Computer Science — CUHK Minor Requirements (2026-27)

Engineering

Applicable to students admitted in 2026-27.

Description

Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units of courses, with at least 6 units at 3000 or above level, as follows:

1. Required Courses : 6 units

CSCI2520, 3100

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Code	Title	T1	T2	T1 Teaching schedule	T2 Teaching schedule	Prerequisites	Also in minor
CSCI 2520	Data Structures and Applications			—	--LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM Tu 3:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 2:30PM - 3:15PM	Not for students who have taken CSCI2100 or ESTR2102.Prerequisite: CSCI1120 or 1130 or 1510 or 1520 or 1530 or 1540 or 1550 or ENGG1110 or ESTR1002 or 1100 or 1102 or MATH2221 or PHYS2061.	Artificial Intelligence: Systems and Technologies
CSCI 3100	Software Engineering			--LEC: Mo 11:30AM - 12:15PM Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: We 3:30PM - 4:15PM -T02-TUT: We 5:30PM - 6:15PM	--LEC: Tu 12:30PM - 2:15PM Mo 11:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 5:30PM - 6:15PM -T02-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM	Not for students who have taken ENGG3820 or ESTR3308 or IERG3080;Pre-requisite: CSCI1120 or 1130 or 1510 or 1520 or 1530 or 1540 or 1550 or ESTR1100 or 1102.For 2nd-year entrants, the prerequisite will be waived.	—

2. Elective Courses: 12 units

(a) CSCI1510, 1520, 1530, 1540, 1550(3 units)

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Code	Title	T1 Teaching schedule	T2 Teaching schedule	Prerequisites	Also in minor
CSCI 1510	Computer Principles and C Programming	—	--LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM Mo 2:30PM - 3:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM	Not for students who have taken AIST1110 or CSCI1120 or CSCI1130 or CSCI1520 or CSCI1530 or CSCI1540 or CSCI1550 or ENGG1110 or ESTR1002 or ESTR1100 or ESTR1102.	Entrepreneurship and Innovation·Risk Management Science
CSCI 1520	Computer Principles and C++ Programming	—	--LEC: Tu 11:30AM - 12:15PM Mo 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 12:30PM - 1:15PM	Not for students who have taken AIST1110 or CSCI1020 or CSCI1120 or CSCI1130 or CSCI1510 or CSCI1530 or CSCI1540 or CSCI1550 or ENGG1110 or ESTR1002 or ESTR1100 or ESTR1102.	Entrepreneurship and Innovation·Risk Management Science
CSCI 1530	Computer Principles and Java Programming	—	--LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 3:15PM Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 3:30PM - 4:15PM	Not for students who have taken AIST1110 or CSCI1030 or CSCI1120 or CSCI1130 or CSCI1510 or CSCI1520 or CSCI1540 or CSCI1550 or ENGG1110 or ESTR1002 or ESTR1100 or ESTR1102.	Entrepreneurship and Innovation·Risk Management Science
CSCI 1540	Fundamental Computing with C++	--LEC: We 4:30PM - 5:15PM Mo 12:30PM - 2:15PM -T01-TUT: We 5:30PM - 6:15PM	—	Not for students who have taken AIST1110 or CSCI1020 or CSCI1120 or CSCI1130 or CSCI1510 or CSCI1520 or CSCI1530 or CSCI1550 or ESTR1100 or ESTR1102.	Entrepreneurship and Innovation·Risk Management Science
CSCI 1550	Computer Principles and Python Programming	--LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM We 2:30PM - 3:15PM -T01-TUT: We 3:30PM - 4:15PM	—	Not for students who have taken ENGG1110 or ENGG1120 or ENGG1130 or CSCI1040 or CSCI1510 or CSCI1520 or CSCI1530 or CSCI1540 or CSCI2040 or AIST1110 or IERG1080.Not for students of Faculty of Engineering.	Artificial Intelligence: Systems and Technologies·Risk Management Science

(b) CSCI2510, 2720, 2730, 2740, 2750, 3340(6 units)

