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The minor in artificial intelligence is focused primarily for students within the College of Engineering. The final course for this minor is targeted toward senior-level engineering students or other students with comparable skill sets. The minor consists of a minimum of 18 credits, including the following:

Course Title Hours
Required courses
CMSC 225Essentials of Artificial Intelligence3
CMSC 436Artificial Intelligence3
MATH 310Linear Algebra3
Ethics elective
Choose one of the following.3
Computing and Data Ethics
Introduction to Ethics
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Coding elective
Choose one of the following.3-4
Introduction to Programming for Chemical and Life Science Engineering
Computers and Programming
Computational Methods in Biomedical Engineering
Advanced Engineering Programming
Elective
Choose one of the following.3
AI/ML in Chemical and Life Science Engineering
Introduction to Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
Fundamentals and Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging
Artificial Intelligence in Rehabilitation Engineering
Intelligent Autonomous Systems
Total Hours18