Donald Bren School Donald Bren School of Information and of Information and Computer SciencesComputer Sciences

A Brief Overview of the A Brief Overview of the

Bren School of ICSBren School of ICS

Clubs and OrganizationsClubs and Organizations

• Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)• Bren School of ICS Honors Program Bren School of ICS Honors Program

(ICSHP)(ICSHP)– Upper-division honors research trackUpper-division honors research track– http://honors.ics.uci.edu/http://honors.ics.uci.edu/

• Campuswide Honors Program (CHP)Campuswide Honors Program (CHP)– www.honors.uci.edu

• Informatics Student Association (INSA)Informatics Student Association (INSA)– http://www.clubs.uci.edu/insahttp://www.clubs.uci.edu/insa

• Video Game Developers Club (VGDC)Video Game Developers Club (VGDC)– http://www.clubs.uci.edu/vgdc/bloghttp://www.clubs.uci.edu/vgdc/blog//

• Women in Information and Computer Women in Information and Computer Sciences (WICS)Sciences (WICS)– www.ics.uci.edu/~wics

Preparing for the futurePreparing 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

Quick FactsQuick Facts

• Founded in 1968 as Department of Information Founded in 1968 as Department of Information and Computer Scienceand Computer Science

• Established in 2002 as an independent schoolEstablished in 2002 as an independent school• Only computing-focused school in UC systemOnly computing-focused school in UC system• Three departments:Three departments:

– Computer ScienceComputer Science– InformaticsInformatics– StatisticsStatistics

National RankingsNational Rankings• Times Higher EducationTimes Higher Education

– Ranked 1Ranked 1stst in the nation on list of top 100 universities under 50 years in the nation on list of top 100 universities under 50 years oldold

• US News and World ReportUS News and World Report– UCI ranks among the top 15 public universitiesUCI ranks among the top 15 public universities– Rated 14Rated 14thth of public computer science graduate programs of public computer science graduate programs

• Chronicle of Higher EducationChronicle of Higher Education– Ranked 1Ranked 1stst in the nation in Computer and Information Sciences for in the nation in Computer and Information Sciences for

faculty scholarly productivityfaculty scholarly productivity

• Princeton ReviewPrinceton Review– UCI named among “Best in the West”UCI named among “Best in the West”

Donald Bren School Donald Bren School of Information & of Information &

Computer SciencesComputer Sciences

BIM, CGS, CS, CSE, BIM, CGS, CS, CSE,

IN4MATX and SE Major IN4MATX and SE Major RequirementsRequirements

Business Information Management Business Information Management (BIM)(BIM)

• Jointly offered by the Bren School of ICS and the Jointly offered by the Bren School of ICS and the Paul Merage School of Business.Paul Merage School of Business.

• BIM students will fall under the authority of the BIM students will fall under the authority of the Bren School of ICS, which will provide all of the Bren School of ICS, which will provide all of the counseling resources for the students.counseling resources for the students.

• There is a limited amount of space available for There is a limited amount of space available for this major. If you are interested in changing this major. If you are interested in changing majors, please consult with a counselor. majors, please consult with a counselor.

Business Information Business Information ManagementManagement

(2012-2013 catalog)(2012-2013 catalog)Just the Basics:Just the Basics:

Lower-division Informatics/ICS, Econ, and Mgmt courses (10)Lower-division Informatics/ICS, Econ, and Mgmt courses (10) Lower-division mathematics courses (5)Lower-division mathematics courses (5) Upper-division Informatics, Math, Mgmt and elective Upper-division Informatics, Math, Mgmt and elective courses (19)courses (19)

Informatics/CS Courses:Informatics/CS Courses: Lower-division: ICS 31, 32, 33, and 45J, or Inf 41,Lower-division: ICS 31, 32, 33, and 45J, or Inf 41,

Inf 42, and either Inf 45 or Inf 42, and either Inf 45 or ICS 46 (formerly ICS 23), or ICSICS 46 (formerly ICS 23), or ICS 21, 22 and either Inf 45 or ICS 23; 21, 22 and either Inf 45 or ICS 23; Inf 43 or ICS 52; Inf 43 or ICS 52;

Upper-division: CS 121/Inf 141, CS 122A, Inf 113,Upper-division: CS 121/Inf 141, CS 122A, Inf 113,Inf 143Inf 143

Mathematics Courses:Mathematics Courses: Math 2ABMath 2AB Stats 7/8/67Stats 7/8/67 ICS 6DICS 6D Math 6G or ICS 6NMath 6G or ICS 6N Stats 110Stats 110

Total NumberTotal Numberof Classes:of Classes:

3434

ManagementManagement:: Lower-division: Mgmt 30ABLower-division: Mgmt 30AB Upper-division: Mgmt 101, Upper-division: Mgmt 101, 102,102, 105, 107, 109, 110,173, 105, 107, 109, 110,173, 178,189178,189

Major Electives:Major Electives: 3 UD Bren electives3 UD Bren electives 2 UD electives2 UD electives 1 UD Writing 1 UD Writing

EconomicEconomics:s: Lower-division: Econ Lower-division: Econ 20AB20AB

Computer Game Computer Game ScienceScience

• 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 67Statistics 67

Just the Basics:

