Degree Concentrations for CSCI Students
A concentration is a set of (typically four) related courses that you can use to specialize in a particular area and is only for students pursuing a CSCI degree. It is somewhat similar to a minor, except that the topic of a concentration is a particular subarea of the discipline in which you are already pursuing a degree, whereas the topic of a minor is usually from a different discipline. For instance, a Computer Science student might pursue a minor in Mathematics, or a concentration in Software Foundations or Computer Vision.
For the CSCI program, concentrations are optional; you can declare one if you wish, but you can also graduate without one, there is a limit of one concentration per degree.
If you are in the CSCI program, you can declare a concentration using one of the forms on forms.cis.upenn.edu.
Concentration List:
Computer Vision
4 CUs
Required:
CIS580
CIS581
CIS680
CIS520
Systems
5 CUs
Pick five CUs from:
NETS212
CIS331
CIS441/541
CIS450/550
CIS455/555
CIS505
CIS553
Artificial Intelligence
4 CUs
Required:
1) CIS421/521
2) either CIS419/519 or CIS520
Pick the remaining two CUs from:
MEAM410/510
MEAM420/520
CIS522
CIS530
CIS580
CIS581
NETS213
Software Foundations
4 CUs
Required:
1) CIS341
2) CIS500
Pick the remaining two CUs from:
CIS350
CIS540
CIS547
CIS552
CIS673
CIS682
Data Science
4 CUs
Required:
1) CIS419/519, CIS520, ESE545, or STAT471;
2) CIS545 or ESE305;
3) ENM321, ESE 402, or STAT431
Pick the remaining CU from:
CIS430
CIS450
CIS455/555
CIS421/521
CIS522
CIS580
STAT435
STAT474
STAT476
STAT520
Cognitive Science
5 CUs
Required:
1) COGS001/CIS140;
2) CIS421/521, CIS520, or CIS530;
3) LING106, LING230, LING250, or LING270;
4) PSYC109, PSYC111, PSYC149, PSYC151, PSYC253, or PSYC281;
5) PHIL005, PHIL244, PHIL410, or PHIL426.
Computational Biology
6 CUs
Required:
1) BIOL101 or BIOL121;
2) BIOL221;
3) ENM321, ESE402, STAT431, or BIOL446;
4) CIS545, ESE305, CIS419/519, CIS520, ESE545, or STAT471;
5) BIOL431, BE569, BE480, BE306;
6) BIOL437/CIS436, BIOL536/GCB536, or BIOL571/GCB571.
Undergraduate Program:
Your CIS Contacts:
Desirae Cesar
Associate Director
Office: 309 Levine
Phone: 215-573-2582
Email: cis-undergrad-advising@seas.upenn.edu
Laura Fox
Associate Director
Office: 309 Levine
Phone: 215-898-3191
Email: cis-undergrad-advising@seas.upenn.edu
Dr. Andreas Haeberlen
Undergraduate Curriculum Chair
Office: 560 Levine
Phone: 215-746-6167