Computer Graphics and Visualization Certificate, Graduate
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Certificates are intended primarily for working professionals, and provide a "bite-sized" chunk of graduate coursework. See Professional Master of Computer Science (MCS) for additional information.
| Required Certificate Prerequisites–must be completed prior to admission. | ||
| C AND UNIX PROGRAMMING | ||
or CSCD 255 | C PROGRAMMING FOR ENGINEERS | |
| INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER GRAPHICS | ||
or MATH 231 | LINEAR ALGEBRA | |
| PRECALCULUS MATH II | ||
| Certificate Requirements | ||
| CSCD 506 | RESEARCH METHODS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | 4 |
| CSCD 570 | 3D COMPUTER GRAPHICS PRINCIPLES | 4 |
| CSCD 577 | VIRTUAL REALITY AND DATA VISUALIZATION | 4 |
| CSCD 601 | RESEARCH REPORT | 4 |
| Total Credits | 16 | |
Students who successfully earn a Computer Graphics and Visualization, Graduate Certificate from EWU should be able to do the following:
- demonstrate an understanding of basic and advanced concepts of computer graphics and use OpenGL as a renderer;
- demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of geometric modeling;
- develop applications and analyze scientific data with Visualization Tool Kit (VTK);
- give visual insights to a large amount of information using software tools like R;
- model and animate a 3D environment with the basic and advanced concepts of transformation, projection, texture, lighting and shading.;
- use force feedback-based virtual devices like Geomagic’s Phantom that can make virtual objects tangible and develop applications using such devices.