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Program checklist · Minor

Information Science Minor

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Minor
Total credits (published)
15
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
215293
CourseShelf checklist
CK_215293_4fef0e5a
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Required Programming Course

3 items
  1. INFSCI 0201
    4
  2. CMPINF 0401
    4
  3. If students have equivalent skills in programming (Java, Python), they may substitute a different INFSCI course in place of INFSCI 201 or CMPINF 0401. Course substitutions require departmental approval.
    Not resolved to a course

Minor Electives

5 items
  1. INFSCI 0505
    AI AND CRITICAL THINKING
    Not resolved to a course
  2. INFSCI 0310
    COMPUTATION IN INFORMATION SCIENCE
    Not resolved to a course
  3. INFSCI 0410
    3
  4. INFSCI 0510
    3
  5. INFSCI 0610
    3

Pathway Electives

0 items

    User Experience Pathway

    7 items
    1. INFSCI 0410
      3
    2. INFSCI 0510
      3
    3. INFSCI 1400
      ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS
      Not resolved to a course
    4. INFSCI 1420
      USER-CENTERED DESIGN
      Not resolved to a course
    5. INFSCI 1430
      USER EXPERIENCE ENGINEERING
      Not resolved to a course
    6. INFSCI 1450
      GAME DESIGN
      Not resolved to a course
    7. INFSCI 1460
      IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT
      Not resolved to a course

    Data Analytics Pathway

    7 items
    1. INFSCI 0310
      COMPUTATION IN INFORMATION SCIENCE
      Not resolved to a course
    2. INFSCI 0505
      AI AND CRITICAL THINKING
      Not resolved to a course
    3. INFSCI 0510
      3
    4. INFSCI 0530
      DECISION-MAKING IN SPORTS
      Not resolved to a course
    5. INFSCI 1500
      3
    6. INFSCI 1520
      INFORMATION VISUALIZATION
      Not resolved to a course
    7. INFSCI 1530
      DATA MINING
      Not resolved to a course

    Cybersecurity Pathway

    7 items
    1. INFSCI 0310
      COMPUTATION IN INFORMATION SCIENCE
      Not resolved to a course
    2. INFSCI 0610
      3
    3. INFSCI 1049
      3
    4. INFSCI 1600
      3
    5. INFSCI 1620
      NETWORK SECURITY
      Not resolved to a course
    6. INFSCI 1630
      COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      Not resolved to a course
    7. INFSCI 1640
      WIRELESS NETWORKS
      Not resolved to a course

    How to Declare the Minor in Information Science

    0 items

      Policies for the IS Minor

      0 items
        Source. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.upp.pitt.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=241&poid=79358. Captured page pages/0433.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.