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Code	Title	T1 Teaching schedule	T2 Teaching schedule	Prerequisites	Also in minor
CSCI 2510	Computer Organization	--LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 11:15AM Tu 12:30PM - 1:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 1:30PM - 2:15PM	—	Not for students who have taken CENG2400 or ELEG3230 or ENGG2020 or ESTR2100 or ESTR2104.Prerequisite: CSCI1120 or 1130 or 1510 or 1520 or 1530 or 1540 or 1550 or ENGG1110 or ESTR1002 or 1100 or 1102 or MATH2221 or PHYS2061.	—
CSCI 2720	Building Web Applications	--LEC: We 4:30PM - 6:15PM Th 9:30AM - 10:15AM -T01-TUT: We 9:30AM - 10:15AM -T02-TUT: We 1:30PM - 2:15PM -T03-TUT: We 2:30PM - 3:15PM -T04-TUT: We 3:30PM - 4:15PM	—	Not for students who have taken ESTR2106 or IERG3840.Pre-requisite: AIST1110 or CSCI1120 or 1130 or 1510 or 1520 or 1530 or 1540 or 1550 or ENGG1110 or ESTR1002 or 1100 or 1102 or MATH2221 or PHYS2061.	—
CSCI 2730	Introduction to Blockchain Technologies and Applications	--LEC: We 9:30AM - 10:15AM Tu 8:30AM - 10:15AM -T01-TUT: We 8:30AM - 9:15AM	—	Not for students who have taken IERG4360 or ESTR4326.Prerequisite: AIST1110 or CSCI1120 or 1130 or 1510 or 1520 or 1530 or 1540 or 1550 or ENGG1110 or ESTR1002 or 1100 or 1102.	—
CSCI 2740	Competitive Programming	—	—	Prerequisite: CSCI2100 or CSCI2520 or ESTR2102.	—
CSCI 2750	Data Mining and Information Processing	—	—	Prerequisite: (ENGG1110 or ESTR1002) and (ENGG1120 or ESTR1005) Not for students who have taken CSCI3230 or ESTR3108 or CSCI3320.	—
CSCI 3340	Scientific Computing	—	--LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM Th 4:30PM - 5:15PM -L01-LAB: Th 5:30PM - 6:15PM	Prerequisite: (ENGG1120 or ESTR1005 or MATH1030 or MATH1038 or MATH1550) AND (ENGG1130 or ESTR1006 or MATH1010 or MATH1020 or MATH1018 or MATH1510 or MATH1520).	—

(c) CENG3430/ESTR3100, CSCI1020, 1030, 1040, 3130, CSCI3150/ESTR3102, CSCI3160/ESTR3104, CSCI3170, CSCI3180/ESTR3106, CSCI3190, 3220, CSCI3230/ESTR3108, CSCI3250, 3260, 3280, 3310, 3320, 3350, 3360, 4120, 4130, 4140, CSCI4180/ESTR4106, CSCI4190(3 units)

