The University of Arizona

Graduate Info

PhD Internal Minor

Prior approval from a student's major advisor is required to select an internal minor and before beginning minor coursework. Your major advisor can also serve as your minor advisor, but please make sure you meet The Graduate College's requirements for committees. A student cannot count a course as part of both their major and their minor.

 

Minor Examinations

For PhD students following the old rules, the qualifying exam is waived. Students should communicate with their advisor to determine how they want to handle the minor for their written and oral comprehensive exams.

For PhD students following the new rules, minor course work is not considered as part of the portfolio process. Students should communicate with their advisor to determine how they want to handle the minor for their written and oral comprehensive exams.

Types of Internal Minors

There are two types of CS internal minors: an Internal minor (CS only) and an Internal/External minor.

The courses for either of these options would be chosen from one of the tracks listed below.

 

Internal Minor Tracks

 

Computer Architecture/Logic Design

Operating Systems/Networks

Programming Languages/Compilers

Numerical Analysis/Scientific Computing

Graphics/Geographic Information Systems

Algorithms/Theory/Mathematics

Databases/Information Systems

Internal/External Split Minor Track

Following are four tracks that would be available as an Internal/External Split.

Computational Biology

Security

Software Engineering

Artificial Intelligence/Cognitive Science