{"id":581,"date":"2021-05-04T23:11:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T23:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-computational-studies\/?page_id=581"},"modified":"2026-03-24T22:22:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T02:22:49","slug":"minor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-computational-studies\/minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Requirements:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For information on the minor, students can view the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/departments-programs\/digital-computational-studies\/digital-computational-studies-minor\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/departments-programs\/digital-computational-studies\/digital-computational-studies-minor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DCS minor catalog<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minor consists of six courses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Computer Science:<\/strong>  Complete <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">one course<\/span> from the following:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DCS 109D <em>Intro to Computer Science for Data Analysis<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DCS 109R <em>Intro to Computer Science using Robots<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DCS 109S <em>Intro to Computer Science for Software Development<\/em> (previously DCS 109)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DCS 109T <em>Intro to Computer Science for Text Analysis<\/em> (previously DCS 111)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DCS 211 <em>Computing for Insight<\/em> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DCS 229 <em>Data Structures and Algorithms<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Previous offerings of DCS 109 or DCS 111 will count for this requirement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students who complete DCS 211 to fulfill this requirement may not apply the course toward the (DCS: Data Science &amp; Analysis) method below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Critical Digital Studies<\/strong>:  Complete <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">one course<\/span> designated with the (DCS: Critical Digital St.) attribute.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Methods:<\/strong>  Complete <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">one course<\/span> tagged with one of the following attributes:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(DCS: Data Science &amp; Analysis)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(DCS: Human-Centered Design)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(DCS: Community Engagement)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Upper-Level Courses:<\/strong>  Complete <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">two 200-level or higher DCS courses<\/span>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Additional Courses:<\/strong>  Complete any additional courses in Digital and Computational Studies (not including DCS 456, 457, or 458) to bring the total number of courses for the minor to six. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One internship (DCS 401) may be applied, subject to prior approval by the DCS Program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">*F-1 visa holders are not eligible for&nbsp;internships&nbsp;outside their major area&nbsp;of&nbsp;study.&nbsp;For more information, students should consult with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/global-education\/connect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shelley Palmer in the Center for Global Education<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Courses Taken Outside of Bates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the six courses required for the DCS minor, up to three courses may be taken from institutions external to Bates College, subject to prior approval by the DCS Program Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pass \/ Fail<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students may apply one course taken Pass\/Fail toward the minor in DCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other Considerations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students may apply up to two Short Term courses toward the minor. 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