COP 4600

4/5

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

Do not delay. UF lists this in critical tracking for 2 majors. Pushing it back can push back everything behind it.

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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You need CDA 3101, and COP 3530 first.

Usually taken with

Courses UF model plans put in the same semester as COP 4600.

What it unlocks

4 courses list this as a prerequisite (directly or downstream).

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Career relevance

Core for systems, infrastructure, and security engineering roles.

Critical for: Software Engineer (Big Tech)

Critical for: Cybersecurity Engineer

Fall 2026 sections

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Registration risk

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Critical tracking for 2 majors

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