Looking for upper division Computer Science courses you can take on your own for CSULA credit?  Here are two.

Introduction to Complex Systems

Offered by: Santa Fe Institute. 

Instructor: Melanie Mitchel, Professor Computer Science, Portland State University.

Prerequisites: None indicated (Students should have completed CS312 & CS386)

Website: http://www.complexityexplorer.org/

Schedule: 11 weeks beginning this week. Register now!

CSULA equivalence: CS454Cplx to be offered Summer 2013

Functional programming

Offered by: Coursera 

Instructor: Martin Odersky, Professor Computer Science, EPFS, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Prerequisites: A year of Java programming (Students should have completed CS203)

Website: https://www.coursera.org/course/progfun

Schedule: 7 weeks beginning March 25. (You have a month and half to think about it)

CSULA equivalence: CS332F to be offered Fall 2013

• Students should complete the courses on their own. A Complex Systems Google Group has been set up so that CSULA students can interact with each other about the courses. If there is sufficient demand, in-person group meetings will be scheduled. A CS faculty coordinator will participate in the Google Groups and in-person meetings to answer questions and help clarify issues as needed.

• To get CSULA credit:
  • Complete the online course and receive a certificate of completion.
  • Register for the associated CS course when it is offered.
  • Meet with the instructor for the CS course and demonstrate your knowledge of the course material by explaining your work.

• CS faculty coordinator: Russ Abbott

There is no fee for these courses.