Computer Science Minor

Computer Science Overview

The department views computer science as an academic discipline firmly rooted within Clark University’s liberal-arts tradition, with an emphasis on the science of designing software and hardware. Courses emphasize concepts and principles; at the same time, the program closely follows ACM guidelines for university computer science. The major provides preparation for a variety of career paths, both inside and outside the academic community. Two courses in fundamentals of computer science and one course in discrete mathematics serve as general introductory courses. Four intermediate courses (core requirements) expose the principles of computer science. One year of calculus is required and should be completed as soon as possible, if at all possible by the end of the sophomore year. Beyond this, a series of elective courses is offered in which applications and advanced topics are explored.

For more information, please visit the Computer Science Department’s website.

Minor Requirements

A minor in computer science consists of six courses: CSCI 120 - Introduction to Computing , CSCI 121 - Data Structures , and four other courses in Computer Science (although MATH 114 - Discrete Mathematics  may substitute for one), at least one of which is at the 200 level.

Here are some sample minors in computer science:

Computer Science Faculty

Kenneth Basye, Ph.D., Visiting Professor
Frederic Green, Ph.D.
Li Han, Ph.D.
David Joyce, Ph.D.
John Magee, Ph.D.
Lawrence Morris, Ph.D.
Natalia Sternberg, Ph.D. - Chair

Computer Science Courses

Courses offered within the last 2 Academic Years

• CSCI 099 - Computers In Our World
• CSCI 110 - Diving into Computer Science Research: Modeling Plasmas
• CSCI 111 - Diving into Computer Science Research: Modeling Plasmas
• CSCI 120 - Introduction to Computing
• CSCI 121 - Data Structures
• CSCI 124 - Honors Introduction to Computing
• CSCI 140 - Assembly Language And Computer Organization
• CSCI 160 - Algorithms
• CSCI 170 - Analysis Of Programming Languages
• CSCI 180 - Automata Theory
• CSCI 201 - Proseminar In Computer Science
• CSCI 210 - Artificial Intelligence
• CSCI 212 - Numerical Analysis
• CSCI 215 - Operating Systems
• CSCI 220 - Database Management And Systems Design
• CSCI 250 - Software Engineering
• CSCI 255 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms
• CSCI 260 - Computer Graphics
• CSCI 265 - Robotics
• CSCI 270 - Theory of Computation
• CSCI 280 - Computer Networks