Major Electives

ALL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE COURSES NOT USED FOR REQUIRED COURSES CAN BE TAKEN AS MAJOR ELECTIVES

THE AVAILABLE COURSES FROM EACH DEPARTMENT CAN BE VIEWED BY SELECTING THE DEPARTMENT NAME FROM THE LIST ON THE LEFT

Major electives offered for major students (Biotechnology)

Code	Title	Credits	Pre-Requisite / Co-Requisite*
BIOL2600	Biodiversity	3	(BIOL2101)
BIOL3002	Nature Conservation in Oman	3	(LANC2058)
BIOL3005	Ecology	3	(LANC2058) OR (LANC2051) OR (BIOL2102)
BIOL3009	Introduction to Environmental Science	3	(LANC2058) OR (LANC2051) OR (BIOL2102)
BIOL3025	Invertebrates	3	(BIOL2102)
BIOL3030	Population Genetics	3	(BIOL2102)
BIOL3200	Biological Nanomaterials	3	(BIOL2101)
BIOL3410	Angiosperm Biology	3	(BIOL2102)
BIOL3700	Communication and knowledge Management in Science	3
BIOL4000	Generic Skills for Biologists	3	(BIOL2101)
BIOL4009	Waste Management	3	(BIOL3009)
BIOL4010	Sustainability and Waste Management	3	(BIOL3009)
BIOL4021	Vertebrate Zoology	3	(BIOL2102)
BIOL4023	Entomology	3	(BIOL2102)
BIOL4041	Animal Histology	3	(BIOL2102)
BIOL4042	Parasitology	3	(BIOL2102)
BIOL4054	Marine Biology	3	(BIOL3005)
BIOL4200	Biological Applications of Nanomaterials	3	(BIOL3200)
BIOL4433	Water and Wastewater Microbiology	3	(BIOL3441)
BIOL4444	Seminar on Sustainability Issuues	2	(BIOL3009) OR (BIOL3441) OR (CHEM3302) OR (COMP3100) OR (ERSC3041) OR (MATH3110) OR (PHYS3103) OR (STAT3331) OR (CAMS3000) OR (MEDI3202) OR (MEDI3203) OR (ENGR3006)
BIOL4501	Principles of Toxicology	3	(BIOL2101)
BIOL4600	Biofuels	3	(BIOL2101)
BIOL4601	Occupational Health, Safety and Environment	2	(BIOL3009)
BIOL4640	Environmental Pollution	3	(BIOL4009)
BIOL4700	Environmental Biotechnology	3	(BIOL3441)
BIOL5010	Ecotoxicology	3	(BIOL3009)
BIOL5021	Desert Biology	3	(BIOL3005)/ (BIOL5052)
BIOL5042	Embryology	3	(BIOL2102)
BIOL5045	Economy Botany	3	(BIOL2102)
BIOL5050	Behavioral Ecology	3	(BIOL3005)
BIOL5052	Freshwater Biology	3	(BIOL3005)/ (BIOL5021)
BIOL5054	Biological Conservation	3	(BIOL4100 AND BIOL5021)
BIOL5060	Application of GIS in Ecology	5	(BIOL3005)
BIOL5110	Special Topics in Biology	3
BIOL5133	Plant Biotechnology	3	(BIOL4046)
BIOL5144	Applied Mycology	3	(BIOL3441)
BIOL5244	Cytogenetics	3	(BIOL4432)
BIOL5401	Modern Techniques in Environmental Microbiology	3	(BIOL3202)
BIOL5402	Immunology	3	(BIOL3441 AND BIOL4500)
BIOL5411	Fermentation Technology	3	(BIOL4030)
BIOL5433	Bioprocess Technology	3	(BIOL4030 AND BIOL5120)
BIOL5501	Protein Production and Characterization	3	(BIOL4034 AND BIOL4046)
BIOL5511	Internship in Biologists I	0
BIOL5512	Internship in Biologists 2	6
BIOL5600	Techniques in Molecular Diversity	3	(BIOL3202)
BIOL5610	Environmental Impact Assessment	3	(BIOL3009)

Major electives offered for major students (Environmental biology)

