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.
Undergraduate Program:
Your CIS Contacts:
Jessica Kimpel
Academic Advisor
Office: 308 Levine
Email: jkimpel@seas.upenn.edu
Rob Lee
Academic Advisor
Office: 308 Levine
Email: rkplee@seas.upenn.edu
Laura Fox
Associate Director
Office: 309 Levine
Phone: 215-898-3191
Email: lffox@seas.upenn.edu
Lee Dukes
Director of Advising
Office: 308 Levine
Email: ldukes@seas.upenn.edu
Dr. Joseph Devietti
Undergraduate Curriculum Chair
Office: 572 Levine
Email: devietti@cis.upenn.edu