Programme: Minor Programme in Computer Science

Admission

Course Structure

Major Prog. in CE

Major Prog. in CS

Double Degree Programme: BEng/BSc - BBA

Undergraduate Student Handbook

Minor Programme in Computer Science

Study Scheme

You can also download Study Scheme of our Minor Programme (P.26).

Our minor program provides solid training in both theoretical foundations and application-oriented skills in information technology. Minor students in Computer Science are required to complete a minimum of 18 units as follows:

Applicable to students admitted in 2004-05 and thereafter

(i)	Required courses: CSC 1530, 2510, 2520, 3530	12 units
(ii)	Elective courses: CSC 2120, 2720, 3170, 3180, 3210, 3220, 3250^#, 3280, 3420, 3510, 3550, 3640, 4120, ACE3090, ERG3820	6 units

		Total: 18 units
#	The units earned in CSC3250 which count towards the requirement of this Minor Programme in Computer Science shall not count towards the requirement of the Minor Programme in Information Technology and vice versa. Students are required to declare if CSC3250 will count towards the requirement of the Minor Programme in Computer Science at their final term of attendance.

Minor Required Courses

Code	Course Title	Units
CSC1530	Computer Principles and Object-Oriented Programming	3
CSC2510	Computer Organization	3
CSC2520	Data Structures and Applications	3
CSC3530	Software Technology	3

Minor Elective Courses

Code	Course Title	Units
ACE3090	Computer Game Design and Development	3
CSC2120	Introduction to Software Engineering	2
CSC2720	Building Web Applications	3
CSC3170	Introduction to Database Systems	3
CSC3180	Principles of Programming Languages	3
CSC3210	Principles of Multiagent Systems	3
CSC3220	Algorithms for Bioinformatics	3
CSC3250	Computer and Society	2
CSC3280	Introduction to Multimedia Systems	3
CSC3420	Computer System Architectures	3
CSC3510	Computer Game Software Development	3
CSC3550	Introduction to Computer Graphics	3
CSC3640	Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science	3
CSC4120	Principles of Computer Game Software	3
ERG3820	Software Engineering Practice	2

Course and Unit Exemptions

Students are allowed to exempt from a maximum of 9 units of courses. Students who have taken course(s) in Column A will be exempted automatically from taking the corresponding equivalent course(s) in Column B due to similarities in the contents of some courses.

Column A	Column B
CSC1110	CSC1500
CSC1110/1111	CSC1530
ELE3230	CSC2510
CSC2100	CSC2520
CSC3100	CSC3530
IEG3080	CSC3530

Other than the course and unit exemptions stated in Note 1 above, courses which Automation and Computer-Aided Engineering/Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering, Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Majors have taken to fulfil their Major requirement cannot be used to fulfil the Minor Programme requirement. Students are required to declare which course/s will count towards the requirement of Minor Programme at their final term of attendance.
Applicable to Mathematics Majors
Mathematics Majors who have taken MAT2071and 2072 will be exempted from CSC1530. They may also choose any one from MAT3230, 3240 and 3260 as Minor elective course.
Applicable to Physics Majors
Physics Majors who have taken PHY2351 will be exempted from CSC1530. They may also choose PHY3350 and any one from PHY4350, 4360 and 4370 as Minor elective course.