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COP 4600

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Operating Systems

3 credits
Offered: Fall & Spring
Computer and Information Science & Engineering

Processes, threads, scheduling, synchronization, memory management, and file systems with substantial C systems programming projects.

Typical workload: ~12 hrs/week outside class

Why students take this
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Scheduled in 4 of 81 UF model plans, usually in semester 6 (junior year) and part of critical tracking for 2 majors.

Computer Engineering
Computer Science, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Computer Science, CLAS
Digital Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Prerequisites
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COP 3502CCOP 3503CMAC 2311COT 3100COP 3530CDA 3101COP 4600

You need CDA 3101, and COP 3530 first.

Usually taken with
Courses UF model plans put in the same semester as COP 4600.
STA 3032 · 3 plans
What it unlocks
4 courses list this as a prerequisite (directly or downstream).
CEN 4907C · Computer Engineering Design 1
CNT 4007 · Computer Network Fundamentals
EEL 4732 · Advanced Systems Programming
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Career relevance

Core for systems, infrastructure, and security engineering roles.

Critical for: Software Engineer (Big Tech)
Critical for: Cybersecurity Engineer
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