Code	Title	Credits	Pre-Requisite / Co-Requisite*
BIOL2600	Biodiversity	3	(BIOL2101)
BIOL3002	Nature Conservation in Oman	3	(LANC2058)
BIOL3200	Biological Nanomaterials	3	(BIOL2101)
BIOL4000	Generic Skills for Biologists	3	(BIOL2101)
BIOL4023	Entomology	3	(BIOL2102)
BIOL4030	Bacteriology	3	(BIOL3441)
BIOL4034	Biochemistry	3	(BIOL2101 AND CHEM3324) OR (BIOL2101 AND CHEM3322)
BIOL4041	Animal Histology	3	(BIOL2102)
BIOL4042	Parasitology	3	(BIOL2102)
BIOL4046	Fundamental of Biotechnology	3	(BIOL3202 and BIOL3441)
BIOL4200	Biological Applications of Nanomaterials	3	(BIOL3200)
BIOL4432	Introduction to Genetics	3	(BIOL3202)
BIOL4433	Water and Wastewater Microbiology	3	(BIOL3441)
BIOL4444	Seminar on Sustainability Issuues	2	(BIOL3009) OR (BIOL3441) OR (CHEM3302) OR (COMP3100) OR (ERSC3041) OR (MATH3110) OR (PHYS3103) OR (STAT3331) OR (CAMS3000) OR (MEDI3202) OR (MEDI3203) OR (ENGR3006)
BIOL4500	Cell Biology	3	(MEDI2108) OR (BIOL2101)
BIOL4501	Principles of Toxicology	3	(BIOL2101)
BIOL4600	Biofuels	3	(BIOL2101)
BIOL4640	Environmental Pollution	3	(BIOL4009)
BIOL4700	Environmental Biotechnology	3	(BIOL3441)
BIOL5031	Enzyme Biochemistry	3	(BIOL4034)
BIOL5034	Plant Metabolites	3	(BIOL4034)
BIOL5040	Genetic Engineering	3	(BIOL3202 AND BIOL4046)/ (BIOL4030)
BIOL5042	Embryology	3	(BIOL2102)
BIOL5045	Economy Botany	3	(BIOL2102)
BIOL5050	Behavioral Ecology	3	(BIOL3005)
BIOL5054	Biological Conservation	3	(BIOL4100 AND BIOL5021)
BIOL5060	Application of GIS in Ecology	5	(BIOL3005)
BIOL5110	Special Topics in Biology	3
BIOL5120	Microbial Biotechnology	3	(BIOL3441 AND BIOL4046)/ (BIOL4045)
BIOL5132	Tissue Culture	3	(BIOL4500)
BIOL5133	Plant Biotechnology	3	(BIOL4046)
BIOL5144	Applied Mycology	3	(BIOL3441)
BIOL5244	Cytogenetics	3	(BIOL4432)
BIOL5400	Bio-Informatics	3	(BIOL3201)/ (BIOL4500)
BIOL5401	Modern Techniques in Environmental Microbiology	3	(BIOL3202)
BIOL5402	Immunology	3	(BIOL3441 AND BIOL4500)
BIOL5411	Fermentation Technology	3	(BIOL4030)
BIOL5501	Protein Production and Characterization	3	(BIOL4034 AND BIOL4046)
BIOL5600	Techniques in Molecular Diversity	3	(BIOL3202)

Major electives offered for NON-BIOLOGY students

Code	Title	Credits	Pre-Requisite / Co-Requisite*
BIOL2102	General Biology (2)	4	(BIOL2101)
BIOL2105	Human Physiology	4	(BIOL2101)
BIOL2600	Biodiversity	3	(BIOL2101)
BIOL2900	Experimental Design and Basic Biological Data Handling	3	(BIOL2101)
BIOL3002	Nature Conservation in Oman	3	(LANC2058)
BIOL3005	Ecology	3	(LANC2058) OR ( LANC2051) OR ( BIOL2102)
BIOL3009	Introduction to Environmental Science	3	(LANC2058) OR (LANC2051) OR (BIOL2102)
BIOL3101	Biology Filed Work	2	(BIOL2101)
BIOL3200	Biological Nanomaterials	3	(BIOL2101)
BIOL3202	Molecular Biology	3	(LANC2058) OR (LANC2051) OR (BIOL2101)
BIOL3441	Introductory Microbiology	3	(BIOL2101 AND LANC2058)
BIOL4000	Generic Skills for Biologists	3	(BIOL2101)
BIOL4034	Biochemistry	3	(BIOL2101 AND CHEM3324) OR ( BIOL2101 AND CHEM3322)
BIOL4444	Seminar on Sustainability Issues	2	(BIOL3009) OR (BIOL3441) OR (CHEM3302) OR (COMP3100) OR (ERSC3041) OR (MATH3110) OR (PHYS3103) OR (STAT3331) OR (CAMS3000) OR (MEDI3202) OR (MEDI3203) OR (ENGR3006)
BIOL4500	Cell Biology	3	(MEDI2108) OR (BIOL2101)
BIOL4501	Principles of Toxicology	3	(BIOL2101)

Major electives offered for major students (Chemistry)

Code	Title	Cr	Pre-req./Co-req.*	Cat
CHEM2350	Chemical Safety: Protecting ourselves and the environment	3	CHEM2101 or CHEM1071 or CHEM2110	DE
CHEM3328	Green Chemistry	3	LANC2058 and (CHEM3322 or CHEM3324)	DE
CHEM3337	Fundamentals of the Corrosion of Metals	3	LANC2058 and (CHEM2102 or CHPE3102)	DE
CHEM3350	Environmental Chemistry	3	LANC2058 and CHEM2102	DE
CHEM3391	Computers in Chemistry	3	LANC2058 and CHEM2102 and CHEM3322 and FPCS010	DE
CHEM3395	Science and Society	2	Any two of the following: BIOL2101 CHEM2101 ERSC2101 MATH2107 PHYS2101	DE
CHEM3400	Introduction to Chemical Process Industries	3	LANC2058 and CHEM2102 and CHEM3333*	DE
CHEM4412	Inorganic Materials	3	CHEM3311	DE
CHEM4413	Organometallic Chemistry		CHEM4411	DE
CHEM4414	Fundamentals of X-ray Crystallography	3	CHEM3311	DE
CHEM4423	Organic Synthetic Methods	3	CHEM4422	DE
CHEM4424	Introduction to Natural Products	3	(CHEM3324 or CHEM4422)	DE
CHEM4429	Fundamentals of Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design	3	(CHEM3324 or CHEM4422)	DE
CHEM4437	Electrochemistry: Fundamentals and Applications	3	CHEM3333	DE
CHEM4445	Forensic Chemistry	3	(CHEM3341 or CHEM3348)	DE
CHEM4472	Fine Chemicals	3	CHEM4422	DE
CHEM4474	Polymer Materials and Applications	3	CHEM3322	DE
CHEM5522	Organic Chemistry III	3	CHEM4422	DE
CHEM5537	Surfactants: Principles & Applications in the Petroleum Industry	3	CHEM3333 or CHPE3102	DE
CHEM5538	Chemical Kinetics	3	CHEM4433	DE
CHEM5539	Chemical Sensors	3	CHEM3333 and (CHEM3348 or CHEM4441)	DE
CHEM5545	Analytical Methods in Proteomics	3	CHEM4441	DE
CHEM5546	Surface Chemistry and Surface Analysis	3	(CHEM3341 or CHEM3348) and (CHEM333 or CHPE3102)	DE
CHEM5574	Materials Characterization and Processing	3	CHEM4476	DE
CHEM5578	Chemical Quality Control and Assurance	3	CHEM4441	DE
CHEM5591	Chemistry Seminar I	1	CHEM3322 or CHEM3324	DE
CHEM4425	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	3	CHEM4422 and (CHEM4426* or CHEM3326*)	AE
CHEM4433	Physical Chemistry II	3	CHEM3333 and MATH2109	AE
CHEM4477	Essentials of Biological Chemistry	3	CHEM3324 or CHEM4422	AE
CHEM5010	Internship in Chemistry I	0	Completion of 80-100 credits. Prior acceptance into internship program .	AE
CHEM5011	Internship in Chemistry II	6	CHEM5010	AE
CHEM5526	Essentials of Heterocyclic Chemistry	2	CHEM3324 or CHEM4422	AE

