Artificial Intelligence Minor

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The Artificial Intelligence minor is designed to complement a wide array of majors, allowing students to pursue their primary interests while gaining applied knowledge and transferable competencies in the operation, development, and application of intelligent software systems. To earn a minor in Artificial Intelligence, students must complete a minimum of 15 credits by selecting courses from the groups listed below. Requirements include choosing the course from Group A, one course from Group B, one course from Group C, and at least one additional course from either Group C or Group D.

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Group A:

CSI 1320 - Introduction to Python Programming and Unix (4)

Group B:

CSI 3610 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms (4)
CSI 3620 - Data Structures and Algorithms (4)
*Students using CSI 2290 or CSI 2310 as part of another program are ineligible to apply CSI 3620 to the Artificial Intelligence minor and are required to take CSI 3610 instead.

Group C:

CSI 4130 - Artificial Intelligence (4)
CSI 4140 - Deep Learning and Applications (4)
CSI 4170 - Machine Learning (4)

Group D:

CSI 4100 - Ethics and Bias in AI (4)
CSI 4150 - AI for IT Operations (4)
CSI 4180 - Natural Language Processing (4)
CSI 4550 - Visual Computing (4)
CSI 4810 - Information Retrieval and Knowledge Discovery (4)

Additional policies governing the minor:

• Students interested in pursuing the minor must submit a completed Minor Authorization Form that identifies the appropriately selected courses to the Minor Faculty Adviser in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) for approval.
• A minimum grade of C is required in each course for the minor.
• Students must complete a minimum of six credits of the minor at the 3000 level or above, and at least half of the minor credit requirements must be earned at Oakland University.
• At least 8 credits of courses chosen for the Artificial Intelligence minor must be non-duplicative with coursework in the student’s major, concentration, or another minor.
• Students must fulfill the prerequisites for the courses they select as part of the minor. The minimum 15 credits for the minor requirement do not include prerequisite courses.
• Students must obtain permission from the CSE Department in order to register for CSI designated courses numbered 3000 or higher.

The Artificial Intelligence minor is available to students from all majors, except for those pursuing a concentration in Artificial Intelligence or major in Artificial Intelligence. However, students enrolled in any program offered by the CSE Department are advised to prioritize selecting courses in artificial intelligence as part of their professional and flexible electives whenever feasible, rather than pursuing the minor, to efficiently utilize their course credits. Similarly, to optimize credit usage, Computer Science majors interested in artificial intelligence are encouraged to choose the concentration in artificial intelligence within the program, rather than opting for a minor in the field.