Computer Science Minors
Course selections are tailored to the student’s needs in consultation with departmental advisors.
Clinical Applications (Health Informatics)
Code | Title | SCHs |
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NURS 3213 | Business Analysis of Health-Generated Data | 3 |
NURS 3223 | Internet Resources for Health Promotion | 3 |
NURS 4113 | Applications and Devices for Health Promotion | 3 |
NURS 4213 | Interface Design in Health Informatics | 3 |
NURS 4313 | Telecommunications/Networking for Remote Management | 3 |
NURS 4723 | Applied Statistics in Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
Total SCHs | 18 |
Community Informatics
Code | Title | SCHs |
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CSCI 4623 | Big Data and High Performance Computing | 3 |
CSCI 4823 | Principles of Data Mining | 3 |
LS 3153 | Knowledge Economy | 3 |
Any Community Informatics related courses approved by advisor | 9 | |
Total SCHs | 18 |
Computer Science
The minor requires 18 semester credit hours of coursework, some of which may have prerequisites.
Code | Title | SCHs |
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CSCI 2493 | Programming Fundamentals II | 3 |
CSCI 3053 | Data Structures | 3 |
CSCI 3423 | Database Management | 3 |
CSCI 4313 | Networking and Data Communication | 3 |
Select two of the following | 6 | |
Interface Design and Development | ||
Advanced Modeling and Visualization | ||
Machine Learning | ||
Principles of Data Mining | ||
Total SCHs | 18 |
A departmental computer science faculty advisor must approve the minor program.
Cybersecurity
The minor in Cybersecurity prepares students with basics in cybersecurity field. The minor requires 18 semester credit hours of coursework.
Code | Title | SCHs |
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CSCI 2513 | Information Security and Ethics | 3 |
CSCI 3423 | Database Management | 3 |
CSCI 4313 | Networking and Data Communication | 3 |
Electives | ||
Select three of the following | 9 | |
Fundamentals of Cryptography | ||
Digital Forensics | ||
Ethical Hacking and Systems Defense | ||
Digital Trust and Privacy | ||
Total SCHs | 18 |
A departmental computer science faculty advisor must approve the minor program.
Data Science
The minor in Data Science, concerned with the extraction of knowledge from data, employs techniques and theories drawn from many fields within the broad areas of mathematics, statistics, computer science, and information technology. The minor requires 18 semester credit hours of coursework, some of which may have prerequisites.
Code | Title | SCHs |
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CSCI 3113 | Fundamentals of SAS Programming | 3 |
CSCI 3423 | Database Management | 3 |
CSCI 3603 | Foundations of Data Science | 3 |
CSCI 4303 | Advanced Modeling and Visualization | 3 |
CSCI 4623/5673 | Big Data and High Performance Computing (graduate course required for accelerated track students) | 3 |
CSCI 4823 | Principles of Data Mining | 3 |
Total SCHs | 18 |
A departmental computer science faculty advisor must approve the minor program.
Environmental Science Minor
The Minor in Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary minor offered through the School of the Sciences. It will expose students from diverse majors to multiple scientific disciplines, including technology and communication, to enable them to incorporate an environmental perspective into their major disciplines. The minor requires 21-24 semester credit hours.
Code | Title | SCHs |
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ENVS 1213 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 3 |
SCI 2113 | Earth Science: Global Perspectives | 3 |
POLS 4813 | Seminar in Public Policy | 3 |
MATH 1703 | Elementary Statistics I | 3 |
Choose one of the following | 3-4 | |
Ecology and Ecology Laboratory | ||
Community Conversation in Sustainability | ||
Water in a Changing Environment | ||
Climate Change: A Human Perspective | ||
Choose 2 of the following | 6-8 | |
Principles of Biology I and Principles of Biology I Laboratory | ||
Plant Biology and Plant Biology Laboratory | ||
Ecology and Ecology Laboratory | ||
Scientific Communication | ||
General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I | ||
Environmental Chemistry I and Environmental Chemistry Laboratory I | ||
Software Systems Design and Tools | ||
Geographic Information Systems | ||
Technical Writing | ||
Elementary Statistics II | ||
Community Conversation in Sustainability | ||
Water in a Changing Environment | ||
Climate Change: A Human Perspective | ||
Total SCHs | 21-24 |