Thread
A thread is a specialization within several majors or minors at Georgia Tech, such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Engineering.
College of Computing
Computer Science
A Computer Science major must take two of the eight available threads to fulfill degree requirements.[1]
The eight threads are:
- Devices: programming for embedded devices
- Information Internetworks: representing and transmitting information
- Intelligence: artificial intelligence
- Media: information visualization, video game development, etc.
- Modeling and Simulation
- People: user experience
- Systems and Architecture: computer operating systems, compilers, languages
- Theory: theoretical computer science
For Computer Science, Information Internetworks is the most popular thread, followed by Intelligence, as of 2017.[2]
Computational Media
https://cm.lmc.gatech.edu/degree-requirements/
School of Literature, Media, and Communication
LMC majors must choose two of six available threads:
https://www.lmc.gatech.edu/programs/bs-lmc
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
An Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering must choose two threads to fulfill degree requirements. Threads were adopted in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in summer 2021.
Computer Engineering
https://www.ece.gatech.edu/computer-engineering-degree