Major electives offered for major students (Applied Chemistry)

Code	Title	Cr	Pre-req./Co-req.*	Cat
CHEM2350	Chemical Safety: Protecting ourselves and the environment	3	CHEM2101 or CHEM1071 or CHEM2110	DE
CHEM3328	Green Chemistry	3	LANC2058 and (CHEM3322 or CHEM3324)	DE
CHEM3337	Fundamentals of the Corrosion of Metals	3	LANC2058 and (CHEM2102 or CHPE3102)	DE
CHEM3350	Environmental Chemistry	3	LANC2058 and CHEM2102	DE
CHEM3391	Computers in Chemistry	3	LANC2058 and CHEM2102 and CHEM3322 and FPCS010	DE
CHEM3395	Science and Society	2	Any two of the following: BIOL2101 CHEM2101 ERSC2101 MATH2107 PHYS2101	DE
CHEM3400	Introduction to Chemical Process Industries	3	LANC2058 and CHEM2102 and CHEM3333*	DE
CHEM4412	Inorganic Materials	3	CHEM3311	DE
CHEM4413	Organometallic Chemistry	3	CHEM4411	DE
CHEM4414	Fundamentals of X-ray Crystallography	3	CHEM3311	DE
CHEM4423	Organic Synthetic Methods	3	CHEM4422	DE
CHEM4424	Introduction to Natural Products	3	(CHEM3324 or CHEM4422)	DE
CHEM4429	Fundamentals of Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design	3	(CHEM3324 or CHEM4422)	DE
CHEM4437	Electrochemistry: Fundamentals and Applications	3	CHEM3333	DE
CHEM4445	Forensic Chemistry	3	(CHEM3341 or CHEM3348)	DE
CHEM4472	Fine Chemicals	3	CHEM4422	DE
CHEM4474	Polymer Materials and Applications	3	CHEM3322	DE
CHEM5522	Organic Chemistry III	3	CHEM4422	DE
CHEM5537	Surfactants: Principles & Applications in the Petroleum Industry	3	CHEM3333 or CHPE3102	DE
CHEM5538	Chemical Kinetics	3	CHEM4433	DE
CHEM5539	Chemical Sensors	3	CHEM3333 and (CHEM3348 or CHEM4441)	DE
CHEM5545	Analytical Methods in Proteomics	3	CHEM4441	DE
CHEM5546	Surface Chemistry and Surface Analysis	3	(CHEM3341 or CHEM3348) and (CHEM333 or CHPE3102)	DE
CHEM5574	Materials Characterization and Processing	3	CHEM4476	DE
CHEM5578	Chemical Quality Control and Assurance	3	CHEM4441	DE
CHEM5591	Chemistry Seminar I	1	CHEM3322 or CHEM3324	DE
CHEM3420	Petroleum Chemistry	3	LANC2058 and (CHEM3322 or CHEM3324)	AE
CHEM4476	Catalysis	3	CHEM4411	AE
CHEM5010	Internship in Chemistry I	0	Completion of 80-100 credits. Prior acceptance into internship program .	AE
CHEM5011	Internship in Chemistry II	6	CHEM5010	AE
CHEM5570	Polymer Chemistry	3	CHEM4422	AE

