Core Coursework
Course Number | Course Name |
CSE 401 | CS 450 | ECE 491 | MATH 450 | Numerical Analysis |
CSE 402 | CS 420 | ECE 492 | Parallel Programming ** |
CSE 408 |ECE 408 | CS 483 | Applied Parallel Programming |
CSE 510 | CS 555 | Numerical Methods for PDEs |
CSE 527 | CS 519 | Scientific Visualization |
**Update in Fall 2021: CSE is tentatively accepting CS 484 as an alternative.
Computing Electives
The courses below are topically organized and are cross-listed with a variety of departments. Double counting from Core Courses and Application Courses is not allowed.
Biological, Chemical, and Atmospheric Sciences
Course Number | Course Name |
CHEM 576 (was listed as CHEM 470) | Computational Chemical Biology |
CS 466 | Introduction to Bioinformatics |
CSE 564 | CEE 534 | Surface Water Quality Modeling |
CSE 565 | CEE 557 | Groundwater Modeling |
CSE 566 | ATMS 502 | CS 505 | Numerical Fluid Dynamics |
CHEM 550 | Advanced Quantum Dynamics |
CSE 505| BIOE 505 | Computational Bioengineering |
Computer Software, Hardware, and Graphics
Course Number | Course Name |
CSE 402 | CS 420 | ECE 492 | Parallel Programming ** |
CSE 422 | CS 433 | Computer System Organization |
CSE 423 | CS 423 | Operating Systems Design |
CSE 426 | CS 427 | Software Engineering I |
CSE 427 | CS 418 | Interactive Computer Graphics |
CSE 429 | CS 428 | Software Engineering II |
CSE 521 | ECE 511 | Computer Architecture |
CSE 522 | CS 533 | Parallel Computer Architecture |
CSE 527 | CS 519 | Scientific Visualization |
**Update in Fall 2021: CSE is tentatively accepting CS 484 as an alternative.
Electronics and Electromagnetics
Course Number | Course Name |
CSE 530 | ECE 540 | Computational Electromagnetics |
CSE 532 | ECE 552 | Circuit Analysis |
Fluid Mechanics
Course Number | Course Name |
CSE 450 | TAM 470 | Computational Mechanics |
CSE 461 | AE 410 | Computational Aerodynamics |
CSE 560 | TAM 570 | Computational Fluid Mechanics |
CSE 561 | ME 554 | Computational Process Modeling |
CSE 566 | ATMS 502 | Numerical Fluid Dynamics |
CSE 412 | ME 412 | Numerical Thermo-Fluid Mechanics |
Integrative Biology
Course Number | Course Name |
IB 491 | Biological Modeling |
IB 494 | Theoretical Biology and Models |
IB 501 | Programming for Genomics |
IB 502 | Biological Networks |
IB 504 | Genomic Analysis of Insects |
IB 505 | Bioinformatics and Systems Biology |
IB 506 | Applied Bioinformatics |
IB 507 | Statistical Genomics |
IB 508 | Multivariate Biostatistics |
Numerical Computing
Course Number | Course Name |
CSE 401 | CS 450 | ECE 491 | MATH 450 | Numerical Analysis |
CSE 414 | CS 473 | MATH 473 | Fundamental Algorithms |
CSE 441 | ECE 490 | Introduction to Optimization |
CSE 510 | CS 555 | Numerical Methods for PDEs |
CSE 511 | CS 556 | Iterative and Multigrid Solvers |
CSE 512 | CS 554 | Parallel Numerical Algorithms |
CSE 513 | CS 558 | Topics in Numerical Analysis |
CSE 515 | CS 573 | Algorithms |
CS 598 AK/APK | Integral Equation and Fast Algorithms |
CSE 517 | TAM 574 | Advanced Finite Element Methods |
CSE 553 | CEE577 | Computational Inelasticity |
Other Related Fields
Course Number | Course Name |
TAM598UQ | A E598UQ | Uncertainty Quantification |
CS 598 AK/APK | Integeral Equations and Fast Methods |
CEE 528 | Construction Data Modeling |
ASTR 510 | Computational Astrophysic |
Physics and Materials Science
MSE 404 MIC (Formerly MSE 498AF)Computational MSE – MicroscaleMSE 404 ELA (Formerly MSE 498AF)Modeling ElasticityMSE 404 PLA (Formerly MSE 498AF)Modeling Plasticity
Course Number | Course Name |
CSE 485 | MSE 485 | PHYS 466 | Atomic Scale Simulations |
MSE 404 MAC (Formerly MSE 498AF) | Computational MSE – Macroscale |
AE 527 (Formerly AE 598MMM) | Mult-scale Modeling of Materials |
NPRE 555 * | Reactor Theory I |
NPRE 560 * | Reactor Kinetics and Dynamics |
* Added in Fall, 2020
Power Systems, Control, and Signal and Image Processing
Course Number | Course Name |
CSE 441 | ECE 490 | Introduction to Optimization |
CSE 543 | ECE 547 | Topics in Image Processing |
ECE 513 | Vector Space Signal Processing |
ECE 558 | Digital Imaging |
Solid Mechanics
Course Number | Course Name |
CSE 450 | TAM 470 | Computational Mechanics |
CSE 451 | ME 471 | AE 420 | Finite Element Analysis |
CSE 517 | TAM 574 | Advanced Finite Element Methods |
CSE 551 | CEE 570 | Finite Element Methods |
CSE 552 | CEE 576 | Nonlinear Finite Elements |
ME 570 | Nonlinear Solid Mechanics Design |
TAM 598 | Computational Nonlinear Dynamics |
Statistics and Data Sciences
Course Number | Course Name |
CSE 428 | STAT 428 | Statistical Computing |
CSE 440 | STAT 440 | Statistical Data Management |
CSE 448 | STAT 448 | Advanced Data Analysis |
CSE 525 | STAT 525 | Computational Statistics |
CSE 531 | STAT 530 | Bioinformatics |
CSE 542 | STAT 542 | Statistical Learning |
STAT 430 S1G | Big Data Analysis Foundation |
STAT 430/ INFO 490 RB2 | Advanced Data Science |
STAT 432 UG/GR (formerly STAT 430) | Basics of Statistical Learning |
CS 412 | Introduction to Data Mining |
CS 410 | Text Information Systems |
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For any questions about this program, please contact cse@cse.illinois.edu