Mathematics and Computer Science Department Minors

Mathematics and Computer Science Minors

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Minor in Management Information Science

Objectives:

A minor in Management Information Science will provide students the opportunity to receive experience with computers and see applications in management and statistics.

Competencies, Knowledge, or Skills to be Achieved:

A student who completes this minor will have had the opportunity to develop programming skills useful in business, to design and manage databases, and to master quantitative techniques used in a managerial decision-making process.

Structure of the Minor:

1.	Required courses: (9 credit hours) CSCI 208 COBOL CSCI 216 Management Information Systems CSCI 386 Applied Operations Research
2.	Electives (6 credit hours) Choose one from each group: CSCI 217 Internet Services and Information Resources or STAT 461 Data Analysis BADM 325 Principles of Management or BADM 417 System Analysis and Design for Business

Total Credit Hours Required — 15

Minor in Computer Programming

Objectives:

A minor in computer programming will provide a student with the opportunity to develop the skills necessary for designing and understanding large programs.

Competencies, Knowledge, or Skills to be Achieved:

A student who completes this minor will receive experience with computer programming in a high-level structured language and in an assembly language. A student will have the opportunity to develop a sound foundation in techniques for designing, testing, and debugging structured programs.

This minor is not approved for students majoring in Computer Science.

Structure of the Minor:

1.	Required courses: (14 credit hours) CSCI 201 Introduction to Computer Science I CSCI 202 Introduction to Computer Science II CSCI 305 Computer Organization and Programming MATH 206 Discrete Structures* *Mathematics majors must substitute an additional CSCI elective.
2.	Electives (3 credit hours) A CSCI course numbered 300 or higher.

Total Credit Hours Required — 17

Minor in Applied Mathematics

Objectives:

This minor is designed to allow a student not majoring in mathematics to learn techniques of applied mathematics and to be exposed to a variety of modeling techniques. Students are expected to have completed one of the calculus sequences MATH 106/107, MATH 131/132, or HONR 107/108 to be eligible.

Competencies, Knowledge, or Skills to be Achieved:

A student who completes this minor will have a sound foundation in techniques of linear algebra and differential equations and will have utilized these techniques in at least one area of application.

Structure of the Minor:

1.	Required courses: (9 or 10 credit hours) MATH 234 MATH 240 MATH 470
2.	Electives (6 credit hours) Choose two from among: MATH 343, MATH 344, MATH 381, MATH 382, or STAT 361

Total Credit Hours Required — 16

Minor in Applied Statistics

Objectives:

A minor in applied statistics will provide students the opportunity to obtain a sound background in practical statistical skills necessary for employment in business, industry, and government.

Competencies, Knowledge, or Skills to be Achieved:

A student who completes this minor will have had the opportunity to develop a variety of statistical tools for analyzing data. The student will make extensive use of statistical software packages and will have the opportunity to apply techniques of statistical analysis in at least one area of application.

Structure of the Minor:

1.	Required courses: (9 credit hours) STAT 361 Introduction to Probability and Statistics STAT 366 Applied Statistics STAT 461 Data Analysis
2.	Electives (6 credit hours) Choose one of these two sequences: PSCI 308 and PSCI 393 PSYC 201 and PSYC 203

Total Credit Hours Required — 15