Major electives offered for NON-CHEMISTRY students

Code	Title	Cr	Pre-req./Co-req.*
CHEM2101	General Chemistry I	4	(FPEL 0560 or FPEL0600 or FPEL0601 or FPEL0602 or FPEL0603 or FPEL0604) and (FPMT0105 or FPMT0108 or FPMT0109)
CHEM2102	General Chemistry II	4	CHEM2101 or CHEM1071
CHEM2350	Chemical Safety: Protecting ourselves and the environment	3	CHEM2101 or CHEM1071 or CHEM2110
CHEM3311	Inorganic Chemistry I	3	LANC2058 and CHEM2102 and MATH2107
CHEM3324	Organic Chemistry	4	(LANC2058 or LANC2161) and (CHEM1071 or CHEM2101)
CHEM3328	Green Chemistry	3	LANC2058 and (CHEM3322 or CHEM3324)
CHEM3333	Physical Chemistry I	3	LANC2058 and CHEM2102 and PHYS2101 and MATH2107
CHEM3337	Fundamentals of the Corrosion of Metals	3	LANC2058 and (CHEM2101 or CHEM1071)
CHEM3348	Introduction to Chemical and Instrumental Analysis	3	CHEM2102
CHEM3350	Environmental Chemistry	3	LANC2058 and CHEM2102
CHEM3395	Science and Society	2	Any two of the following: BIOL2101 CHEM2101 ERSC2101 MATH2107 PHYS2101
CHEM3400	Introduction to Chemical Process Industries	3	LANC2058 and CHEM2101 and CHEM3333*
CHEM3420	Petroleum Chemistry	3	LANC2058 and (CHEM3322 or CHEM3324)
CHEM4411	Inorganic Chemistry II	3	CHEM3311
CHEM4412	Inorganic Materials	3	CHEM3311
CHEM4414	Fundamentals of X-ray Crystallography	3	CHEM3311
CHEM4424	Introduction to Natural Products	3	CHEM3324 or CHEM4422
CHEM4429	Fundamentals of Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design	3	CHEM3324or CHEM4422
CHEM4433	Physical Chemistry II	3	CHEM3333 and MATH2108
CHEM4437	Electrochemistry: Fundamentals and Applications	3	CHEM3333
CHEM4445	Forensic Chemistry	3	CHEM3341 or CHEM3348
CHEM4472	Fine Chemicals	3	CHEM3324 or CHEM4422
CHEM4477	Essentials of Biological Chemistry	3	CHEM3324 or CHEM4422
CHEM5526	Essentials of Heterocyclic Chemistry	2	CHEM3324 or CHEM4422
CHEM5537	Surfactants: Principles & Applications in the Petroleum Industry	3	CHEM3333 or CHPE3102
CHEM5539	Chemical Sensors	3	CHEM3333 and (CHEM3348 or CHEM4441)
CHEM5546	Surface Chemistry and Surface Analysis	3	CHEM3341 or CHEM3348 or CHEM3333
CHEM5591	Chemistry Seminar I	1	CHEM3322 or CHEM3324

Major electives offered for major students (COMP) – General (No Specializations)

Code	Title	Credits	Pre-Requisite / Co-Requisite*
COMP2102	Problem Solving and Programming	3	COMP2101
COMP2607	Computing in Industry 4.0	3
COMP3204	Advanced Java Programming	3	COMP2202 and LANC2058
COMP3601	Bioinformatics Algorithms	3	BIOL2101 and COMP2101
COMP3602	Data Analysis and Visualization with Python	3	COMP2101
COMP3603	Programming Foundation for Machine Learning	3	COMP2101
COMP4202	Database Development	3	COMP3205
COMP4205	Competitive Programming	3	COMP3203
COMP4206	Mobile Applications Development	3	COMP3203
COMP4402	Software Testing	3	COMP3401
COMP4404	Software Project Management	3	COMP3401
COMP4506	Systems and Networks Programming	3	COMP3502 and COMP4501
COMP4507	Internetworking with TCP/IP	3	COMP3502
COMP4515	Mobile Networks	3	COMP3502
COMP4603	Machine Learning	3	(COMP3203 or COMP3603) and (MATH2202 or MATH2201)
COMP4604	Digital Image Processing	3	COMP3600
COMP4605	Computer Vision	3	COMP4603
COMP4606	Applied Data Science	3	COMP4603
COMP4609	Deep Learning Fundamentals	3	COMP4603
COMP4701	Web Application Development	3	COMP3205 and COMP3700
COMP5204	Computer Science Special Topics (1)	3	Instructor Consent
COMP5400	Software Architecture and Design	3	COMP3401
COMP5402	Requirements Engineering	3	COMP3401
COMP5405	Software Patterns	3	COMP3401
COMP5504	Distributed Systems	3	COMP4506
COMP5507	Cryptography and Network Security	3	COMP3203 and COMP3502
COMP5508	Interconnection Networks for Multiprocessor and Multicore Systems	3	COMP3502
COMP5509	Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking	3	COMP4509
COMP5511	Computer Forensics	3	COMP4509
COMP5557	High Performance Computing	3	COMP3502 and COMP4501
COMP5602	Pattern Recognition and Analysis	3	COMP4605
COMP5605	Mobile Robotics	3	COMP3600
COMP5606	Natural Language Processing	3	COMP3600
COMP5701	Web Services	3	COMP4701
COMP5702	Semantic Web	3	COMP4701
COMP5704	Web Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery	3	COMP4701 and STAT2102

Major electives offered for major students (COMP) - INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS AND DATA SCIENCE SPECIALIZATION

Code	Title	Credits	Pre-Requisite / Co-Requisite*
COMP2102	Problem Solving and Programming	3	COMP2101
COMP2607	Computing in Industry 4.0	3
COMP3204	Advanced Java Programming	3	COMP2202 and LANC2058
COMP3601	Bioinformatics Algorithms	3	BIOL2101 and COMP2101
COMP3602	Data Analysis and Visualization with Python	3	COMP2101
COMP3603	Programming Foundation for Machine Learning	3	COMP2101
COMP4202	Database Development	3	COMP3205
COMP4205	Competitive Programming	3	COMP3203
COMP4206	Mobile Applications Development	3	COMP3203
COMP4402	Software Testing	3	COMP3401
COMP4404	Software Project Management	3	COMP3401
COMP4506	Systems and Networks Programming	3	COMP3502 and COMP4501
COMP4507	Internetworking with TCP/IP	3	COMP3502
COMP4515	Mobile Networks	3	COMP3502
COMP4604	Digital Image Processing	3	COMP3600
COMP4606	Applied Data Science	3	COMP4603
COMP4609	Deep Learning Fundamentals	3	COMP4603
COMP4701	Web Application Development	3	COMP3205 and COMP3700
COMP5204	Computer Science Special Topics (1)	3	Instructor Consent
COMP5400	Software Architecture and Design	3	COMP3401
COMP5402	Requirements Engineering	3	COMP3401
COMP5405	Software Patterns	3	COMP3401
COMP5504	Distributed Systems	3	COMP4506
COMP5507	Cryptography and Network Security	3	COMP3203 and COMP3502
COMP5508	Interconnection Networks for Multiprocessor and Multicore Systems	3	COMP3502
COMP5509	Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking	3	COMP4509
COMP5511	Computer Forensics	3	COMP4509
COMP5557	High Performance Computing	3	COMP3502 and COMP4501
COMP5701	Web Services	3	COMP4701
COMP5702	Semantic Web	3	COMP4701
COMP5704	Web Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery	3	COMP4701 and STAT2102

