Academic Calendar 2023-2024

Computing - Minor (Science)

COMP-Z

Subject: Administered by the School of Computing.
Plan: Consists of 48.00 units as described below.
Program: The Plan, in combination with a Major plan in another subject, and with sufficient electives, will lead to an Honours Bachelors Degree.

1. Core
A. Complete the following:
CISC 121Introduction to Computing Science I3.00
CISC 124Introduction to Computing Science II3.00
B. Complete the following:
CISC 203Discrete Mathematics for Computing II3.00
CISC 204Logic for Computing Science3.00
CISC 221Computer Architecture3.00
CISC 223Software Specifications3.00
CISC 235Data Structures3.00
CISC 360Programming Paradigms3.00
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 9.00 units from the following:9.00
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
3. Supporting
A. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
Discrete Mathematics for Computing l
and Introduction to Linear Algebra
Discrete Mathematics for Computing l
and Linear Algebra
Linear Algebra
B. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
Differential and Integral Calculus
Differential and Integral Calculus
Differential and Integral Calculus I
and Differential and Integral Calculus II
Total Units48.00

4. 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. 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 in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. 

Computing Course List

The following list contains 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

Courses in other departments usable as CISC options
COMM 365Advanced Business Decision Modeling3.00
ELEC 470Computer System Architecture3.00
MATH 272Applications of Numerical Methods3.00
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