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Minor, Computer Science Education

The 18-credit minor in Computer Science Education allows students with a background in education and educational theory to broaden their teaching repertoire to include computer science, an important and increasingly popular discipline. The minor includes courses in computer science and computer science education, as well as additional education electives. Through this coursework, you’ll learn programming, algorithms and data structures, instructional design, best practices in education, and more.

Program Requirements

Course Title Credits
Required Computer Science Courses
Complete 12 credits in one of the following school options:12
College of Arts and Science
CSCI-UA 101
Intro to Computer Science
CSCI-UA 102
Data Structures
CSCI-UA 201
Computer Systems Org
Tandon School of Engineering
CS-UY 1124
CS-UY 2134
CS-UY 2204
DIGITAL LOGIC AND STATE MACHINE DESIGN
or CS-UY 2214
 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANIZATION
Computer Science Education Courses
MTHED-UE 1080Teaching of Computer Science3
MTHED-UE 1110Introduction to Computer Science Education3
Total Credits18

Note: Students who are taking any of these courses as a part of their major should refer to their department’s policy on double counting courses toward a major and a minor. If students need one or more additional courses, they may take additional CS courses or an education course from the list.

Additional Education Electives

Those who are taking one or more of the required CS courses as a part of their major may choose from the following electives:

Course Title Credits
Human Development Courses
APSY-UE 20Human Development I2
And one of the following:2
APSY-UE 21
Human Development II: Application for Early Childhood Educators
APSY-UE 22
Human Development II: Application for Childhood Educators
APSY-UE 23
Human Development II: Early Adolescents and Adolescents
Other Electives
MTHED-UE 1043Methods of Teaching Middle School Mathematics3
MTHED-UE 1122Sociopolitical Contexts of STEME Education.3
SCIED-UE 1039Meth I:Teach of Science in Middle Schools3
SOED-UE 1015Educ as Soc Institution4
TCHL-UE 1Inquiries Into Teaching & Learning I4
TCHL-UE 1030Lang Acquis and Literacy Educ/Multi & Multi Cntxt4
SPCED-UE 83Foundations of Spec Educ3
SPCED-UE 1005Teach Stu With Disabili in General Ed Class Rm4
SPCED-UE 1010Principles & Strategies for Teaching Students with Low Incidence Disabilities 13
1

Prerequisite: SPCED-UE 83 Foundations of Spec Educ