Major electives offered for major students (COMP) – CYBERSECURITY AND COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIALIZATION

Code	Title	Credits	Pre-Requisite / Co-Requisite*
COMP2102	Problem Solving and Programming	3	COMP2101
COMP2607	Computing in Industry 4.0	3
COMP3204	Advanced Java Programming	3	COMP2202 and LANC2058
COMP3601	Bioinformatics Algorithms	3	BIOL2101 and COMP2101
COMP3602	Data Analysis and Visualization with Python	3	COMP2101
COMP3603	Programming Foundation for Machine Learning	3	COMP2101
COMP4202	Database Development	3	COMP3205
COMP4205	Competitive Programming	3	COMP3203
COMP4206	Mobile Applications Development	3	COMP3203
COMP4402	Software Testing	3	COMP3401
COMP4404	Software Project Management	3	COMP3401
COMP4507	Internetworking with TCP/IP	3	COMP3502
COMP4603	Machine Learning	3	(COMP3203 or COMP3603) and (MATH2202 or MATH2201)
COMP4604	Digital Image Processing	3	COMP3600
COMP4605	Computer Vision	3	COMP4603
COMP4606	Applied Data Science	3	COMP4603
COMP4609	Deep Learning Fundamentals	3	COMP4603
COMP4701	Web Application Development	3	COMP3205 and COMP3700
COMP5204	Computer Science Special Topics (1)	3	Instructor Consent
COMP5400	Software Architecture and Design	3	COMP3401
COMP5402	Requirements Engineering	3	COMP3401
COMP5405	Software Patterns	3	COMP3401
COMP5504	Distributed Systems	3	COMP4506
COMP5508	Interconnection Networks for Multiprocessor and Multicore Systems	3	COMP3502
COMP5557	High Performance Computing	3	COMP3502 and COMP4501
COMP5602	Pattern Recognition and Analysis	3	COMP4605
COMP5605	Mobile Robotics	3	COMP3600
COMP5606	Natural Language Processing	3	COMP3600
COMP5701	Web Services	3	COMP4701
COMP5702	Semantic Web	3	COMP4701
COMP5704	Web Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery	3	COMP4701 and STAT2102

Major electives offered for major students (COMP) – WEB AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIZATION

Code	Title	Credits	Pre-Requisite / Co-Requisite*
COMP2102	Problem Solving and Programming	3	COMP2101
COMP2607	Computing in Industry 4.0	3
COMP3204	Advanced Java Programming	3	COMP2202 and LANC2058
COMP3601	Bioinformatics Algorithms	3	BIOL2101 and COMP2101
COMP3602	Data Analysis and Visualization with Python	3	COMP2101
COMP3603	Programming Foundation for Machine Learning	3	COMP2101
COMP4202	Database Development	3	COMP3205
COMP4205	Competitive Programming	3	COMP3203
COMP4404	Software Project Management	3	COMP3401
COMP4506	Systems and Networks Programming	3	COMP3502 and COMP4501
COMP4507	Internetworking with TCP/IP	3	COMP3502
COMP4515	Mobile Networks	3	COMP3502
COMP4603	Machine Learning	3	(COMP3203 or COMP3603) and (MATH2202 or MATH2201)
COMP4604	Digital Image Processing	3	COMP3600
COMP4605	Computer Vision	3	COMP4603
COMP4606	Applied Data Science	3	COMP4603
COMP4609	Deep Learning Fundamentals	3	COMP4603
COMP5204	Computer Science Special Topics (1)	3	Instructor Consent
COMP5400	Software Architecture and Design	3	COMP3401
COMP5504	Distributed Systems	3	COMP4506
COMP5507	Cryptography and Network Security	3	COMP3203 and COMP3502
COMP5508	Interconnection Networks for Multiprocessor and Multicore Systems	3	COMP3502
COMP5509	Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking	3	COMP4509
COMP5511	Computer Forensics	3	COMP4509
COMP5557	High Performance Computing	3	COMP3502 and COMP4501
COMP5602	Pattern Recognition and Analysis	3	COMP4605
COMP5605	Mobile Robotics	3	COMP3600
COMP5606	Natural Language Processing	3	COMP3600
COMP5701	Web Services	3	COMP4701
COMP5702	Semantic Web	3	COMP4701
COMP5704	Web Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery	3	COMP4701 and STAT2102

