Computer Science Minor

1119 A.V. Williams Building
Phone: 301-405-2672
ugrad@cs.umd.edu
http://cs.umd.edu

Program Director: David Mount, Ph.D.

The purpose of the minor in Computer Science is not only to give students a strong foundation in and understanding of algorithmic reasoning, problem solving methods involving computers and computation, as well as a solid base to help students adapt to future changes in technology, but to complement and enhance any student's major program of study.

The Computer Science minor is selective, and students must meet the same entrance requirements as the Computer Science major. Information on how to apply for the minor can be found at http://undergrad.cs.umd.edu/future/.

The minor in Computer Science consists of 15-24 credits; all courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. MATH140 and CMSC131 are pre-requisites for entrance into the curriculum for the minor.

Course Title Credits
Requirements
CMSC132Object-Oriented Programming II 14
CMSC216Introduction to Computer Systems 14
CMSC250Discrete Structures 14
CMSC330Organization of Programming Languages3
CMSC351Algorithms3
Select two of the following: 26
CMSC411
Computer Systems Architecture
CMSC412
Operating Systems
CMSC414
Computer and Network Security
CMSC416
Introduction to Parallel Computing
CMSC417
Computer Networks
CMSC420
Advanced Data Structures
CMSC421
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
CMSC422
Introduction to Machine Learning
CMSC423
Bioinformatic Algorithms, Databases, and Tools
CMSC424
Database Design
CMSC426
Computer Vision
CMSC427
Computer Graphics
CMSC430
Introduction to Compilers
CMSC433
Programming Language Technologies and Paradigms
CMSC434
Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
CMSC435
Software Engineering
CMSC436
Programming Handheld Systems
CMSC451
Design and Analysis of Computer Algorithms
CMSC452
Elementary Theory of Computation
CMSC454
Algorithms for Data Science
CMSC456
Cryptography
CMSC457
Introduction to Quantum Computing
CMSC460
Computational Methods
CMSC466
Introduction to Numerical Analysis I
CMSC470
Introduction to Natural Language Processing
CMSC471
Introduction to Data Visualization
CMSC474
Introduction to Computational Game Theory
Total Credits24
1

Or acceptable score on the CMSC exemption exam.

2

Note: some of these classes variously have MATH240 or MATH241 as prerequisites.

Notes:

  • Students who satisfy all three of CMSC132, CMSC216 and CMSC250 by exemption exam shall take one additional 400 level class from the approved list. This obligation is in addition to all other minor requirements.
  • With prior permission of the Undergraduate Director, and at his/her discretion, at most one section (3 credits) of CMSC498, Independent Study, may substitute for one of the two core CS classes at the 400 level. This provision is intended to allow students to pursue unexpected opportunities for study of interdisciplinary topics having a substantial computational component complementing their major.
  • Course combinations:
    • Students may not use more than one of CMSC460 or CMSC466 toward the minor.