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Code	Title	T1 Teaching schedule	T2 Teaching schedule	Prerequisites	Also in minor
CENG 3430	Rapid Prototyping of Digital Systems	—	--LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM -L01-LAB: We 12:30PM - 2:15PM	Prerequisite: CSCI2510 or ENGG2020 or ENGG2120 or ESTR2104 or its equivalent For senior-year entrants, the prerequisite will be waived.Not for students who have taken ESTR3100.	—
ESTR 3100	Rapid Prototyping of Digital Systems	—	--LEC: Tu 9:30AM - 10:15AM Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM -L01-LAB: We 12:30PM - 2:15PM	Not for students who have taken CENG3430.Pre-requisite: CSCI2510 or ENGG2020 or ENGG2120 or ESTR2104 or its equivalent.For senior-year entrants, the pre-requisite will be waived.	—
CSCI 1020 [1]	Hands-on Introduction to C++	—	--LEC: Th 1:30PM - 2:15PM -L01-LAB: Th 3:30PM - 5:15PM	Not for students who have taken CSCI1120 or 1520 or 1540 or ESTR1100.	—
CSCI 1030 [1]	Hands-on Introduction to Java	—	—	Not for students who have taken CSCI1130 or 1530 or ESTR1102.	—
CSCI 1040	(not found in course_info)
CSCI 3130	Formal Languages and Automata Theory	--LEC: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM Mo 12:30PM - 2:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 5:30PM - 6:15PM	—	Pre-requisite: CSCI2110 or ENGG2440 or ESTR2004 or MIEG2440.	—
CSCI 3150	Introduction to Operating Systems	--LEC: We 9:30AM - 10:15AM Tu 12:30PM - 2:15PM -L01-LAB: Th 10:30AM - 11:15AM -L02-LAB: Th 11:30AM - 12:15PM -L03-LAB: Th 2:30PM - 3:15PM -L04-LAB: Th 3:30PM - 4:15PM -L05-LAB: Th 5:30PM - 6:15PM	--LEC: Th 4:30PM - 5:15PM We 2:30PM - 4:15PM -L01-LAB: Th 9:30AM - 10:15AM -L02-LAB: Th 5:30PM - 6:15PM	Prerequisite: ESTR2102 or CSCI2100 or 2520.For senior-year entrants, the prerequisite will be waived.Co-requisite: AIST3020 or CSCI2510 or CENG3420 or IERG3060 or equivalent.Not for students who have taken ESTR3102.	Information Engineering
ESTR 3102	Introduction to Operating Systems	—	—	Not for students who have taken CSCI3150.Pre-requisite: CSCI2100 or CSCI2520 or ESTR2102.For senior-year entrants, the pre-requisite will be waived.Co-requisite: AIST3020 or CSCI2510 or CENG3420 or IERG3060 or equivalent.	Information Engineering
CSCI 3160	Design and Analysis of Algorithms	--LEC: We 1:30PM - 3:15PM Th 1:30PM - 2:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 9:30AM - 10:15AM -T02-TUT: Th 10:30AM - 11:15AM -T03-TUT: Th 4:30PM - 5:15PM -T04-TUT: Th 5:30PM - 6:15PM	—	Not for students who have taken ESTR3104 or CSCI3190;Pre-requisites: (CSCI2100 or CSCI2520 or ESTR2102) AND (CSCI2110 or ENGG2440 or ESTR2004 or ESTR2362 or MIEG2440).	Artificial Intelligence: Systems and Technologies·Information Engineering
ESTR 3104	Design and Analysis of Algorithms	—	—	Not for students who have taken CSCI3160 or CSCI3190.Pre-requisite: CSCI2100 or CSCI2520 or ESTR2102, AND CSCI2110 or ENGG2440 or ESTR2004.	Artificial Intelligence: Systems and Technologies·Information Engineering
CSCI 3170	Introduction to Database Systems	--LEC: Mo 5:30PM - 6:15PM We 4:30PM - 6:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 2:30PM - 3:15PM -T02-TUT: Th 3:30PM - 4:15PM	--LEC: We 9:30AM - 10:15AM Th 1:30PM - 3:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 2:30PM - 3:15PM -T02-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM	Prerequisite: CSCI2100 or 2520 or ESTR2102.For 2nd-year entrants, the prerequisite will be waived.	Data Analytics and Informatics
CSCI 3180	Principles of Programming Languages	—	--LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM Tu 3:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 5:30PM - 6:15PM -T02-TUT: We 4:30PM - 5:15PM -T03-TUT: Th 3:30PM - 4:15PM	Not for students who have taken ESTR3106.Prerequisite: CSCI2100 or 2520 or ESTR2102.For senior-year entrants, the prerequisite will be waived.	—
ESTR 3106	Principles of Programming Languages	—	--LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM Tu 3:30PM - 4:15PM Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 5:30PM - 6:15PM -T02-TUT: We 4:30PM - 5:15PM -T03-TUT: Th 3:30PM - 4:15PM	Not for students who have taken CSCI3180.Pre-requisite: CSCI2100 or CSCI2520 or ESTR2102.For senior-year entrants, the pre-requisite will be waived.	—
CSCI 3190	Introduction to Discrete Mathematics and Algorithms	--LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 3:15PM Mo 12:30PM - 2:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 3:30PM - 4:15PM	—	Not for students who have taken CSCI3160 or ENGG2440 or ESTR2004 or 3104.Prerequisite: CSCI2100 or CSCI2520 or ESTR2102.For 2nd-year entrants, the prerequisite will be waived.	—