Major electives offered for NON-COMPUTER SCIENCE major students

Code	Title	Credits	Pre-Requisite / Co-Requisite*
COMP2101	Introduction to Computer Science	4	( FPEL0560 or FPEL0600 or FPEL0601 or FPEL0602 or FPEL0603 or FPEL0604 ) and (FPCS0101 or FPCS0102)
COMP2102	Problem Solving and Programming	3	COMP2101
COMP2202	Fundamentals of Object Oriented Programming	3	COMP2101
COMP2607	Computing in Industry 4.0	3
COMP3203	Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms	3	COMP2202 and MATH3340 and LANC2058
COMP3204	Advanced Java Programming	3	COMP2202 and LANC2058
COMP3205	Database Systems	3	COMP3203 and LANC2058
COMP3401	Introduction to Software Engineering	4	COMP3203
COMP3502	Computer Networks	3	COMP3203
COMP3600	Intelligent Systems	3	(COMP3203 or COMP3603) and LANC2058
COMP3601	Bioinformatics Algorithms	3	BIOL2101 and COMP2101
COMP3602	Data Analysis & Visualization with Python	3	COMP2101
COMP3603	Programming Foundation for Machine Learning	3	COMP2101
COMP3700	Introduction to Web Computing	3	COMP2202 and LANC2058 / COMP3205*
COMP4204	Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms	3	COMP3203
COMP4205	Competitive Programming	3	COMP3203
COMP4206	Mobile Application Development	3	COMP3203
COMP4603	Machine Learning	3	(COMP3203 or COMP3603) and (MATH2202 or MATH2201)

Major Electives offered to Major students (Earth Science)

Code	Title	Credits	Pre-Requisite / Co-req. *
ERSC2112	Historical Geology	3	ERSC2101
ERSC3002	Environmental Site Assessment and Remediation	3	ERSC2102 and ERSC3000 and LANC2058
ERSC3061	Remote Sensing	3	ERSC3016
ERSC3071	GIS and Geo-Spatial Applications	3	ERSC3016
ERSC3210	Palaeontology II	3	ERSC2211 and LANC2058
ERSC4032	Environmental Geochemistry	3	ERSC2101 and CHEM2101
ERSC4321	Structural Geology II	3	ERSC3021
ERSC5011	Basin Analysis	3	ERSC3021 and ERSC4311
ERSC5031	Tectonics	3	ERSC3021
ERSC5042	Engineering Geology	3	ERSC3021
ERSC5111	Microfacies	3	ERSC3901
ERSC5900	Advanced Diagenesis and Sedimentary Geochemistry	3	ERSC3901
ERSC5101	Geology Project I	2	ERSC4001
ERSC5102	Geology Project II	4	ERSC5101
Total		0

Major Electives in Earth Science for NON-EARTH SCIENCE majors

Code	Title	Credits	Pre-Requisite / Co-req. *
ERSC2211	Paleontology	3	ERSC2101 and LANC2058
ERSC3010	Mineralogy	3	ERSC2102* and LANC2058
ERSC3903	Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology	3	ERSC3010 and LANC2058
ERSC3061	Remote Sensing	3	ERSC2102 and LANC2058
ERSC3901	Sedimentary Petrology	3	ERSC2211 and ERSC3010
ERSC4000	Field Mapping Project	3	ERSC4001
ERSC4001	Field Mapping Techniques	3	ERSC3021 and ERSC3901
ERSC4031	Geochemistry	3	ERSC2102 and CHEM2101
ERSC4051	Hydrogeology	3	ERSC3000
ERSC4071	Economic Geology	3	ERSC3051
ERSC4311	Sedimentary Environments and Facies	3	ERSC3901
ERSC5012	Sequence Stratigraphy	3	ERSC4311
ERSC5051	Petroleum Geology	3	ERSC3041
GEOP3000	Earthquakes and Society	3	ERSC2101 and LANC2058

Major Electives offered to Major students (Geophysics)

Code	Title	Credits	Pre-Requisite / Co-req. *
ERSC2112	Historical Geology	3	ERSC2101
ERSC3002	Environmental Site Assessment and Remediation	3	LANC2058 and ERSC2102 and ERSC3000
ERSC3061	Remote Sensing	3	ERSC2102 and LANC2058
ERSC3071	GIS and Geo-Spatial Applications	3	ERSC2102 and LANC2058
ERSC3210	Palaeontology II	3	LANC2058 and ERSC2211
ERSC4032	Environmental Geochemistry	3	ERSC2101 and CHEM2101
ERSC4321	Structural Geology II	3	ERSC3021
ERSC5011	Basin Analysis	3	ERSC3021 and ERSC4311
ERSC5031	Tectonics	3	ERSC3021
ERSC5111	Microfacies	3	ERSC3901
ERSC5900	Advanced Diagenesis and Sedimentary Geochemistry	3	ERSC3901
GEOP5021	Engineering and Environmental Geophysics	3	GEOP3041
GEOP5060	Interpretation of Seismic Reflection Data	3	ERSC3041 and GEOP3041
GEOP5101	Geophysics Project I	2	(GEOP4001 or GEOP4002 or GEOP4003) and GEOP5013*
GEOP5102	Geophysics Project II	4	GEOP5101*
Total		0

Major Electives in Geophysics for NON-GEOPHYSICS Majors

Code	Title	Cr	Pre-req./Co-req.*
GEOP3000	Earthquakes and Society	3	ERSC2101 and LANC2058
GEOP4001	Applied Geophysics I	3	GEOP3041 and PHYS3100
GEOP4002	Applied Geophysics II	3	GEOP3041 and PHYS3103
GEOP4003	Gravity and Magnetic Exploration Methods	3	GEOP3041
GEOP4010	Fundamentals of Signal Processing	3	GEOP4001 and (MATH3171 or MATH3302)
GEOP4011	Geophysical Data Processing	3	GEOP4010 and MATH3171
GEOP5021	Engineering and Environmental Geophysics	3	GEOP3041
GEOP5060	Interpretation of Seismic Reflection Data	3	ERSC3041 and GEOP3041

Major electives offered for major students (Mathematics)

