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Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements (revised Spring 2020)

The minor in Scientific Computing requires 15 credit hours, distributed as follows:

1. Computer Science CS1104 (strongly recommended) or CS 1101. (3 hours)

2. Computer Science CS 2204 (strongly recommended) or CS 2201. (3 hours)

3. Elective courses (9 hours). Three hours must come from elective list A. Mathematical, Quantitative, and Data Science Methods; three hours must come from elective list B. Computational, Simulation, and Modeling Methods; and three hours can come from either course list A or B, or from independent study (SC 3850/3851) with a faculty member affiliated with the SC minor.

A. Mathematical, Quantitative, and Data Science Methods

SC 3250Scientific Computing Toolbox
ANTH 3261Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing
BMIF 6310Foundations of Bioinformatics
BMIF 7380Data Privacy in Biomedicine
BSCI 3272Genome Science
BME 3200Analysis of Biomedical Data
CE 4320Data Analytics for Engineers
CS 3262Applied Machine Learning
DS 3262Applied Machine Learning
ECON 3032Applied Econometrics
ECON 3035Econometric Methods
ECON 3750Econometrics for Big Data
EECE 6358Quantitative Medical Image Analysis
HOD 3200Introduction to Data Science
MATH 3620Introduction to Numerical Mathematics
MATH 3670Mathematical Data Science
MATH 4600Numerical Analysis
MATH 4620Linear Optimization
MATH 4630Nonlinear Optimization

B. Computational, Simulation, and Modeling Methods

SC 3250Scientific Computing Toolbox
SC 3260High Performance Computing
ASTR 3600Stellar Astrophysics
ASTR 3700Galactic Astrophysics
ASTR 3800Structure Formation in the Universe
BME 4310Modeling Living Systems for Therapeutic Bioengineering
BME 7310Advanced Computational Modeling and Analysis in Biomedical Engineering Quantitative
BME 7410Methods in Biomedical Engineering
CHBE 4830Molecular Simulation
CHEM 5410Molecular Modeling Methods
CHEM 5420Computational Structural Biochemistry
CS 3274Modeling and Simulation
EES 4760Agent and Individual Based Computational Modeling
MATH 3630Mathematical Modeling in Biology
MATH 3660Mathematical Modeling in Economics
ME 4263Computational Fluid Dynamics and Multiphysics Modeling
ME 4275Finite Element Analysis
NSC 3270Computational Neuroscience
PHYS 3200Statistical Physics
PHYS 3790Computational Physics
PSY 4218Computational Cognitive Modeling
PSY 4219Scientific Computing for Psychological and Brain Sciences
PSY 4775Models of Human Memory

Note that many of the subject area electives are advanced courses within a discipline. While some of these courses are only appropriate for majors or minors in those disciplines, many courses are perfectly appropriate for students in Scientific Computing. If uncertain, ask the course instructor before enrolling.

See Courses in Scientific Computing for a detailed description of all courses associated with the minor.

On YES, to select all courses approved for credit in the Scientific Computing minor, select the “Advanced” link next to the search box, select the “Class Attributes” drop-down box on the bottom right of the advanced search page, and then select “Eligible for Scientific Computing” to find all courses.