Graduate Subject Minors

CMS also offers four subject minors for students wishing to broaden their expertise. Completion of a minor program of study will be recognized on the PhD diploma.

For details on minor requirements, please visit the Caltech Catalog.

Subject Minor in Applied and Computational Mathematics

The group of courses must differ markedly from the major subject of study, and must include 54 units of advanced courses in applied mathematics and must not be simultaneously used for fulfilling a requirement of the second option. The qualifying courses exclude ACM 95/100, although some flexibility is allowed depending upon the option of origin. The student must pass an oral examination whose subject is directly related to the material covered in the qualifying courses. This oral examination will be waived if the student has received a grade of A in every course.

More information about the subject minor in Applied and Computational Mathematics can be found in the Caltech Catalog.

Subject Minor in Computer Science

A subject minor is not required for the Ph.D. degree in computer science. However, students majoring in other fields may take a subject minor in computer science, provided the program is supervised by a computer science faculty adviser, is approved by the computer science option representative, and consists of 45 units sufficiently removed from the student's major program of study.

More information about the subject minor in Computer Science can be found in the Caltech Catalog.

Subject Minor in Computational Science + Engineering

Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) may be pursued as a subject minor by graduate students who are pursuing PhD degrees in any option. The CSE minor is intended to supplement one of Caltech's graduate degrees and is designed for students who wish to broaden their knowledge of CSE beyond their major field of study. For details on minor requirements, visit the CSE Minor website.

Subject Minor in Control and Dynamical Systems

A student majoring in another option at the Institute may elect a subject minor in control and dynamical systems. The student must obtain approval from the CDS faculty of a course of study containing at least 54 units of courses that are required for the CDS Ph.D. (see Advancement to Candidacy) or advanced courses with a CDS listing.

More information about the subject minor in Control and Dynamical Systems can be found in the Caltech Catalog.

Subject Minor in Information and Data Science

A subject minor in Information and Data Science (IDS) may be elected by graduate students who are pursuing PhD degrees in any option. The IDS graduate minor is designed for students who wish to broaden their expertise and get a solid background in the following areas: Mathematics of Data Science, Machine Learning, Statistical Data Analysis, and Information Theory.

More information about the subject minor in Information and Data Science can be found in the Caltech Catalog.

For any questions related to these graduate minors, please contact [email protected].

Graduate Options Administrator

Maria Lopez
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(626) 395-3034