Mathematics Courses: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 CoursesBren School Courses Lower-division: ICS Lower-division: ICS 21, 22, 23, 51, 52, 21, 22, 23, 51, 52, 60, 61, 62, 6560, 61, 62, 65 Upper-division: 11 Upper-division: 11 core and 5 electivescore and 5 electives

Total Number of Total Number of Major Courses:Major Courses:

3333

Physics and Film and Media Studies:Physics and Film and Media Studies: Physics 3APhysics 3A Film and Media Studies 85AFilm and Media Studies 85A

Computer ScienceComputer 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 67Statistics 67• Philosophy 29, 30 or Math 13Philosophy 29, 30 or Math 13

Just the Basics:

Mathematics Courses: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 CoursesBren School Courses Lower-division: ICS Lower-division: ICS 21, 22, 23, 51, 5221, 22, 23, 51, 52 Upper-division: 9 Upper-division: 9 core and ICS 139Wcore and ICS 139W 3 Project courses3 Project courses 2 Elective CS 2 Elective CS coursescourses

Total Number of Total Number of Major Courses:Major Courses:

31-3431-34

Science Courses:Science Courses: 3 quarter sequence from Physics 3ABC series or 2-7CD series3 quarter sequence from Physics 3ABC series or 2-7CD series 3 quarter sequence from Chemistry 1ABC or H2 series3 quarter sequence from Chemistry 1ABC or H2 series

Computer Science & Computer Science & EngineeringEngineering

Just the Basics:Just the Basics: Lower-division CSE courses (8)Lower-division CSE courses (8) Lower-division mathematics courses (8)Lower-division mathematics courses (8) 18 units of basic science (5)18 units of basic science (5) Approved science electives (2)Approved science electives (2) Upper-division CSE courses (17)Upper-division CSE courses (17) Four “tracks” in the junior year (2 courses)Four “tracks” in the junior year (2 courses)

CSE Courses:CSE Courses: Lower-division: CSE 21, 22, 23, Lower-division: CSE 21, 22, 23, 25, 31, 31L, 70A, 9025, 31, 31L, 70A, 90 Upper-division: 17 engineering Upper-division: 17 engineering and computing topicsand computing topics Four “tracks” include: Algorithms, Four “tracks” include: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, Graphics, and Parallel & Distributed and Parallel & Distributed ComputingComputing

Mathematics Courses:Mathematics Courses: Math 2A-B-D (calculus)Math 2A-B-D (calculus) Math 2J (basic linear algebra)Math 2J (basic linear algebra) ICS 6D (discrete math)ICS 6D (discrete math) ICS 6B (boolean algebra)ICS 6B (boolean algebra) Math 6G/3A (linear algebra)Math 6G/3A (linear algebra) Stats 67 (probability and stats)Stats 67 (probability and stats)

Total Number of Total Number of Major Classes: 42Major Classes: 42

Science Courses:Science Courses: Physics 2, 7C/LC, and 7D/LDPhysics 2, 7C/LC, and 7D/LD 8 units of approved basic 8 units of approved basic science science coursescourses

InformaticsInformatics

Just the Basics:Just the Basics: Lower-division Informatics & ICS courses (5)Lower-division Informatics & ICS courses (5) Lower-division mathematics courses (3)Lower-division mathematics courses (3) Upper-division Informatics & CS courses (18-19)Upper-division Informatics & CS courses (18-19)

Informatics Courses:Informatics Courses: Lower-division: Inf 41, 42, 43, 44 & 45Lower-division: Inf 41, 42, 43, 44 & 45 Upper-division: 8 coursesUpper-division: 8 courses Track Courses: 10-11 coursesTrack Courses: 10-11 courses

Mathematics Courses:Mathematics Courses: ICS 6BICS 6B Stats 7 or 67Stats 7 or 67 Philosophy 29Philosophy 29

Total NumberTotal Numberof Classes:of Classes:

26-2726-27

TracksTracks:: Human-ComputerHuman-Computer Interaction (HCI)Interaction (HCI) Organizations andOrganizations and Information Technology Information Technology (OIT)(OIT)

Software Software EngineeringEngineering

Just the Basics:Just the Basics: Lower-division Informatics & ICS courses (8)Lower-division Informatics & ICS courses (8) Lower-division mathematics courses (6)Lower-division mathematics courses (6) Upper-division Informatics & CS courses (20)Upper-division Informatics & CS courses (20)

Informatics and ICS Courses:Informatics and ICS Courses: Lower-division: ICS 21 and 22, or In4matxLower-division: ICS 21 and 22, or In4matx41 and 42, or ICS 31, 32 and 33; ICS 65 or 41 and 42, or ICS 31, 32 and 33; ICS 65 or 45C; ICS 45J; ICS 23 or ICS 46; In4matx 4345C; ICS 45J; ICS 23 or ICS 46; In4matx 43Or ICS 52; ICS 51Or ICS 52; ICS 51 Upper-division: 16 core requirements and Upper-division: 16 core requirements and 4 electives4 electives

Mathematics Courses:Mathematics Courses: Math 2A-B, ICS 6B, ICS 6D, ICS 6NMath 2A-B, ICS 6B, ICS 6D, ICS 6N Stats 7 or 67Stats 7 or 67

Total NumberTotal Numberof Classes:of Classes:

33-3433-34

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