CSCI 3220	Algorithms for Bioinformatics	—	—	Not for students who have taken BMEG3102 or ESTR3110.	Data Analytics and Informatics
CSCI 3230	Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence	--LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM Th 12:30PM - 1:15PM -T01-TUT: We 1:30PM - 2:15PM -T02-TUT: We 5:30PM - 6:15PM -T03-TUT: Th 9:30AM - 10:15AM -T04-TUT: Th 10:30AM - 11:15AM	—	Not for students who have taken ESTR3108.Prerequisite: CSCI2100 or 2520 or ESTR2102 or equivalent.	Artificial Intelligence: Systems and Technologies
ESTR 3108	Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence	--LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM Th 11:30AM - 12:15PM Th 12:30PM - 1:15PM -T01-TUT: We 1:30PM - 2:15PM -T02-TUT: We 5:30PM - 6:15PM -T03-TUT: Th 9:30AM - 10:15AM -T04-TUT: Th 10:30AM - 11:15AM	—	Not for students who have taken CSCI3230.Pre-requisite: CSCI2100 or CSCI2520 or ESTR2102 or equivalent.	Artificial Intelligence: Systems and Technologies
CSCI 3250 [2]	Computers and Society	—	--LEC: Th 10:30AM - 12:15PM	Not for students who have taken ENGG2601.	—
CSCI 3260	Principles of Computer Graphics	--LEC: Th 9:30AM - 10:15AM Fr 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: Th 4:30PM - 5:15PM	—	Prerequisite: CSCI2100 or 2520 or ESTR2102.	—
CSCI 3280	Introduction to Multimedia Systems	—	—	—	Artificial Intelligence: Systems and Technologies
CSCI 3310	Mobile Computing and Applications Development	—	—	Pre-requisite: CSCI2100 or 2520 or ESTR2102.Not for students who have taken IERG3842.	Entrepreneurship and Innovation
CSCI 3320	Fundamentals of Machine Learning	—	--LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM We 12:30PM - 1:15PM -T01-TUT: We 1:30PM - 2:15PM	Prerequisite: ENGG2430 or 2450 or 2760 or 2780 or ESTR2002 or 2005 or 2018 or 2020 or 2308 or 2362 or IERG2470 or MIEG2440 or STAT2001.	Artificial Intelligence: Systems and Technologies·Data Analytics and Informatics
CSCI 3350	Introduction to Quantum Computing	—	--LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 11:15AM Tu 9:30AM - 10:15AM -T01-TUT: Tu 10:30AM - 11:15AM	Prerequisite: (ENGG1120 or ESTR1005) AND (ENGG2760 or ESTR2018).	—
CSCI 3360	Introduction to Computational Complexity	--LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM Tu 9:30AM - 10:15AM -T01-TUT: Th 2:30PM - 3:15PM	—	Prerequisite: ENGG2760 or ESTR2018 or ESTR2308 or IERG2470.	—
CSCI 4120	Principles of Computer Game Software	--LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM Tu 10:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: Tu 11:30AM - 12:15PM	—	1. Prerequisite: CSCI2100 or 2520 or ESTR2102;2. Prerequisite/Corequisite: CSCI3260 or 3550.	—
CSCI 4130	Introduction to Cyber Security	—	--LEC: We 9:30AM - 11:15AM Tu 2:30PM - 3:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 5:30PM - 6:15PM	Not for students who have taken ESTR4306 or IEMS5710 or IERG4130.	Information Engineering
CSCI 4140	Open-source Software Project Development	—	—	Prerequisite: CSCI2100 or 2520 or ESTR2102.	—
CSCI 4180	Introduction to Cloud Computing and Storage	--LEC: Mo 12:30PM - 2:15PM We 1:30PM - 2:15PM -T01-TUT: We 3:30PM - 4:15PM -T02-TUT: We 5:30PM - 6:15PM	—	Co-requisite: CSCI3150 or ESTR3102.Not for students who have taken ESTR4106.	Data Analytics and Informatics
ESTR 4106	Introduction to Cloud Computing and Storage	—	—	Co-requisite: CSCI3150 or ESTR3102.Not for students who have taken CSCI4180.	Data Analytics and Informatics
CSCI 4190	Introduction to Social Networks	—	—	Pre-requisite: CSCI2100 or 2520 or ESTR2102.	Data Analytics and Informatics

Explanatory Notes

1.Course(s) in Column A are equivalent to course(s) in Column B and can be used to fulfill the requirements of this Minor Programme.

	Column A	Column B
	CSCI1120/1130/ESTR1100/1102	CSCI1510/1520/1530/1540
	ENGG1110/ESTR1002	CSCI1510/1520/1530/1540
	CENG2400/ELEG2401/3701/ESTR2100	CSCI2510
	CSCI2100/ESTR2102	CSCI2520
	PHYS2061	CSCI1530

2.This Minor Programme is not applicable to students who major in Artificial Intelligence: Systems and Technologies, Computational Data Science, Computer Engineering, the Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) and Bachelor of Business Administration (Integrated BBA Programme) Double Degree Option, and the Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) and Bachelor of Business Administration (Integrated BBA Programme) Double Degree Option, and students in the Mathematics-Multidisciplinary Stream of Mathematics Major Programme.

3.No more than 9 units of courses taken to fulfill the requirements of the students’ Major Programme(s) and other Minor Programme(s) respectively can be used to fulfill the requirement of this Minor Programme.