After CIM 202
Gateway: CIM 202
Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Generated from University of Miami’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate CIM coursework.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate CIM work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 48 CIM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 39 more CIM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on CIM, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Core Coursesall required
Advanced Writing and Communication Skills Requirementall required
Writing Skills Course:; Presentation Skills Course:; Digital Skills Course:
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Creative Computing; Design Futures; User Experience & Service Design; UX Strategy
Major Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a second track from the list above or three electives from the following:; Additional electives and special topics courses may be substituted with approval of departmental advisor or department chair.
General Education Requirementsall required
Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; Areas of Knowledge:; Arts & Humanities Cognate; People & Society Cognate; STEM Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the major)
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (20 courses)15 required
Introduction to Statistical Concepts (1 course)1 required
Core Courses (9 courses)2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in CIM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at CIM 563
3 courses deep, ending at CIM 412
3 courses deep, ending at CIM 459
3 courses deep, ending at CIM 693
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System Design Track; Developer Track
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Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; Areas of Knowledge:; Arts & Humanities Cognate; People & Society Cognate; STEM Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the major)
Software Engineering Technical Electives and/or Concentrations15 required
Basic Science (/Lab)12 required · verify with the official sheet
Basic Science (/Lab) Electives are selected in consultation with the Academic Advisor from courses in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geological Science, Marine Science, or Physics.
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Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; Areas of Knowledge:; Arts and Humanities Cognate; People and Society Cognate; STEM Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the major)
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Select 9 approved credit hours of the following:; Any CSC 2XX, CSC 3XX, CSC 4XX, CSC 5XX
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Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; Areas of Knowledge:; Arts and Humanities Cognate; People and Society Cognate; STEM Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the major); Language Requirement; Natural Sciences Course; Minor Requirement (must be non-STEM); Electives
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CCA courses not on this list must be approved by Motion Pictures advisor.
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Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; Areas of Knowledge:; Arts & Humanities Cognate; People & Society Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the major); STEM Cognate
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All CIM courses in the Miami catalog
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