Overview
The minor in Computer Science requires 8 credits of core Computer Science courses, one 3 credit Computer Science elective at the 300 level, and 6 credits of elective Computer Science course at the 200 level or above or approved courses from other departments.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| CSC 120 | Computer Programming I | 4 |
| CSC 220 | Computer Programming II | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| CSC 3XX - Any 300-level Computer Science course | 3 | |
| Select 6 approved credit hours of the following: | 6 | |
Any CSC 2XX, CSC 3XX, CSC 4XX, CSC 5XX 1, 2 | ||
| Python Programming for Everyone 3 | ||
At most one of the following may be used as an elective towards the minor from the list below separated by "or" (this constraint holds, whether choosing a course to serve as an approved substitute for CSC115 or choosing another elective from the list) 4 | ||
| Cybersecurity: An Introduction to Security in Cyberspace | ||
or CSC 119 | Computers and Society | |
or BTE 120 | Introduction to Business Technology and Programming | |
or BTE 320 | Python Programming: Fundamentals and Algorithms | |
or ECE 118 | Introduction to Programming | |
or GEG 310 | Geographic Information Systems I | |
or JMM 341 | Web Design | |
or MSC 203 | Foundations of Computational Marine Science | |
| Bioinformatics Tools | ||
| Systems Analysis and Design | ||
| Web Application Development | ||
| Mobile Apps Development | ||
| Cybersecurity | ||
| Mobile to Cloud: Developing Distributed Applications | ||
| Building Virtual Worlds | ||
| Augmented Reality | ||
| Dynamic Data | ||
| Internet Computing I | ||
| Computer Organization and Design | ||
| Senior Project I | ||
| Senior Project II | ||
| Computer Architecture | ||
| Machine Learning | ||
| Neural Networks | ||
| Network Client-Server Programming | ||
| Object-Oriented and Distributed Database Management Systems | ||
| Agent Technology | ||
| Internet and Intranet Security | ||
| Data Mining | ||
| Mobile Computing | ||
| Special Topics in Computer Engineering | ||
| Geographic Information Systems II | ||
MMI 504 | ||
MMI 505 | ||
| Scientific Computing in Marine and Atmospheric Sciences | ||
| Introduction to Numerical Analysis | ||
| Theory of Numbers | ||
| Numerical Linear Algebra | ||
| Numerical Methods in Differential Equations | ||
| Introduction to Probability | ||
| Introduction to Mathematical Statistics | ||
| Statistical Analysis | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 17 | |
- 1
CSC 40X - Computer Science Practicum courses must be taken at the same time as the host course.
- 2
Maximum of 6 credits of CSC 481 - Computer Science Teaching Assistant.
- 3
CSC115 can be used as an elective towards the minor only if taken before CSC120.
- 4
BTE 120, BTE 320, ECE 118, or MSC203 may be taken from this list as an elective towards the minor only as an approved substitute for CSC115 before CSC120.
