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Nov 26, 2024
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2016-2018 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (without addenda) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Computer Science, M.S.
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Master’s Degree Requirements
To satisfy the requirements for the master’s degree, the student must complete 30 credits, as described below, with an overall average of B. In addition, a B average is required across the required algorithms course and the four core courses, and a grade of B or better is required for the capstone course, as indicated below. The master’s curriculum has four components: 3 credits of algorithms, 12 credits of core elective courses (one of which may also count as the capstone course), one 3 credit capstone course, and 12 credits of general elective courses.
Core Course Requirements
Students must take at least four courses from the list of core courses below. The list will be periodically updated by the CSE Department and certain courses may be substituted with departmental consent.
Capstone Course Requirement
Certain courses in our department will be designated as capstone courses. Capstone courses are drawn from key technical areas in the MS program and they involve a substantial amount of programming effort. Students are required to take at least one capstone course with a grade of B or better. The list of capstone courses will be posted by the department and will be updated from time to time. If a course is listed both as a capstone course and as a core course, the course can be used to satisfy both the capstone and core course requirements. An MS thesis can also be used to satisfy the capstone course requirement.
General Elective Requirements
In addition to the core electives, students are required to take four general elective courses with considerable flexibility; the only restriction is that no more than two of the courses may be taken from outside the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. In particular:
- Master’s thesis (6 credits) and/or independent study courses may be part of a student’s elective courses.
- Any of the courses in the 13 core areas may be chosen as electives.
- Graduatelevel courses from outside of the department (at most two) may be chosen as electives.
- Any CS graduate course not included in the core areas may be chosen as electives.
These courses include (among others):
This list may be updated from time to time based on the current offerings of the department.
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