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College of Arts & Sciences
- Undergraduate
Educational Objectives
| Degree Programs | Majors
| Bachelor of Science | Medical
Informatics Major for B.S. Students | Computer
Science Major for B.A. Students/Second Major for B.S. Students
| Computer Science Second Major |
Minor | Departmental
Honors
Introduction
The Department of Computer Science offers undergraduate and
graduate education in Computer Science, and performs research
in various areas of Computer Science. The Department has faculty
with strong accomplishments in the fields of algorithm engineering,
automated reasoning, bioinformatics, computational complexity,
computational geometry & computer graphics, cryptography
& network security, data mining, molecular computation,
multimedia systems, music information retrieval, scientific
computing, and wireless & mobile computing.
Educational Objectives
The Department of Computer Science educates students in the
science of software development: the analysis of domain problems,
the development of algorithms and programs, the use of specialist
computing techniques, the system-software and hardware platforms,
and the production and deployment of efficient and robust
computer software. Instruction ranges from introductory programming
classes and laboratories, through to research in various areas
of computer science.
Degree Programs
The Department of Computer Science offers a Bachelor of Science,
Bachelor of Arts, and a Medical Informatics major in Computer
Science.
Majors
Bachelor of Science IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
FOR students in the College of Arts and Sciences
Students must complete the Core, a Track,
and the Science & Ethics Requirements.
MEDICAL INFORMATICS MAJOR FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE STUDENTS
IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
This program leads to a B.S. degree in Computer Science,
tailored to the needs of students who are planning to work
in a medical environment after graduation, including pre-medical,
pre-dental, and pre-nursing students. The Medical Informatics
program consists of three parts: (1) the basics of hardware
and software systems, (2) information storing, retrieval,
processing, and analysis, and (3) the application of the knowledge
acquired in a medical environment. Students must complete
the courses listed below, and an internship in medical information
systems at a hospital or medical center. The Department will
help students find an internship. Students in the Medical
Informatics program will have enough flexibility to include
all courses necessary for pre-medical or pre-dental curriculum
within a 120 credit hour plan of study; students may wish
to consult the University of Miami pre-medical guide.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science for students with
a Second Major in Science, in the College of Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science for students in the College
of Arts and Sciences
COMPUTER SCIENCE AS A SECOND MAJOR
A second major in Computer Science is available to all students.
A second major in Computer Science requires completion of
the requirements of either the 70 credit Bachelor of Science
version or 33 credit Bachelor of Arts/second major version.
MINOR
A minor in Computer Science requires completion of the following:
• CSC 120 - Computer Programming I
• CSC 220 - Computer Programming II
• CSC 314 - Computer Organization and Architecture
• Six (6) credits from CSC 3XX, CSC 4XX, CSC 5XX
NOTES
•A grade of C- or better is required in all CSC courses
in a major, honors, or minor.
•The overall GPA for CSC courses in a major must be
2.5 or better.
•For all Computer Science majors, at least 15 credits
of CSC courses must be completed at the University of Miami.
•For the Computer Science minor, at least 9 credits
of CSC courses must be completed at the University of Miami.
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS
In addition to the University’s requirements for Departmental
Honors, Departmental Honors in Computer Science requires completing
a major and 6 additional approved credits (all CSC 4XX and
CSC 5XX courses are approved).The major or additional credits
must include at least 3 credits from CSC 410 and CSC 411.
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