Minor in Computer Science

This minor is available to students who have a major other than Computer Science, Information Systems or Information Technology. All Computer Science minors are required to complete 21 units in Computer Science. At least 50% of the required units must be taken at Towson University.

Required Courses
COSC 236INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I 14
COSC 237INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II4
COSC 336DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHM ANALYSIS4
Electives
Select minimum three courses from the following: 29
DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING 3
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
SELECTED TOPICS COMPUTER SCIENCE
MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
OBJECT-ORIENTED DESIGN & PROGRAMMING
OPERATING SYSTEMS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SIMULATION & MODELING
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
FOUNDATIONS OF DATA MINING
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
DESIGN & ANALYSIS ALGORITHMS
WEB-BASED PROGRAM
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Total Units21
1

COSC 175 is a prerequisite for COSC 236.

2

May include one upper (300-400) level computer-related course from outside the Department of Computer and Information Sciences (department approval required). 

3

COSC 290 is a prerequisite for COSC 350