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Twin Cities Campus
Computer Science MinorCLA Dean's Office
College of Liberal Arts
The computer science minor is for students who want to take a basic core of computer science courses to enhance or supplement their major programs. Knowledge of computing is useful for students majoring in engineering, the physical, biological and social sciences, business, design and the visual arts, to name a few. The minor increases job opportunities and provides a base for more advanced studies and independent learning.
The minor teaches problem solving and computational thinking skills, as well as fundamental programming concepts, practical knowledge of computer programming languages, data structures, and algorithmic development techniques that are essential to modern computing. Students have flexibility in choosing courses to meet the minor requirements. Advanced courses provide detailed knowledge in specific topics, such as databases, networks, internet programming, or game design.
To succeed, students in the minor need to have solid analytical and abstraction skills. Students who are not planning on taking calculus should take at least one math class, such as college algebra and probability, or a pre-calculus course before starting the minor.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Minor Requirements
Students who wish to complete the minor should consult with a computer science departmental advisor at csciug@umn.edu to discuss course choices and finalize the declaration process.
Students may earn no more than one undergraduate degree in computer science: a BA or a BS or a minor. Additionally, students who earn a B.Comp.E. in computer engineering or a B.S. in data science may not minor in computer science.
Other coursework may be accepted with prior advisor approval.
The computer science minor consists of 5 three- or four-credit, advisor-approved CSCI courses.
Computer Science Foundation Courses
Take exactly 2 course(s) totaling exactly 8 credit(s) from the following:
Option 1 (Preferred)
Students who intend to major in Computer Science should complete this sequence.
CSCI 1133 - Introduction to Computing and Programming Concepts
(4.0 cr)
or
CSCI 1133H - Honors Introduction to Computing and Programming Concepts
(4.0 cr)
CSCI 1933 - Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures
(4.0 cr)
or
CSCI 1933H - Honors Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures
(4.0 cr)
or
CSCI 2081 - Introduction to Software Development
(4.0 cr)
·
Option 2
CSCI 1103 - Introduction to Computer Programming in Java
(4.0 cr)
or
CSCI 1113 - Introduction to C/C++ Programming for Scientists and Engineers
(4.0 cr)
CSCI 1913 - Introduction to Algorithms, Data Structures, and Program Development
(4.0 cr)
Electives
Take exactly 3 course(s) totaling 9 - 12 credit(s) from the following:
Lower-Division Electives
Take 0 - 2 course(s) totaling 0 - 8 credit(s) from the following:
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CSCI 2033 - Elementary Computational Linear Algebra
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCI 2041 - Advanced Programming Principles
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCI 2011 - Discrete Structures of Computer Science
(4.0 cr)
or
CSCI 2011H - Honors Discrete Structures of Computer Science
(4.0 cr)
or
CSCI 3041 - Introduction to Discrete Structures and Algorithms
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCI 2021 - Machine Architecture and Organization
(4.0 cr)
or
CSCI 3061 - Introduction to Computer Systems
(4.0 cr)
·
Upper-Division Electives
Honors thesis, independent study, and directed research may be considered with prior departmental approval. Students who have taken CSCI 3041 cannot use CSCI 4041 for this requirement.
Take 1 - 3 course(s) totaling 3 - 12 credit(s) from the following:
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CSCI 4011 - Formal Languages and Automata Theory
(4.0 cr)
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CSCI 4041 - Algorithms and Data Structures
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCI 4131 - Internet Programming
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 4271W - Development of Secure Software Systems
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCI 4611 - Programming Interactive Computer Graphics and Games
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5103 - Operating Systems
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5105 - Introduction to Distributed Systems
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5106 - Programming Languages
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5115 - User Interface Design, Implementation and Evaluation
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5117 - Developing the Interactive Web
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5123 - Recommender Systems
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5125 - Collaborative and Social Computing
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5127W - Embodied Computing: Design & Prototyping
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5143 - Real-Time and Embedded Systems
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5161 - Introduction to Compilers
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5221 - Foundations of Advanced Networking
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5271 - Introduction to Computer Security
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5302 - Analysis of Numerical Algorithms
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5304 - Computational Aspects of Matrix Theory
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5421 - Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5451 - Introduction to Parallel Computing: Architectures, Algorithms, and Programming
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5461 - Functional Genomics, Systems Biology, and Bioinformatics
(3.0 cr)
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CSCI 5471 - Modern Cryptography
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5481 - Computational Techniques for Genomics
(3.0 cr)
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CSCI 5512 - Artificial Intelligence II
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5521 - Machine Learning Fundamentals
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5523 - Introduction to Data Mining
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5525 - Machine Learning: Analysis and Methods
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5541 - Natural Language Processing
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5551 - Introduction to Intelligent Robotic Systems
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5552 - Sensing and Estimation in Robotics
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5561 - Computer Vision
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5563 - Multiview 3D Geometry in Computer Vision
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5607 - Fundamentals of Computer Graphics 1
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5608 - Fundamentals of Computer Graphics II
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5609 - Visualization
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5611 - Animation & Planning in Games
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5619 - Virtual Reality and 3D Interaction
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5708 - Architecture and Implementation of Database Management Systems
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5715 - From GPS, Google Maps, and Uber to Spatial Data Science
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5751 - Big Data Engineering and Architecture
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5801 - Software Engineering I
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5802 - Software Engineering II
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5980 - Special Topics in Computer Science
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 4203 - Computer Architecture
(4.0 cr)
or
EE 4363 - Computer Architecture and Machine Organization
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCI 4211 - Introduction to Computer Networks
(3.0 cr)
or
CSCI 5211 - Data Communications and Computer Networks
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCI 4511W - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
CSCI 5511 - Artificial Intelligence I
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 1133/CSci 1133H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 1133/CSci 1133H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 1902/CSci 1933/CSci 1933H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 1902/CSci 1933/CSci 1933H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
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Course Equivalencies: | CSci 2011/CSci 2011H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Course Equivalencies: | CSci 2011/CSci 2011H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 4041/CSci 4041H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 4131/CSci 5131 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F only |
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Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 5512W/CSci 5512 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
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Prerequisites: | 2041 or # |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 27.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 4203/EE 4363 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 4203/EE 4363 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 4211/CSci 5211/INET 4002 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 4211/CSci 5211/INET 4002 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 4511W/CSci 5511 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 4511W/CSci 5511 |
Prerequisites: | [2041 or #], grad student |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 4707/CSci 5707/INET 4707 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 4707/CSci 5707/INET 4707 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 5204/EE 5364 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSci 5204/EE 5364 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |