Master of Science in Computer Science
Introduction
The mission of the Master of Science in Computer Science program is to prepare students for computing professions that require research, invention, and advanced or specialized knowledge. This includes possible pursuit of a PhD in computer science. Students (who are expected to hold a bachelor’s degree in computer science or a closely related field) shall complete and document work on independent research with a faculty advisor and study advanced topics in computer science. The advanced coursework and experience in research and invention prepares students for work at the cutting edge of computer science.
Program Requirements
(31 semester hours)
The total course of instruction includes a minimum of 31 credit hours. Students must complete both research and advanced coursework requirements. The research requirement includes four hours of formal coursework related to research and a minimum of nine hours of thesis research. The coursework requirement includes 18 hours of graduate level coursework. All students in the program are expected to attend thesis proposal and defense presentations as well as other research presentations while enrolled in the program.
Applicants for admission into the thesis-based Master of Science in Computer Science program should hold at least the equivalent of a minor in Computer Science or Software Engineering. It is preferred that applicants hold a bachelor's degree in one of these fields or another that is closely related. Specifically, successful applicants to our program should have mastered the following undergraduate topics:
- Imperative and/or functional programming
- Object-oriented programming
- Basic algorithms and/or complexity
- Computer organization and architecture
- Concurrent and/or parallel programming
- Software development methods and tools
- Differential and integral calculus
- Probability and statistics
- Discrete mathematics or linear algebra
Research Requirement (13 credit hours minimum)
Coursework Requirement (18 credit hours )
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