CS350 - Operating Systems
Course: CS350 (Operating Systems) in CS department at University of Waterloo.
Credit Hours: 0.5 • Academic Level: third-year undergraduate course
Course Requirements: Requires 5 prerequisite courses
Prerequisite Chain Depth: 10 levels of foundational courses required
Future Opportunities: Unlocks 16 advanced courses for further study
Interdisciplinary Requirements: Prerequisites span 2 different departments
Course Type: Core pathway course - critical for degree progression
Part of the CS curriculum at University of Waterloo, helping students progress through degree requirements.
Courses unlocked by CS350
- CS444 - Compiler Construction
- CS451 - Data-Intensive Distributed Computing
- CS488 - Introduction to Computer Graphics
- CS459 - Privacy, Cryptography, Network and Data Security
- CS445 - Software Requirements Specification and Analysis
- CS453 - Software and Systems Security
- CS454 - Distributed Systems
- CS452 - Real-Time Programming
- CS447 - Software Testing, Quality Assurance, and Maintenance
- CS490 - Information Systems Management
- CS446 - Software Design and Architectures
- CS450 - Computer Architecture
- ECE423 - Embedded Computer Systems
- CS493 - Team Project 1
- CS343 - Concurrent and Parallel Programming
- CS448 - Database Systems Implementation
Academic Planning at University of Waterloo
Students planning CS350 at University of Waterloo should complete 5 prerequisites before enrollment.
Course Sequence: This course requires a 10-level prerequisite chain, requiring careful multi-semester planning for optimal progression.
Future Pathways: Completing CS350 enables enrollment in 16 advanced courses for further study
This third-year course at University of Waterloo integrates into structured degree pathways for CS programs, supporting timely graduation and academic progression.