After COS 355
Gateway: COS 355
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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.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate COS coursework.
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.
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 COS 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 12 COS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 53 more COS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on COS, 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
15 credits in COS electives chosen with department advisor15 required
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: COS 355
The deepest prerequisite chains in COS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at COS 477
2 courses deep, ending at COS 690
Advanced Writing and Communication Skills Requirementchoose 1
Writing Skills Course:
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General Education Requirementsall required
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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Creative Computing; Design Futures; User Experience & Service Design; UX Strategy
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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.
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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)
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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)
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CCA courses not on this list must be approved by Motion Pictures advisor.
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Portfolio Requirement1 required
All COS courses in the Miami catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under COS yet.
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