Donald Bren School of
Information and
Computer Sciences
A Brief Overview of the
Bren School of ICS
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/
• Campuswide Honors 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
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
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
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”
Donald Bren School of
Information & Computer
Sciences
BIM, CGS, CS, CSE,
IN4MATX and SE Major
Requirements
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.
Business Information Management
(2012-2013 catalog)
Just the Basics:
Lower-division Informatics/ICS, Econ, and Mgmt courses (10)
 Lower-division mathematics courses (5)
 Upper-division Informatics, Math, Mgmt and elective
courses (19)

Total Number
of Classes:
34
Informatics/CS Courses:
Mathematics Courses:
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


Math 2AB
 Stats 7/8/67
 ICS 6D
 Math 6G or ICS 6N
 Stats 110
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
Computer Game Science
Just the Basics:
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
Lower-division: ICS
21, 22, 23, 51, 52, 60, 61,
62, 65
 Upper-division: 11 core
and 5 electives

Mathematics Courses:
• 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

Total Number of
Major Courses:
33
Computer Science
Just the Basics:
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
Lower-division: ICS
21, 22, 23, 51, 52
 Upper-division: 9 core
and ICS 139W
 3 Project courses
 2 Elective CS courses

Total Number of
Major Courses:
31-34
Mathematics 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

Computer Science & Engineering
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)
Total Number of
Major Classes: 42

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

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)

Science Courses:
Physics 2, 7C/LC, and 7D/LD
 8 units of approved basic science
courses

Informatics
Just the Basics:
Lower-division Informatics & ICS courses (5)
 Lower-division mathematics courses (3)
 Upper-division Informatics & CS courses (18-19)

Total Number
of Classes:
26-27
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

Software Engineering
Just the Basics:
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

Total Number
of Classes:
33-34
Good Luck to you all and please
remember that we are here to help!
Donald Bren
School of Information
and Computer Sciences