Computer Science, MS
The Master of Science in Computer Science program in the School of ENCS is a thesis program and requires 30 credit hours, including 21 hours of graded course work and 9 credits of thesis research (CS 700). The coursework and research are in the general areas of software engineering, artificial intelligence, computer networks and computer graphics.
Sophisticated facilities are available for instruction and research. Teaching and research assistantships are available for qualified students.
Before undertaking graduate study in computer science, the student should have completed a baccalaureate degree substantially similar to the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree listed on this website. Students from other academic disciplines are encouraged to apply; however, such students will be required to take or have taken the equivalent of the following courses:
- CS 317 Automata and Formal Languages,
- CS 360 Systems Programming, and
- CS 450 Design and Analysis of Algorithms
An undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 is a minimum for admission to the MS program.