	12 credits for the following courses
MATH4573	Graph Theory	3	LANC2058 and MATH3360
MATH3744	Introduction to Mathematical Modeling	3	LANC2058 and (MATH3111 or MATH3110 or MATH3171) and MATH3302
MATH4456	Abstract Algebra II	3	MATH4453
MATH4473	Linear Programming	3	MATH2202 or MATH3171 or MATH2201
MATH4481	Introduction to Optimization	3	(MATH2108 or MATH2109) and (MATH2202 or MATH2201 or MATH3171)
MATH4552	Logic and Set Theory	3	MATH2348 or MATH2350
MATH4599	Introduction to Topology	3	MATH2348 or MATH2350
MATH5470	Integral Transforms	3	MATH4474 and MATH4452*
MATH5551	Fluid Dynamics	3	MATH4474
MATH5553	Differential Geometry	3	(MATH3111 or MATH3110) and MATH3303
MATH5558	Introduction to Number Theory	3	MATH2348 or MATH2350

Major electives offered for Non-Mathematics major students

Code	Title	Credits	Pre-Requisite / Co-Requisite*
MATH3302 or MATH4174	Ordinary Differential Equations Differential Equations & Applications for Engineers	3 3	(MATH2108 or MATH2109) and LANC2058 (MATH2108 or MATH2109) and LANC2058
MATH3303	Linear Algebra Il	3	MATH2202 or MATH2201 and LANC2058
MATH2348 or MATH2350	Foundations of Mathematics Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science	4 3	MATH2107 MATH2107
MATH2351	Advanced Calculus	3	MATH2348 or MATH2350
MATH4573	Graph Theory	3	(MATH2350 or MATH2348 or MATH3340) and LANC2058
MATH3360	Discrete Mathematics	3	LANC2058 and (MATH2348 or MATH2350)
MATH3730	Computer Algebra System	2	LANC2058 and (MATH2202 or MATH2201) and MATH3302 and (MATH3110* or MATH3111* or MATH3171*)
MATH3744	Introduction to Mathematical Modeling	3	(MATH3110 or MATH3111) and MATH3302 and LANC2058
MATH4141	Numerical Analysis	3	(MATH2108 or MATH2109) and (MATH 2202 or MATH2201)
MATH2351	Advanced Calculus	3	MATH2350 or MATH2348
MATH4351	Introduction to Metric Spaces		MATH2351 or MATH4450
MATH4450	Real Analysis I	3	MATH2108 or MATH2109
MATH4451	Real Analysis	3	MATH2351 or MATH4450
MATH4452	Introduction to Complex Variables	3	MATH3110 or MATH3111 or MATH3171
MATH4453	Abstract Algebra I	3	(MATH2202 or MATH2201) and (MATH2350 or MATH2348)
MATH4456	Abstract Algebra II	3	MATH4453
MATH4473	Linear Programming	3	(MATH2202 or MATH2201) or MATH3171
MATH4474	Introduction to Partial Differential Equations	3	MATH3302
MATH4481	Introduction to Optimization	3	MATH2202 or MATH2201 or MATH3171
MATH4552	Logic and Set Theory	3	MATH2348 or MATH2350
MATH4599	Introduction to Topology	3	MATH2348 or MATH2350
MATH5470	Integral Transforms	3	MATH4474 and MATH4452*
MATH5551	Fluid Dynamics	3	MATH4474 or MATH3111 or MATH3110
MATH5553	Differential Geometry	3	(MATH3111 or MATH3110) and MATH3303
MATH5558	Introduction to Number Theory	3	MATH2350 or MATH2348

Major electives offered for major students (PHYS/MPHYS)

Code	Title	Credits	Pre-Requisite / Co-Requisite*
PHYS3601	Radiation Physics	3	LANC2058 and PHYS3104
PHYS3602	Fundamentals of Radiation Protection	3	LANC2058 and PHYS3601
PHYS3603	Operational Radiation Protection	3	LANC2058 and PHYS3602
PHYS4601	Ionizing Radiation Detection	3	PHYS3601
PHYS4602	Nuclear Applications	3	PHYS4601
PHYS5601	Introduction to Nuclear Power	3	PHYS3601
PHYS2910	From the Big Bang to Black Holes	3	Equivalent to PHYS2901
PHYS3910	Fundamental Astronomy	3	PHYS2910 or PHYS2801 or PHYS2901 Equivalent to PHYS3901
PHYS3903	Introduction to Space Science	3	PHYS2901 or PHYS2910
PHYS3905	Essentials of Meteorology	3	PHYS2901 or PHYS2910
PHYS3907	Observational Techniques in Astronomy	3	PHYS3901 or PHYS3910
PHYS4901	Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis	3	PHYS3910
PHYS4902	Galactic Structure and Cosmology	3	PHYS3901 or PHYS3910
PHYS5901	Image Processing and Data Analysis	3	PHYS3907
PHYS2401	Introduction to Nanoscience and Its application	3

