Program Requirements

General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 30

Required Courses:

Core Courses
°ä±õ³§Ìý5511Programming Techniques3
°ä±õ³§Ìý5512Operating Systems3
°ä±õ³§Ìý5515Design and Analysis of Algorithms3
Electives18-15
Electives are selected from any CIS graduate courses numbered at or above 5500 1
Select at most six credits of Independent Study (CIS 9281/9282) 2
Capstone Course
°ä±õ³§Ìý9995Capstone Project3-6
´Ç°ùÌý°ä±õ³§Ìý9996 Master's Thesis Research
Total Credit Hours30
1

Selection of other graduate-level CIS courses or relevant courses outside the department requires the approval from CS MS Program Director

2

Selection of any of these courses requires approval from the student's advisor.

Culminating Event:
Capstone Project:Ìý
Students complete a capstone project as the culminating event. °ä±õ³§Ìý9995 is taken for only 3 credits under the close supervision of CIS Graduate Faculty. Students who choose to do a master's thesis under a CIS Graduate Faculty need to take 6 credits of °ä±õ³§Ìý9996 as the capstone.