Minor in Computer Science

General Information

Students seeking to pursue the study of the minor programme in Computer Science are required to take Three Required Courses and Three Elective Courses, with at least one course at Level 3 or 4. Please note that no registration priority will be given to enrolment in minor courses. Upon completion of six courses required for the minor programme, students should apply to the Academic Registry for approval.

Requirements

THREE Required Courses:

Course Code	Course Title	Units	Offered in 2024-2025
Course Code	Course Title	Units	Sem. 1	Sem. 2
COMP1005^# OR COMP1007	Essence of Computing^# OR Introduction to Python and Its Applications	3	✓	✓ ✓
COMP2045^{^} + COMP2046^{^}	Programming and Problem Solving^{^} + Problem Solving Using Object Oriented Approach^{^}	2 + 2	✓ ✓
Total:		7

Any THREE of the Following Elective Courses^*:

Course Code	Course Title	Units	Offered in 2024-2025
Course Code	Course Title	Units	Sem. 1	Sem. 2
COMP2006	Computer Organization	3	✓
COMP2015	Data Structures and Algorithms	3		✓
COMP2016	Database Management	3		✓
COMP2017	Operating Systems	3		✓
COMP3005	Design and Analysis of Algorithms	3	✓
COMP3015	Data Communications and Networking	3	✓
COMP3047	Software Engineering	4	✓
COMP3057	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning	3	✓
COMP3065	Artificial Intelligence Application Development	3		✓
COMP4015^@	Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning^@	3
COMP4017	Computer and Network Security	3
COMP4025	Interactive Computer Graphics	3		✓
COMP4026	Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition	3		✓
COMP4035	Database System Implementation	3	✓
COMP4036	Digital Media Computing and Communications	3
COMP4047	Internet and World Wide Web	3
COMP4055	Medical Image Processing and Applications	3
COMP4057	Distributed and Cloud Computing	3		✓
COMP4066	Principles of Programming Language	3
COMP4067	Theory of Computation	3
COMP4097	Mobile Computing and Internet of Things	3	✓
COMP4105	Web Search Principles and Technology	3
COMP4107	Software Design, Development and Testing	3		✓
COMP4127	Information Security	3		✓
COMP4137	Blockchain Technology and Applications	3		✓
Total:		9-10

Total: 16-17 Units

^# This course is not counted towards the requirement for Minor Programme in Information Technology for Science Faculty students unless it is not counted towards the requirement for their major programmes. Students who wish to add this course should follow the Adding a course with course instructors' approval procedure to add this course during Course Add/Drop period.

^{^} From 2022/2023 onwards, students should take COMP2045 (2 units) & COMP2046 (2 units) instead of COMP2026 Problem Solving using Object Oriented Programming (4 units).

^* Students are required to take at least one elective course at Level 3 or 4; Students must fulfill the prerequisites or obtain approval from the instructors before they can enroll these courses.

^@ For students of the Data and Media Communication (DMC) concentration of Journalism Major, COMP4015 can be counted towards the requirement for Minor Programme in Computer Science if it is not counted towards the requirement for their major programmes.

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