Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences A Brief Overview of the Bren School of ICS

Clubs and Organizations Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Bren School of ICS Honors Program (ICSHP)Bren School of ICS Honors Program (ICSHP) –Upper-division honors research track – Campuswide Honors Program (CHP)Campuswide Honors Program (CHP) – Informatics Student Association (INSA)Informatics Student Association (INSA) – Video Game Developers Club (VGDC)Video Game Developers Club (VGDC) – Women in Information and Computer Sciences (WICS)Women in Information and Computer Sciences (WICS) –

Preparing for the future Preparing for the future Students’ career preparation efforts are complemented by: –Bren School’s connections with local industry (e.g. include Blizzard, Google, Yahoo, Disney Animation) –School-hosted services/events, such as: Company info sessions Recruitment events Guest lectures Internships Job portal for general public and industry partners to post their employment opportunities

Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences BIM, BMC, CGS, CS, CSE, ICS, and IN4MATX Major Requirements

Business Information Management (BIM) Jointly offered by the Bren School of ICS and the Paul Merage School of Business.Jointly offered by the Bren School of ICS and the Paul Merage School of Business. BIM students will fall under the authority of the Bren School of ICS, which will provide all of the counseling resources for the students.BIM students will fall under the authority of the Bren School of ICS, which will provide all of the counseling resources for the students. There is a limited amount of space available for this major. If you are interested in changing majors, please consult with a counselor.There is a limited amount of space available for this major. If you are interested in changing majors, please consult with a counselor.

Biomedical Computing Just the Basics:  Lower-division ICS, Bio, Physics and Chem (14)  Lower-division mathematics courses (7)  Upper-division CS and Bio courses (13)  Upper-division Writing (1) ICS/CS and Bio Courses:  Lower-division: ICS 21, 22, 23, 51, 52, Bio Sci 9C, 93, 94, 97 Bio Sci 9C, 93, 94, 97  Upper-division: CS 183/Bio Sci M123, CS 161, 178, 184A, 184B, 184C, 189ABC CS 161, 178, 184A, 184B, 184C, 189ABC Mathematics Courses:  Math 2ABD  ICS 6B  ICS 6D  Math 6G  Stats 67 Total Number of Classes: 35 Physics and Chemistry:  Physics 7C, 7LC, 7D, 7LD  Chemistry 1A-B, Chemistry 1LE Major Electives:  3 quantitative electives  1 biology elective  1 UD Writing

Computer Game Science ICS 6D (discrete math) ICS 6D (discrete math) ICS 6B (boolean algebra and logic) ICS 6B (boolean algebra and logic) Math 6G (linear algebra) Math 6G (linear algebra) Math 2A-B (calculus) Math 2A-B (calculus) Statistics 67 Statistics 67 Just the Basics: Mathematics Courses:   Lower-division Bren School courses (9)  Lower-division mathematics courses (6)  Upper-division Bren School courses (16)  Physics and Film and Media (2) Bren School Courses  Lower-division: ICS 21, 22, 23, 51, 52, 60, 61, 62, 65  Upper-division: 11 core and 5 electives Total Number of Major Courses: 33 Physics and Film and Media Studies:  Physics 3A  Film and Media Studies 85A

Computer Science ICS 6D (discrete math) ICS 6D (discrete math) ICS 6B (boolean algebra and logic) ICS 6B (boolean algebra and logic) Math 6G (linear algebra) Math 6G (linear algebra) Math 2A-B (calculus) Math 2A-B (calculus) Statistics 67 Statistics 67 Philosophy 29, 30 or Math 13 Philosophy 29, 30 or Math 13 Just the Basics: Mathematics Courses:   Lower-division Bren School courses (5)  Lower-division mathematics courses (7)  Three-quarter science sequence (4-7)  Upper-division Bren School courses (15) Bren School Courses  Lower-division: ICS 21, 22, 23, 51, 52  Upper-division: 9 core and ICS 139W  3 Project courses  2 Elective CS courses Total Number of Major Courses: Science Courses:  3 quarter sequence from Physics 3ABC series or 2-7CD series  3 quarter sequence from Chemistry 1ABC or H2 series

Computer Science & Engineering Just the Basics:  Lower-division CSE courses (8)  Lower-division mathematics courses (8)  18 units of basic science (5)  Approved science electives (2)  Upper-division CSE courses (17)  Four “tracks” in the junior year (2 courses) CSE Courses:  Lower-division: CSE 21, 22, 23, 25, 31, 31L, 70A, 90  Upper-division: 17 engineering and computing topics  Four “tracks” include: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Graphics, and Parallel & Distributed Computing Mathematics Courses:  Math 2A-B-D (calculus)  Math 2J (basic linear algebra)  ICS 6D (discrete math)  ICS 6B (boolean algebra)  Math 6G/3A (linear algebra)  Stats 67 (probability and stats) Total Number of Major Classes: 42 Science Courses:  Physics 2, 7C/LC, and 7D/LD  8 units of approved basic science courses

Information and Computer Science  Math 2A-B (calculus)  ICS 6D (discrete math)  ICS 6B (boolean algebra)  Math 6G (linear algebra)  Statistics 67 (probability and stats  2 Upper-division math courses Just the Basics: Mathematics Courses:  Lower-division Bren School courses (5)  Lower-division mathematics courses (6)  Upper-division Bren School courses (14)  Upper-division mathematics courses (2)  6 optional specializations (4) Bren School Courses  Lower-division: ICS 21, 22, 23, 51, 52  Upper-division: 9 core  2 Intermediate courses  3 Project courses Total Number of Major Courses: 27 Specialization Options:  Artificial Intelligence  Computer Systems  Implementation and Analysis of Algorithms Analysis of Algorithms  Information Systems  Networks and Distributed Systems  Optimization  Software Systems

Informatics Just the Basics:  Lower-division Informatics & ICS courses (5)  Lower-division mathematics courses (3)  Upper-division Informatics & CS courses (18-19) Informatics Courses:  Lower-division: Inf 41, 42, 43, 44 & 45  Upper-division: 8 courses  Track Courses: courses Mathematics Courses:  ICS 6B  Stats 7 or 67  Philosophy 29 Total Number of Classes: Tracks:  Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Interaction (HCI)  Organizations and Information Technology (OIT) Information Technology (OIT)  Software Engineering (SE)

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