The Minor in Information Technology

Course Requirements for the Minor: 21 units

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.

Lower-Division Requirements: 9 units

3 courses required:

CINS 110 Introductory Programming 3.0 FA
CINS 220 PCs and Peripherals 3.0 SP
CSCI 144 Introduction to UNIX/Linux 3.0 FA

Upper-Division Requirements: 12 units

3 courses required:

CINS 448 Computer Security 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: Any upper-division computer networking course.
CSCI 344 Shell Programming 3.0 SP
Prerequisites: Grade of C- or higher in either CSCI 144 or CSCI 211.
CSCI 346 Introduction to Computer Networks and Network Management 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: Grade of C- or higher in either CINS 220 or CSCI 221.

3 units selected from:

Upper-division Computer Science (CSCI) or Computer Information Systems (CINS) course (except CSCI 301, CSCI 313H, CSCI 380, CSCI 381), or upper-division course from another department as long as the course has significant computational content, as determined by the chair of the Department of Computer Science. Course must be taken for a letter grade.