Applying for the Minor and Choosing Courses:
Students should meet with the track representative in their chosen discipline for initial advising about the minor. For 2016–2017, these representatives are Graeme Bailey (computer science track), Kevin Ernste (music track), Warren Cross (all tracks in PMA), Stephanie Owens (art track), and Carol Krumhansl (psychology track).
Regardless of which track they choose, it is recommended that all students in the minor take the core course, Computing in the Arts (CS 1610 , cross-listed as ENGRI 1610 , MUSIC 1465 , PMA 1640 , and PSYCH 1650 ). This course combines fundamental background in cognitive modeling, statistics, programming, and algorithmic thinking, as preparation for more specialized work; hence, though it is not a formal prerequisite to other courses, it should be taken as early as possible in the student’s program. For students who have already gained an equivalent background through other courses, however, it may be waived by permission of the director.
In addition to the core course, each student chooses another five courses satisfying the following requirements:
- At least one must entail a significant computing component, regardless of its home department (marked * in the lists below).
- At least two must entail a significant artistic component (marked † in the lists below).
- For students majoring in a field offering a track, none of the courses from that track may be double-counted as also satisfying major requirements.
The goal is to encourage the development of reasonable depth within one area, without neglecting the interdisciplinary nature of the field. Hence, rather than choosing courses at random from the lists below or focusing too narrowly on one particular corner of the field, each student should work actively with an advisor from his or her minor in building an appropriate program. If a course within a track is crosslisted with another department, any of the crosslistings will satisfy that track’s requirements equally well.