Major electives offered for NON-PHYSCIS major students

Code	Title	Credits	Pre-Requisite / Co-Requisite*
PHYS2101	General Physics I	4	FPEL0560 or FPEL0600 or FPEL0601 or FPEL0602 or FPEL0603 or FPEL0604 and (FPMT0105 or FPMT0109)
PHYS2102	General Physics II	4	PHYS2101 /MATH2017*
PHYS3103	Physics III	3	LANC2058 and PHYS2102 and MATH2107
PHYS3104	Modern Physics	3	LANC2058 and PHYS3103
PHYS3601	Radiation Physics	3	LANC2058 and PHYS3104
PHYS3602	Fundamentals of Radiation Protection	3	LANC2058 and PHYS3601
PHYS3603	Operational Radiation Protection	3	LANC2058 and PHYS3602
PHYS4601	Ionizing Radiation Detection	3	PHYS3601
PHYS4602	Nuclear Applications	3	PHYS4601
PHYS5601	Introduction to Nuclear Power	3	PHYS3601
PHYS2910	From the Big Bang to Black Holes	3	Equivalent to PHYS2901
PHYS3910	Fundamental Astronomy	3	PHYS2910 or PHYS2801 or PHYS2901 Equivalent to PHYS3901
PHYS3903	Introduction to Space Science	3	PHYS2901 or PHYS2910
PHYS3905	Essentials of Meteorology	3	PHYS2901 or PHYS2910
PHYS3907	Observational Techniques in Astronomy	3	PHYS3901 or PHYS3910
PHYS4901	Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis	3	PHYS3910
PHYS4902	Galactic Structure and Cosmology	3	PHYS3901 or PHYS3910
PHYS5901	Image Processing and Data Analysis	3	PHYS3907
PHYS2401	Introduction to Nanoscience and Its application	3
Any other courses in Physics *Excluding Physics courses offered as University Electives

Major Elective offered for major students (STATISTICS)

Code	Title	Credits	Pre-Requisite / Co-Requisite*
STAT2101	Introduction to Statistics	4	FPEL0560 or FPEL0600 or FPEL0601 or FPEL0602 or FPEL0603 or FPEL0604 and (FPMT0105 or FPMT0108 or FPMT0109)
STAT2102	Introduction to Probability	3	STAT2101 and ( MATH2108 or MATH2109)*
STAT3239	Statistical Inference I	3	STAT2102
STAT3331	Operations Research I	3	(MATH2108 or MATH2109), STAT2101, LANC2058
STAT3333	Demographic and Health Care Statistics	3	STAT2102, MATH2107
STAT3334	Introduction to Inference	3	STAT2102 & LANC2058
STAT3335	Introduction to Sampling	3	STAT2102 and LANC2058
STAT3336	Computational Techniques in Statistics	3	STAT3239, COMP2101 & LANC2058
STAT3337	Introduction to Actuarial Science I	3	STAT2102 & LANC2058
STAT3338	Statistical Methods	3	STAT3334 & LANC2058
STAT3339	Statistical Inference II	3	STAT3239
STAT4432	Regression Analysis	3	(STAT3334 or STAT3339), (MATH2202 or MATH2201)
STAT4433	Design and Analysis of Experiments I	3	(STAT3338 or STAT3339)
STAT4434	Non-Parametric Statistics	3	(STAT3334 or STAT3339), (MATH2108 or MATH21109)
STAT4436	Survey Design	3	STAT3335
STAT4441	Introduction to Statistical Learning	3	(STAT3334 or STAT3339), STAT3336
STAT4442	Introduction to Bayesian Inference	3	(STAT3334 or STAT3339), STAT3336
STAT4443	Advanced Programming with R	3	(STAT3334 or STAT3339), STAT3336
STAT4533	Statistical Quality Control	3	STAT2102
STAT4534	Simulation and Modeling	3	(STAT3334 or STAT3339), STAT3336
STAT4535	Survival Analysis	3	STAT3334 or STAT3339
STAT5521	Categorical Data Analysis	3	(STAT3338 or STAT3339), STAT3336
STAT5536	Time Series Analysis	3	STAT4432
STAT5537	Multivariate Techniques	3	(STAT4433), (MATH2202 or MATH2101), (MATH3110 or MATH3111)
STAT5539	Data Analysis	3	STAT3336, STAT4432, STAT4433, STAT4434, STAT5521
STAT5543	Data Mining Techniques	3	STAT4441

Major Elective offered for NON-STATISTICS students

Code	Title	Credits	Pre-Requisite / Co-Requisite*
STAT2101	Introduction to Statistics	4	FPEL0560 or FPEL0600 or FPEL0601 or FPEL0602 or FPEL0603 or FPEL0604 and (FPMT0105 or FPMT0108 or FPMT0109)
STAT2102	Introduction to Probability	3	STAT2101 and ( MATH2108 or MATH2109)*
STAT3239	Statistical Inference I	3	STAT2102
STAT3331	Operations Research I	3	(MATH2108 or MATH2109), STAT2101, LANC2058
STAT3333	Demographic and Health Care Statistics	3	STAT2102, MATH2107
STAT3334	Introduction to Inference	3	STAT2102 & LANC2058
STAT3335	Introduction to Sampling	3	STAT2102 and LANC2058
STAT3336	Computational Techniques in Statistics	3	STAT3239, COMP2101 & LANC2058
STAT3337	Introduction to Actuarial Science I	3	STAT2102 & LANC2058
STAT3338	Statistical Methods	3	STAT3334 & LANC2058
STAT3339	Statistical Inference II	3	STAT3239
STAT4432	Regression Analysis	3	(STAT3334 or STAT3339), (MATH2202 or MATH2201)
STAT4433	Design and Analysis of Experiments I	3	(STAT3338 or STAT3339)
STAT4434	Non-Parametric Statistics	3	(STAT3334 or STAT3339), (MATH2108 or MATH21109)
STAT4436	Survey Design	3	STAT3335
STAT4441	Introduction to Statistical Learning	3	(STAT3334 or STAT3339), STAT3336
STAT4442	Introduction to Bayesian Inference	3	(STAT3334 or STAT3339), STAT3336
STAT4443	Advanced Programming with R	3	(STAT3334 or STAT3339), STAT3336
STAT4533	Statistical Quality Control	3	STAT2102
STAT4534	Simulation and Modeling	3	(STAT3334 or STAT3339), STAT3336
STAT4535	Survival Analysis	3	STAT3334 or STAT3339
STAT5521	Categorical Data Analysis	3	(STAT3338 or STAT3339), STAT3336

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