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Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences

Discover the clubs and organizations within the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, including ACM, ICS Honors Program, INSA, VGDC, and WICS. Learn about career preparation opportunities and the school's industry connections.

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Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences

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  1. Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences A Brief Overview of the Bren School of ICS

  2. Clubs and Organizations • Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) • Bren School of ICS Honors Program (ICSHP) • Upper-division honors research track • http://honors.ics.uci.edu/ • CampuswideHonors Program (CHP) • www.honors.uci.edu • Informatics Student Association (INSA) • http://www.clubs.uci.edu/insa • Video Game Developers Club (VGDC) • http://www.clubs.uci.edu/vgdc/blog/ • Women in Information and Computer Sciences (WICS) • www.ics.uci.edu/~wics

  3. Preparing 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

  4. Quick Facts • Founded in 1968 as Department of Information and Computer Science • Established in 2002 as an independent school • Only computing-focused school in UC system • Three departments: • Computer Science • Informatics • Statistics

  5. National Rankings • Times Higher Education • Ranked 1st in the nation on list of top 100 universities under 50 years old • US News and World Report • UCI ranks among the top 15 public universities • Rated 14th of public computer science graduate programs • Chronicle of Higher Education • Ranked 1st in the nation in Computer and Information Sciences for faculty scholarly productivity • Princeton Review • UCI named among “Best in the West”

  6. Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences BIM, CGS, CS, CSE, IN4MATX and SE Major Requirements

  7. Business Information Management (BIM) • Jointly offered by the Bren School of ICS and the Paul Merage School of Business. • BIM students will fall under the authority of the Bren School of ICS, which will provide all of the counseling resources for the students. • There is a limited amount of space available for this major. If you are interested in changing majors, please consult with a counselor.

  8. Business Information Management(2012-2013 catalog) • Lower-division Informatics/ICS, Econ, and Mgmt courses (10) • Lower-division mathematics courses (5) • Upper-division Informatics, Math, Mgmt and elective • courses (19) Just the Basics: Total Number of Classes: 34 Informatics/CS Courses: Mathematics Courses: • Math 2AB • Stats 7/8/67 • ICS 6D • Math 6G or ICS 6N • Stats 110 • Lower-division: ICS 31, 32, 33, and 45J, or Inf 41, • Inf 42, and either Inf 45 or • ICS 46 (formerly ICS 23), or ICS • 21, 22 and either Inf 45 or ICS 23; • Inf 43 or ICS 52; • Upper-division: CS 121/Inf 141, CS 122A, Inf 113, • Inf 143 Major Electives: • 3 UD Bren electives • 2 UD electives • 1 UD Writing Management: • Lower-division: Mgmt 30AB • Upper-division: Mgmt 101, 102, • 105, 107, 109, 110,173, 178,189 Economics: • Lower-division: Econ 20AB

  9. Computer Game Science Just the Basics: Total Number of Major Courses: 33 • 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 Courses Mathematics Courses: • Lower-division: ICS 21, 22, 23, 51, 52, 60, 61, 62, 65 • Upper-division: 11 core and 5 electives • ICS 6D (discrete math) • ICS 6B (boolean algebra and logic) • Math 6G (linear algebra) • Math 2A-B (calculus) • Statistics 67 Physics and Film and Media Studies: • Physics 3A • Film and Media Studies 85A

  10. Computer Science Just the Basics: Total Number of Major Courses: 31-34 • 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 Courses Mathematics Courses: • Lower-division: ICS 21, 22, 23, 51, 52 • Upper-division: 9 core and ICS 139W • 3 Project courses • 2 Elective CS courses • ICS 6D (discrete math) • ICS 6B (boolean algebra and logic) • Math 6G (linear algebra) • Math 2A-B (calculus) • Statistics 67 • Philosophy 29, 30 or Math 13 Science Courses: • 3 quarter sequence from Physics 3ABC series or 2-7CD series • 3 quarter sequence from Chemistry 1ABC or H2 series

  11. Computer Science & Engineering Total Number of Major Classes: 42 Just the Basics: • Lower-division CSE courses (8) • Lower-division mathematics courses (8) • 18 units of basic science (5) • Approved science electives (2) • Upper-division CSE courses (17) • Four “tracks” in the junior year (2 courses) Mathematics Courses: • Math 2A-B-D (calculus) • Math 2J (basic linear algebra) • ICS 6D (discrete math) • ICS 6B (boolean algebra) • Math 6G/3A (linear algebra) • Stats 67 (probability and stats) CSE Courses: • Lower-division: CSE 21, 22, 23, 25, 31, 31L, 70A, 90 • Upper-division: 17 engineering and computing topics • Four “tracks” include: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Graphics, and Parallel & Distributed Computing Science Courses: • Physics 2, 7C/LC, and 7D/LD • 8 units of approved basic science courses

  12. Informatics Just the Basics: Total Number of Classes: 26-27 • Lower-division Informatics & ICS courses (5) • Lower-division mathematics courses (3) • Upper-division Informatics & CS courses (18-19) Informatics Courses: • Lower-division: Inf 41, 42, 43, 44 & 45 • Upper-division: 8 courses • Track Courses: 10-11 courses Tracks: • Human-Computer • Interaction (HCI) • Organizations and • Information Technology (OIT) Mathematics Courses: • ICS 6B • Stats 7 or 67 • Philosophy 29

  13. Software Engineering Just the Basics: Total Number of Classes: 33-34 • Lower-division Informatics & ICS courses (8) • Lower-division mathematics courses (6) • Upper-division Informatics & CS courses (20) Informatics and ICS Courses: • Lower-division: ICS 21 and 22, or In4matx • 41 and 42, or ICS 31, 32 and 33; ICS 65 or • 45C; ICS 45J; ICS 23 or ICS 46; In4matx 43 • Or ICS 52; ICS 51 • Upper-division: 16 core requirements and • 4 electives Mathematics Courses: • Math 2A-B, ICS 6B, ICS 6D, ICS 6N • Stats 7 or 67

  14. Donald BrenSchool of Informationand Computer Sciences Good Luck to you all and please remember that we are here to help!

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