Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Minor

Graduating in 2027? You can still earn the minor.
If you’re graduating in 2027 and meet all of the minor requirements, you can earn the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Minor.

Application: Coming soon to this page.
Review: Begins Spring 2027, with rolling admissions every two weeks.

The Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Minor is a College of Engineering minor offered by the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering and is open to undergraduates in all majors. Students build a technical foundation in AI and machine learning, gain hands-on experience developing AI applications, and examine the ethical and societal impacts of AI, so they can apply AI tools to real-world problems in their own fields.

  • Units: 12 (6 units of core courses and 6 units of technical electives)
  • Prerequisites:  Upper-division STEM students who have completed a Linear Algebra and an introduction to Programming course. 

Required Courses (12 units)

Core (6 units)

  • CMPE 108 - AI, Data Engineering, and Ethics
  • Choose one from:
    • CMPE 188 - Machine Learning
    • ISE 133 - Data Analysis and Machine Learning for Industrial Systems

Exception: Students whose major includes a Machine Learning class as a required course (e.g. Mechanical Engineering - ME 131 and Chemical and Materials Engineering - CHE/MATE 114) should instead select a third elective from the list below.

Electives (6 units)

Choose two from:

  • BME 186 - Artificial Intelligence for BME
  • CHE/MATE 114 - Data Science in Chemical and Materials Engineering (non-CHE/MatEs)
  • CMPE 103 - Ethical AI Engineering
  • CMPE 113 - AI Security & Privacy
  • CMPE 139 - Fundamentals of Data Mining
  • CMPE 185 - Autonomous mobile robots
  • CMPE 189-2 - Computer Vision Spring 2027
  • CMPE 190 - Deep Learning and Large Language Models
  • EE 171 - Introduction to Machine Learning for Electrical Engineers
  • ISE 198 - Decision Analytics and Intelligence (non-ISEs)
  • ME 131 - Artificial Intelligence in Mechanical Engineering (non-MEs)
  • Other AI-related course from engineering or ouside of engineering (with advisor approval)