The goal of the Data Storage Systems Technology Minor is to greatly expand the number of undergraduate students educated at Carnegie Mellon for work in the data storage industry. A comprehensive multi-disciplinary curriculum for students in data storage systems is available, and material on data storage systems has been incorporated into a broad spectrum of ongoing courses.

Director

William C. Messner

Course requirements

To complete the minor in Data Storage Systems Technology a student must take at least five courses from the approved list. Two of the courses must be on the following Required Courses list:

• 18-416 Data Storage Systems
• 18-517 Data Storage Systems Design Project
• 33-448 Introduction to Solid State Physics

The required introduction courses provide students with the overview needed for them to develop their education in Data Storage Systems.

In addition to the two required courses, three elective courses must also be completed. Two of the three elective courses should be in a single concentration area. The five designated concentration areas are

• Materials and Chemistry
• Physics of Data Storage
• Dynamics, Control, and Signal Processing
• Computer Systems
• Circuit Design

Completing at least two courses from a single area of concentration will guarantee that a student will have developed sufficient skill and knowledge to be useful for either employment in industry or for further study at the graduate level.

Students should check with the director of the program or their faculty advisor for an up-to-date list of relevant courses for each concentration area in the Data Storage Systems Technology Minor.

Please consult the Undergraduate Course Catalog, and the current Schedule of Classes for more information.