>\n<li>Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program\u2019s discipline<\/li>\n<li>Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts<\/li>\n<li>Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles<\/li>\n<li>Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program\u2019s discipline<\/li>\n<li>Apply computer science theory and software development fundamentals to produce computing-based solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Recent News<\/h2>\n<div class=\"feedzy-ec2211bf8d6b60f4c947e769326d3eaa feedzy-rss\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"feedzy-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/southern-arkansas-university-students-launch-blights-grasp-on-steam\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Southern Arkansas University students launch Blight\u2019s Grasp on Steam\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/05\/Gaming-PR-Cover-768x432.jpg\" title=\"Southern Arkansas University students launch Blight\u2019s Grasp on Steam\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/southern-arkansas-university-students-launch-blights-grasp-on-steam\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSouthern Arkansas University students launch Blight\u2019s Grasp on Steam\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Southern Arkansas University\u2019s Game Development program proudly announces the official release of Blight\u2019s Grasp, an immersive student-developed action game now available on Steam. Play Blight\u2019s Grasp on Steam: https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3470150\/Blights_Grasp\/ Created as part of SAU\u2019s game development senior project, Blight\u2019s Grasp represents the culmination of a year-long collaborative effort by Chrono Clash, a talented team of...  Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/sau-faculty-and-students-participate-in-campus-computer-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"SAU faculty and students participate in campus computer workshop\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/05\/HCP.jpg\" title=\"SAU faculty and students participate in campus computer workshop\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/sau-faculty-and-students-participate-in-campus-computer-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSAU faculty and students participate in campus computer workshop\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eleven faculty members and graduate students from the departments of Mathematics and Computer Science, Biology, and Engineering recently attended a workshop on using a High Performance Computing (HPC) system recently held on the SAU campus. HPC is the engine behind some of today\u2019s most groundbreaking discoveries and innovations. At its core, HPC harnesses the immense...  Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/sau-mathematics-faculty-present-research-at-regional-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"SAU mathematics faculty present research at regional conference\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/04\/featuredmath-768x566.jpg\" title=\"SAU mathematics faculty present research at regional conference\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/sau-mathematics-faculty-present-research-at-regional-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSAU mathematics faculty present research at regional conference\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Three SAU faculty traveled to Edmond, Oklahoma, to present their research at the 86th Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Regional Conference at the University of Central Oklahoma in April. Assistant Professors of Mathematics Dr. Muhammad Inam, Dr. Chong Li, and Dr. Jie Zhou from SAU\u2019s Mathematics and Computer Science Department presented the following research over...  Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/sau-students-benefit-from-series-of-guest-speakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"SAU students benefit from series of guest speakers\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/03\/EsterMead-768x432.png\" title=\"SAU students benefit from series of guest speakers\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/sau-students-benefit-from-series-of-guest-speakers\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSAU students benefit from series of guest speakers\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>College students often have to wait until after graduation to learn what it\u2019s like to work in their field. However, Dr. Esther Mead is bringing that valuable knowledge to the students in her class at Southern Arkansas University. Mead, an assistant professor of Information Systems in the Rankin College of Business and an adjunct instructor...  Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/southern-arkansas-university-hosts-annual-regional-actm-math-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Southern Arkansas University Hosts Annual Regional ACTM Math Contest\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/03\/14D_1B5_5881567_181294625_4-768x512.jpg\" title=\"Southern Arkansas University Hosts Annual Regional ACTM Math Contest\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/southern-arkansas-university-hosts-annual-regional-actm-math-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSouthern Arkansas University Hosts Annual Regional ACTM Math Contest\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Southern Arkansas University\u2019s Department of Mathematics and Computer Science proudly hosted the annual ACTM Math Contest for the Southwest region on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The competition brought together 89 students from five regional schools, representing grades 8 through 12, to compete in six subject areas: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Statistics, Pre-Calculus\/Trigonometry, and Calculus....  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