Nov 22, 2024  
2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  Accreditation
  Academic Calendar
  Introduction to the University
  Mission and Vision Statements
  Master List of Academic Programs
  Trustees, Officers, Administrators, and Faculty
  Colleges, Departments, and Programs
  Degrees and Other Programs Offered
  Search Courses by Department
  Search Courses by Prefix
  Admission to the University
  Special Admission Opportunities: College Now
  Expenses and Student Financial Services
  Academic Regulations and Procedures
  Special Learning Opportunities
  International Programs Office
  Advanced Learning Opportunities: Honors Program
  The Campus Experience: Services and Support
  Research, Outreach, and Service
  Professional and Continuing Education
  Key to the Listings of Courses and Programs
  Directions for Correspondence or Inquiries

  Campus Visits
  Leadership and Civic Engagement
HELP
2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Computer Science Minor

Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Colleges, Departments, and Programs

Objectives

  1. To develop in the student an understanding of computer science as a discipline: its structure, methodologies, and trends.
  2. To use the computer as a tool to solve problems.
  3. To give the student a sufficient background in computer science to continue his/her study of the discipline independently.
  4. To give students a sufficient knowledge in computer science to gain an advantage when entering the current job market.

Requirements

Complete the following courses with a grade of C or better:

  • CIS One additional 300/400 course - 3 credits

Notes

Students with prior experience in programming can substitute CIS 183, Object Paradigm, for the sequence of courses CIS 180/181. Students can substitute the sequence CIS 115, Computer Programming in C / CIS 215, Program Design and Data Structures, for the sequence CIS 180/181.

Total credits: 21

Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Colleges, Departments, and Programs