Faculty of Engineering - The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Computer Science 13
Note: Applicable to all Major students
Major courses at 3000 and above level will be included in the calculation of the Major GPA
for honours classification. Courses with “ # ” and ERG3910, 3920 are to be included in the
Major GPA as well.
2. Minor Programme
Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units as follows:
(i) Required Courses: 12 units
CSC1530, 2510, 2520 and 3530
(ii) Elective Courses: 6 units
ACE3090, CSC2120, 3170, 3180, 3210, 3220, 3250 ∆ ,
3280, 3420, 3510, 3550, 3640, 4120, ERG3820,
INE2720 ∆
Total: 18 units
∆ The units earned in CSC3250 which count towards the requirement of this Minor Programme in
Computer Science shall not count towards the requirement of the Minor Programme in Information
Technology and vice versa. Students are required to declare if CSC3250 will count towards the
requirement of the Minor Programme in Computer Science at their final term of attendance.
Notes: 1. Course and Unit Exemptions (for Minor students only):
Students are allowed to exempt from a maximum of 9 units of courses.
Students who have taken course(s) in Column A will be exempted automatically
from taking the corresponding equivalent course(s) in Column B due to similarities
in the contents of some courses.
Column A Column B
CSC1110 CSC1500
CSC1110/1111 CSC1530
ELE3230 CSC2510
CSC2100 CSC2520
CSC3100
IEG3080
CSC3530
2. Other than the course and unit exemptions stated in Note 1 above, courses
which Automation and Computer-Aided Engineering/Mechanical and
Automation Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering,
Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Majors have taken to
fulfil their Major requirement cannot be used to fulfil the Minor Programme
requirement. Students are required to declare which course/s will count towards
the requirement of Minor Programme at their final term of attendance.
3. Applicable to Mathematics Majors
Mathematics Majors who have taken MAT2071and 2072 will be exempted
from CSC1530. They may also choose any one from MAT3230, 3240 and
3260 as Minor elective course.
4. Applicable to Physics Majors
Physics Majors who have taken PHY2351 will be exempted from CSC1530.
They may also choose PHY3350 and any one from PHY4350, 4360 and
4370 as Minor elective course.