Academic Calendar 2025-2026

Computing – Minor (Arts)

Subject: Administered by the School of Computing.
Plan: Consists of 30.00 units as described below.
Plan Code: COMP-Y
Program: The Plan, in combination with a Major or Specialization Plan in another subject, and with sufficient electives, will lead to an Honours Bachelors Degree.

1. Core
A. Complete the following:
CISC 102Discrete Structures I3.00
CISC 121Introduction to Computing Science I3.00
CISC 124Introduction to Computing Science II3.00
B. Complete the following:
CISC 203Discrete Structures II3.00
CISC 204Logic for Computing Science3.00
CISC 221Computer Architecture3.00
CISC 235Data Structures3.00
2. Option
A. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
CISC at the 300-level or above
CISC_Subs at the 300-level or above
COCA at the 300-level or above
COGS at the 300-level or above
B. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
Introduction to Cognitive Science
CISC at the 200-level or above
CISC_Subs at the 200-level or above
COCA at the 200-level or above
COGS at the 200-level or above
Total Units30.00

3. Notes

A. Students with no programming experience should review the Introductory Courses paragraph included on the School of Computing overview page in the Calendar.

B. ELEC courses are offered by Smith Engineering. Special permission may be required to register. All such courses will count as 3.00 units towards degree requirements in Arts and Sciences.

C. This Plan may not be combined with a Cognitive Science Specialization (COGS-S), a Computing and Mathematics Specialization (COMA-S), or a Software Design Specialization (SODE-S). Please refer to Academic Program Regulation 3 for further information.

D. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.

Computing Course List

The following list may contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.

CISC_Subs

ELEC 470Computer System Architecture 13.50
ELEC 474Machine Vision 13.50
MATH 337Stochastic Models in Operations Research3.00
MATH 401Graph Theory3.00
MATH 402Enumerative Combinatorics3.00
MATH 434Optimization Theory with Applications to Machine Learning3.00
MATH 474Information Theory3.00
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Note that the unit weighting system in Smith Engineering differs from that in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Therefore, upon acceptance of any course from Smith Engineering, the unit weighting towards Arts and Science degree requirements shall be at the discretion of the Associate Dean (Academic). Usually, a one-term course shall count as 3.00 units and a two-term course as 6.00 units.