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Computer Science (Minor)

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Our Computer Science minor offers flexible course options to accommodate students with different programming backgrounds and academic interests.

Degrees & Offerings
  • Minor
Location
  • Bloomsburg
  • Lock Haven
Department
College
Program Contact
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
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The Computer Science Minor is offered by the Department of Computer Science and Digital Forensics to prepare non-major students, advancing their ability to collect, process, analyze, and present data effectively. The minor trains students to solve/automate different computational problems using their preferred programming language. The Computer Science minor enhances the marketability of non-major students' degrees since computers are used in every life venue.

Students wishing to add the Computer Science minor should take one of the following pathways:

  • Pathway 1
    • CMSC 120: Object-Oriented Programming with Java.
    • CMSC 130: Graphical User Interfaces in Java.
    • +11 additional elective credits from the Computer Science major as explained in this proposal and the minor map.
  • Pathway 2
    • CMSC 120: Object-Oriented Programming with Java.
    • CMSC 115: Python Programming.
    • CMSC 215: Advanced Python.
    • +9 additional elective credits from the Computer Science major as explained in this proposal and the minor map.

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Courses and Curriculum

Computer Science Minor Requirements

  • 19 credits required for minor completion
  • Students should meet with their academic advisor each semester and use to monitor their individual progress toward completion of the minor.

Minor Requirements

  • Analyze a complex computing problem and apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
  • Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of computer science.
  • Apply computer science theory and software development fundamentals to produce computing-based solutions.

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