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Bachelor of Computer Science Minors

Dalhousie University has approved a set of minors for the Bachelor of Computer Science (with/without Honours, with/without co-op). The basic format is that you require 4 full credits at or above the second year level in the minor area that include at least 2 full credits at or above the third year level. You must also take any first year courses that are needed as pre-requisites. Departments may choose to set requirements that exceed this basic format. Please consult with an academic advisor if you have an interest in taking a minor. (If you're a student taking a Bachelor of Science degree in a subject other than computer science and are interested in taking a CS minor, please see our minor in computer science information.) This page lists the requirements that were approved at the university Senate. Individual departments have the right to modify their own minor requirements. If a department is advertising minor requirements that conflict with the ones below (on their Dalhousie web site or in the undergraduate calendar), then the requirements set by the department override the ones listed below.

Faculty of Arts and Social Science

Faculty of Management

Faculty of Science

Classics

  • 2 full credits of CLAS electives at or above the 2000 level
  • 2 additional full credits of CLAS electives at or above the 3000 level

English

  • ENGL 1000.06
  • 2 full credits of ENGL electives at or above the 2000 level
  • 2 additional full credits of ENGL electives at or above the 3000 level

French

  • Either FREN 1045.06, or FREN 1050.06
  • 2 full credits of FREN electives at or above the 2000 level
  • 2 additional full credits of FREN electives at or above the 3000 level

The selection of elective courses for the minor requirements cannot contain a course that is taught in English. All courses that contributed to a minor in French must be eligible to satisfy the French degree programme requirements for French majors.

German

  • One of GERM 1001.06, 1010.06, or 1060.06
  • 2 full credits of GERM electives at or above the 2000 level
  • 2 additional full credits of GERM electives at or above the 3000 level

History

  • 2 full credits of HIST electives at or above the 2000 level
  • 2 additional full credits of HIST electives at or above the 3000 level

International Development Studies

  • Completion of appropriate first-year classes in at least two of the major participating social science or humanities disciplines: COMR 1000.06, 1070.03/1300.03; ECON 1101.03/1102.03; ERTH 1040.03/1050.03; HIST 1004.06, 1501.03/1502.03, 1862.06; PHIL 1000.06; POLI 1010.03, 1015.03, 1020.03, 1030.03, 1035.03, 1100.06, 1103.06; RUSN 1020.03, 1070.03; SCIE 1000.06; SOSA 1000.06, 1050.06, 1100.06
  • INTD 2001.03
  • INTD 2020.03
  • INTD 3001.03
  • INTD 3002.03
  • 1 additional full credit at or above the 2000 level in each of two established IDS disciplines
  • 1 additional full credit at or above the 3000 level from the IDS disciplines

Music

The department of music is revisiting the requirements for a minor in music. Students who are interested in a minor in music should consult with a computer science undergrad advisor to be advised of the anticipated availability of the requirements.

Philosophy

  • One of PHIL 2130.03, 2660.03, 3140.03, 3165.03, 3900.03
  • One of PHIL 2350.03, 2370.03, 2610.03, 2620.03, 3630.03, 3640.03

Among these credits there must be 2 full credits of PHIL electives at or above the 2000 level and an additional 2 full credits of PHIL electives at or above the 3000 level.

Political Science

  • One full credit introductory class or two half-credit classes
  • 2 full credits of POLI electives at or above the 2000 level in at least two different sub-fields
  • 2 additional full credits of POLI electives at or above the 3000 level

Russian Studies

  • RUSN 1000.06
  • RUSN 1020.03
  • RUSN 2002.03
  • RUSN 2003.03
  • RUSN 2051.03
  • RUSN 2052.03
  • RUSN 3002.03
  • RUSN 3003.03
  • 1 additional full credit of RUSN electives at or above the 3000 level

Sociology and Social Anthropology

  • One of SOSA 1000.06, 1050.06, 1100.06, 1200.06
  • One of SOSA 2001.06, 2002.06
  • 1 full credit of SOSA electives at or above the 2000 level
  • 2 additional full credits of SOSA electives at or above the 3000 level

Spanish

  • SPAN 1020.06 or equivalent
  • SPAN 2020.06
  • SPAN 2500.03
  • SPAN 2510.03
  • SPAN 3010.03
  • SPAN 3020.03
  • SPAN 3030.03
  • One additional half-credit of SPAN elective at or above the 3000 level

Theatre

  • THEA 1000.06
  • 1 additional full credit of THEA elective at the 1000 level
  • THEA 2011.03
  • THEA 2012.03
  • THEA 3500.06
  • 1 full credit of THEA electives at or above the 2000 level
  • 1 additional full credit of THEA electives at or above the 3000 level

Women's Studies

  • 2 full credits of WOST electives at or above the 2000 level
  • 2 additional full credits of WOST electives at or above the 3000 level

At least three different disciplines shall be represented in a student's selection of cross-listed Women's Studies classes

Business

  • COMM 2202
  • COMM 2303
  • COMM 2401
  • COMM 3511
  • 1.0 additional full credits of COMM electives at or above the 2000 level
  • Students are also responsible for completing all prerequisites for the courses listed above.

