--- title: "Electives and participating departments" description: "Approved CSE elective courses by department — with live schedule links and Fall 2026 offering status — and the departments participating in the certificate program." type: Reference tags: - Education - CSE stale_after: "2027-01-15T00:00:00Z" generated: by: "claude/fable-5" at: "2026-08-30T00:00:00Z" sources: - id: carc-web resource: "https://carc.unm.edu/education--training/cse-program1/cse-elective-courses--participating-departments.html" title: "Elective courses & participating departments (carc.unm.edu)" author: "team:unm-carc" - id: unm-schedule resource: "https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:1:0" title: "UNM Schedule of Classes (Fall 2026 offerings checked 2026-08-30)" author: "team:unm-registrar" --- # Electives and participating departments The following courses are officially approved electives for the CSE Program. Each semester, certain special topics courses may also be approved for credit, following evaluation by the CSE Program Director. See the UNM [Course Catalog](https://catalog.unm.edu/){target=_blank} for course descriptions and the [Schedule of Classes](https://schedule.unm.edu/){target=_blank} for what is offered in a given semester. !!! note "Offering status, checked August 30, 2026" Every course below was checked against the UNM Schedule of Classes for **Fall 2026** (✅ = sections scheduled on main campus; — = no Fall 2026 sections). Click a course number to open its live schedule entry. Many electives run in alternating semesters, so — does not mean a course is discontinued; the **Spring 2027 schedule publishes in mid-October 2026**. Questions about a specific course or a substitution: . !!! warning "Some course numbers are changing" The Fall 2026 schedule lists several graduate courses under new numbers and titles (for example, graduate Computer Networks now appears as CS 585, Machine Learning as ECE 517, and numerical methods offerings under revised MATH numbers). The CSE Program Committee is reviewing this list against the 2026–2027 catalog — confirm your program of study with a Program Advisor before enrolling. ## Approved electives **Nuclear Engineering** | Course | Title | Fall 2026 | | ------ | ----- | :-------: | | [NE 462](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,NE,462){target=_blank} | Monte Carlo Techniques for Nuclear Systems | ✅ | **Civil Engineering** | Course | Title | Fall 2026 | | ------ | ----- | :-------: | | [CE 502](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CE,502){target=_blank} | Finite Element Methods (now titled "Finite Element Methods in CE") | ✅ | | [CE 548](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CE,548){target=_blank} | Fuzzy Logic and Applications | — | **Computer Science / Electrical & Computer Engineering** | Course | Title | Fall 2026 | | ------ | ----- | :-------: | | [CS 481](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CS,481){target=_blank} / [ECE 437L](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,ECE,437L){target=_blank} | Computer Operating Systems | ✅ (CS 481) | | [CS 531](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CS,531){target=_blank} / [ECE 517](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,ECE,517){target=_blank} | Machine Learning Pattern Recognition (ECE 517 now titled "Machine Learning"; includes online sections) | ✅ (ECE 517) | | [CS 532](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CS,532){target=_blank} / [ECE 516](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,ECE,516){target=_blank} | Computer Vision | — | | [CS 547](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CS,547){target=_blank} / [ECE 547](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,ECE,547){target=_blank} | Neural Networks | — | **Computer Science** | Course | Title | Fall 2026 | | ------ | ----- | :-------: | | [CS 427/527](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CS,527){target=_blank} | Principles of Artificially Intelligent Machines | — | | [CS 485](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CS,485){target=_blank} | Intro to Computer Networks (graduate version now offered as [CS 585](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CS,585){target=_blank}) | ✅ | | [CS 491/591](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CS,591){target=_blank} | Learning from the Cognitive, Computational and Neuroscience Perspectives (special-topics number; offered topics change each semester) | ✅* | | [CS 530](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CS,530){target=_blank} | Geometric and Probabilistic Methods in Computer Science | — | | [CS 533](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CS,533){target=_blank} | Experimental Methods in Computer Science | ✅ | | [CS 564](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CS,564){target=_blank} | Intro to Database Management | — | | [CS 587](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CS,587){target=_blank} | Advanced Operating Systems | ✅ | | [CS 591](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CS,591){target=_blank} | Topics in Scientific Visualization (special-topics number; this topic is not among the Fall 2026 sections) | ✅* | \* CS 491/591 special-topics sections run every semester — Fall 2026 topics include deep reinforcement learning, neuromorphic computing, trustworthy AI, and advanced cybersecurity — but each topic requires CSE Program Director approval to count toward the certificate. **Electrical & Computer Engineering** | Course | Title | Fall 2026 | | ------ | ----- | :-------: | | [ECE 438](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,ECE,438){target=_blank} | Computer Design | — | | [ECE 440](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,ECE,440){target=_blank} | Introduction to Computer Networks | — | | [ECE 506](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,ECE,506){target=_blank} | Optimization Theory | — | | [ECE 533](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,ECE,533){target=_blank} | Digital Image Processing | — | | [ECE 537](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,ECE,537){target=_blank} | Foundations of Computing | — | | [ECE 538](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,ECE,538){target=_blank} | Advanced Computer Architecture | ✅ | | [ECE 540](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,ECE,540){target=_blank} | Advanced Networking (online sections) | ✅ | | [ECE 563](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,ECE,563){target=_blank} | Computational Methods in Electromagnetics | — | | [ECE 595](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,ECE,595){target=_blank} | Virtual Reality and Visualization Technologies (special-topics number; this topic is not among the Fall 2026 sections) | ✅* | | [ECE 637](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,ECE,637){target=_blank} | Advanced Parallel Algorithms | — | **Mathematics & Statistics** | Course | Title | Fall 2026 | | ------ | ----- | :-------: | | [MATH 504](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,MATH,504){target=_blank} / [CS 575](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CS,575){target=_blank} | Introductory Numerical Analysis: Numerical Linear Algebra | — | | [MATH 505](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,MATH,505){target=_blank} / [CS 576](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,CS,576){target=_blank} | Introductory Numerical Analysis: Approximation and Differential Equations (MATH 505 now titled "Intro Numerical Approximation & DE") | ✅ (MATH 505) | | [MATH 570](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,MATH,570){target=_blank} | Asymptotics and Singular Perturbations | — | | [MATH 576](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,MATH,576){target=_blank} | Numerical Linear Algebra | — | | [MATH 578](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,MATH,578){target=_blank} | Numerical Partial Differential Equations | — | | [MATH 579](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,MATH,579){target=_blank} | Numerical Solutions of Ordinary Differential Equations (579 currently runs as a selected-topics number) | — | **Mechanical Engineering** | Course | Title | Fall 2026 | | ------ | ----- | :-------: | | [ME 500](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,ME,500){target=_blank} | Numerical Techniques in Mechanical Engineering (now titled "Numerical Methods"; online sections) | ✅ | | [ME 504](https://lobowebapp.unm.edu/apex_ods/f?p=176:3:0:::RIR,3:P3PERIOD,P3CAMPUS,IREQ_subject,IREQ_course:202680,ABQ,ME,504){target=_blank} | Computational Mechanics | — | ## Participating departments **[School of Engineering](https://engineering.unm.edu){target=_blank}** * [Civil Engineering](https://civil.unm.edu){target=_blank} * [Computer Science](https://www.cs.unm.edu){target=_blank} * [Electrical and Computer Engineering](https://www.ece.unm.edu){target=_blank} * [Mechanical Engineering](https://me.unm.edu){target=_blank} * [Nuclear Engineering](https://ne.unm.edu){target=_blank} **[College of Arts & Sciences](https://artsci.unm.edu){target=_blank}** * [Biology](https://biology.unm.edu){target=_blank} * [Chemistry and Chemical Biology](https://chemistry.unm.edu){target=_blank} * [Earth and Planetary Sciences](https://epswww.unm.edu){target=_blank} * [Mathematics and Statistics](https://math.unm.edu){target=_blank} * [Physics and Astronomy](https://physics.unm.edu){target=_blank} * [Psychology](https://psych.unm.edu){target=_blank}