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The Mellon College of Science offers several minors to students interested in broadening their scientific training
or acquiring a level of expertise in a particular scientific field. The intercollege minors described below are
designed to supplement your degree in science; as opposed to the departmental minors which allow you to explore
another field and are open to the entire university. If you are interested in declaring one of these minors, please fill out an MCS Additional Major/Minor/Internal Transfer Form. You can also pick one up in the MCS Dean's Office (DH 1324). |
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Intercollege Minors
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Minor in Scientific Computing
Sometimes called "computational science", scientific computing is the application of high performance computers and modern computational technologies to problems in the sciences and engineering. Research in this area is inherently multidisciplinary, requiring strong ties with a scientific discipline. Examples at Carnegie Mellon include discovery in massive astrophysical data sets (Nichol), automated disease gene mapping (Perlin), modeling of conjugated polymers for materials design (Yaron), high precision calculations in quantum electrodynamics (Levine), automatic theorem proving (Andrews), computation of liquid crystal flows (Walkington), and automated classification of protein localization patterns (Murphy). |
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| Requirements for a minor in Scientific Computing | ||||||||
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A. Non-Introductory Science Requirement (9-12 units)
Complete one course from Biological Sciences, Chemistry, or Physics at the 200 level or higher, excluding those courses listed below as part of the requirements of the minor. Courses with a significant science component from other colleges may be substituted with approval from the program administrator. |
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B. Computational Science Requirement (18-24 units)
Complete two of the following courses: 03-310 Introduction to Computational Biology or 03-510 Computational Biology 09-560 Computational Chemistry 33-241 Introduction to Computational Physics |
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C. Computational Methods Requirement (9 units)
Complete one of the following courses from outside of your home department: 21-320 Symbolic Programming Methods 21-369 Numerical Methods 21-380 Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 33-232 Physical Analysis 33-456 Advanced Computational Physics 36-410 Introduction to Probability Modeling |
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D. Applied Scientific Research Project(s) (9 units)
Complete one approved research project in an area of applied scientific computing. In some cases, this research can be replaced with 9 units of an approved project based course in advanced scientific computing. A list of appropriate courses will be maintained by the administrator of the minor. Under special circumstances, summer research may count toward this requirement, although it cannot be counted toward the units required for graduation. |
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E. Complete any additional course from category C or D (9 units)
Program Administrator: Rich Holman E-mail: rh4a@andrew.cmu.edu Phone: (412) 268-5159 |
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Minor in Health Care Policy and Management
The Mellon College of Science provides a rigorous scientific foundation which many of our students have applied in medical training and practice. With the changing environment of health care today, students often need an even broader preparation. To complement their training in natural sciences, many pre-health students have pursued curricular alternatives like additional majors or minors in the social sciences and humanities. A program of particular interest to future health professionals is the interdisciplinary minor in health care policy and management. Through this minor, students become aware of the policy and management aspects of the current health care environment. Students pursuing this minor have three core courses in common: an overview course (Introduction to Health Care Policy and Management), a historical perspective course (Medicine and Society, or Health Care in Historical Perspective), and an economics course (Health Economics). To complete the minor, students choose three additional electives from an approved elective listing. Six courses (a minimum of 60 units) are required to complete this minor. Entry into the minor requires completion of 73-250 Intermediate Microeconomics, 88-220 Policy Analysis I, or the equivalent by approval. |
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Required Courses:
Students are required to take the following courses: 90-650 Introduction to Health Care Policy and Management 90-735 Health Economics 79-384 Medicine and Society or 79-334 Health Policy: Historical Perspective |
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Elective Courses:
There are a variety of elective courses in the Heinz School and H&SS which can be used to fulfill the elective requirements of the minor. Heinz School Courses: 90-824 Legal Issues in Health Care Management 90-830 Financial Management of Health Systems 90-831 Health Management Systems 90-837 Health Project Planning & Management 90-853 Medical Information Systems 90-861 Health Policy 90-862 Managed Care 90-863 Health Care Guidelines and Outcomes |
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H&SS Courses:
79-334 Health Policy: Historical Perspectives* 79-335 Drug Use and Drug Policy 79-336 Epidemic Disease and Public Health 79-384 Medicine and Society* 79-385 History of Biomedical Research 85-241 Social Psychology 85-442 The Social Psychology of Health 85-446 The Psychology of Gender 85-451 The Psychology of Purpose 88-338 Health Care Policy *unless chosen for the Required Courses category |
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