Computer and Information Science

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 the university declare/update field of study form.

Concentration List:

Computer Vision

4 CUs

Required:

CIS5800

CIS5810

CIS6800

CIS5200

Systems

5 CUs

Pick five CUs from:

NETS2120

CIS3310

CIS4410/5410

CIS4500/5500

CIS4550/5550

CIS5050

CIS5530

Artificial Intelligence

4 CUs

Required:

1) CIS4210/5210

2) either CIS4190/5190 or CIS5200

Pick the remaining two CUs from:

MEAM4100/5100

MEAM4200/5200

CIS5220

CIS5300

CIS5800

CIS5810

NETS2130

Software Foundations

4 CUs

Required:

1) CIS3410

2) CIS5000

Pick the remaining two CUs from:

CIS3500

CIS5400

CIS5470

CIS5520

CIS6730

CIS6820

Data Science

4 CUs

Required:

1) CIS4190/5190, CIS5200, ESE5450, or STAT4710;

2) CIS5450 or ESE3050;

3) ENM3210, ESE 4020, or STAT4310

Pick the remaining CU from:

CIS4500/5500

CIS4550/5550

CIS4210/5210

CIS5220

CIS5800

STAT4350

STAT4740

STAT4760

STAT5200

Cognitive Science

5 CUs

Required:

1) COGS1001/CIS1400;

2) CIS4210/5210, CIS5200, or CIS5300;

3) LING0500, LING2300, LING2500, or LING2700;

4) PSYC1210, PSYC1340, PSYC1230, PSYC1310, PSYC2737, or PSYC2377;

5) PHIL1710, PHIL2640, PHIL4721, or PHIL4840.

Computational Biology

6 CUs

Required:

1) BIOL1101 or BIOL1121;

2) BIOL2210;

3) ENM3210, ESE4020, STAT4310, or BIOL2510;

4) CIS5450, ESE3050, CIS4190/5190, CIS5200, ESE5450, or STAT4710;

5) BIOL4231, BE5690, BE4800, BE3060;

6) BIOL4526/CIS4360, BIOL5536/GCB5360, or BIOL5571.