Biology

  • 1000 level (minimum grade of B-)
    • BIOL 1010.03 OR BIOL 1020.03
    • BIOL 1011.03 OR BIOL 1021.03
    • OR DISP
  • 2000 level
    • Any FOUR (4) of BIOL 2003.03, BIOL 2004.03, BIOL 2020.03, BIOL 2030.03, BIOL 2040.03, BIOL 2060.03
  • 3000 level
    • Minimum of two full credits in Biology at or above the 3000 level

Chemistry

  • MATH 1000.03/1010.03
  • PHYC 1100X/Y.06 or 1300X/Y.06
  • CHEM 1011.03/1012.03 or equivalent
  • CHEM 2101.03
  • CHEM 2201.03
  • CHEM 2301.03
  • CHEM 2302.03
  • CHEM 2401.03/2402.03
  • 1 full credit of CHEM electives at or above the 3000 level

Earth Sciences

  • ERTH 1010.03 and 1020.03
  • ERTH 2000.015
  • ERTH 2001.03/2002.03
  • ERTH 2203.03
  • ERTH 2110.03
  • ERTH 2050.03 or 2410.03
  • 1.5 full credits of ERTH electives at or above the 3000 level

Economics

  • MATH 1000.03, 1010.03, and 2030.03
  • ECON 1101.03
  • ECON 1102.03
  • ECON 2200.03 or 2210.03
  • ECON 2201.03
  • STAT 1060.03 OR 2060.03 (ECON 2260.03)
  • STAT 2080.03 (ECON 2280.03)
  • ECON 3338.03
  • 1.5 additional full credits of ECON electives at or above the 3000 level

Environmental Programmes

  • ENVS 1000.06
  • PHIL 2480.03
  • ENVS 3200.03
  • ENVS 3501.03
  • ENVS 3502.03
  • 2 full credits selected from the following list that includes at least one half-credit must be at or above the 3000 level
    • BIOL 3601.03, BIOL 4065.03
    • CHEM 2505.03, CHEM 4203.03
    • ECON 3332.03, ECON 3335.03
    • ENVS 3210.03, ENVS 3300.03, ENVS 3400.03, ENVS 3600.03
    • ERTH 2410.03, ERTH 4520.03
    • HIST 3302.03, HIST 4271.03
    • HLTH 1010.03
    • INTD 2001.03
    • OCEA 2000.06, OCEA 2800.03
    • PHIL 2475.03, PHIL 2485.03
    • PHYC 3330.03
    • PLAN 3010.03
    • POLI 3585.03, POLI 3589.03
    • SOSA 2100.06, SOSA 3211.03, SOSA 3220.03
    • SPAN 3304.03
    • STAT 3345.03

Mathematics

  • MATH 2001.03
  • MATH 2002.03
  • MATH 2030.03
  • MATH 2040.03
  • 2 full credits of MATH electives at or above the 3000 level

Physics

  • MATH 1000.03
  • MATH 1010.03
  • MATH 2001.03
  • MATH 2002.03
  • CHEM 1011.03
  • CHEM 1012.03
  • One of PHYC 1100.06 or 1300.06
  • PHYC 2140.03
  • PHYC 2515.03
  • PHYC 2150.03
  • PHYC 2515.03
  • 2 full credits of PHYC electives at or above the 3000 level

Psychology

  • One of PSYO 1000.06 or 1001.06 with a grade of B- or better
  • PSYO 2000.03
  • One half-credit from each of the following groups:
    A B C
    PSYO 2150.03* PSYO 2080.03* PSYO 2130.03*
    PSYO 2170.03* PSYO 2090.03* PSYO 2140.03*
    PSYO 2270.03* PSYO 2220.03* PSYO 2160.03*
    PSYO 2470.03*   PSYO 2190.03
    PSYO 2570.03
    PSYO 2670.03

    * These classes are prerequisites for 3000-level research laboratory classes. Students must take at least two of these prerequisites in their second year.

  • 2 full credits of PSYO electives from at least two of the following groups and where one must be a laboratory class.
    A B C
    PSYO 3051.03(lab) PSYO 3082.03(lab) PSYO 3010.06
    PSYO 3052.03 PSYO 3084.03 PSYO 3030.03(lab)
    PSYO 3227.03 PSYO 3091.03(lab) PSYO 3041.03/3042.03(lab)
    PSYO 3237.03 PSYO 3092.03 PSYO 3130.06(lab)
    PSYO 3260.03 PSYO 3122.03(lab) PSYO 3137.03(lab)
    PSYO 3270.03 PSYO 3129.03 PSYO 3165.03(lab)
    PSYO 3370.03 PSYO 3220.03 PSYO 3580.06
    PSYO 3371.03 PSYO 3224.03 PSYO 3790.03
    PSYO 3770.03 PSYO 3280.03
    PSYO 3375.03(lab) PSYO 3390.03
    PSYO 3970.03

Statistics

  • MATH 2001.03
  • MATH 2030.03
  • STAT 2060.03
  • STAT 2080.03
  • STAT 2050.03 and MATH 2002.03
  • 1.5 credits in Statistics at the 3000 level or beyond.