The Department of Computer Science has a long tradition of offering IT courses to students of other departments.  To declare a “Minor in Computer Science”, students are required to pass 2 core courses and at least 4 elective courses in computer science.  All these courses are of 6 credits. They will be taught in a single semester with 3 hours of lectures per week.  Assessment of each course is based on a three-hour written examination and continuous assessment.

Students are also welcome to take any of the following courses as free electives..

Core Courses

CSIS1117 - Computer Programming I (Note2) CSIS1122 - Computer Programming II or CSIS1123 Programming technologies and tools

Elective Courses (Note3)

CSIS1119 - Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms CSIS0250 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms CSIS0270 - Artificial Intelligence CSIS0271 - Computer Graphics CSIS0278 - Introduction to Database Management Systems CSIS0293 - Introduction to Theory of Computation CSIS0297 - Introduction to Software Engineering CSIS0311 - Legal Aspects of Computing CSIS0315 - Multimedia Computing and Applications CSIS0317 - Computer Vision CSIS0320 - Electronic Commerce Technology CSIS0322 - Internet and the World Wide Web CSIS0396 - Object-oriented Programming and Java CSIS3330 - Interactive mobile application design and programming

^Note1 This minor option is not available for BEng(CE) and BEng(CompSc) students.

^Note2 BEng students who have completed ENGG1002 Computer programming and applications are deemed to have completed CSIS1117 Computer programming I, they are required to complete one more elective in Computer Science as replacement (i.e. a total of 30 credits).

^Note3 Students may apply to enrol in other CSIS courses not listed above, subject to the approval of the Head of Department of Computer Science.

Enquiries

Dr. H.F. Ting
Office: Rm 404, Chow Yei Ching Building
Tel: 2859 8944
Email: hfting@cs.hku.hk