About this course:

  • The M.S. degree in Computer Science requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate-level course work.
  • The degree program can take one of three forms:
    • a report option requiring 30 hours including 2 credit hours of report and 1 credit hour of the seminar
    • a thesis option requiring 30 hours including 6 credit hours of research
    • a non-thesis/report option requiring 33 hours of computer science classes.
  • An oral presentation is required for each option and original research is required for the thesis option.
  • Core areas of focus include cybersecurity, high assurance software engineering, cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence and data science.
  • The student must receive a grade of B or better for all classes assigned by the Graduate Studies Committee

  • As computers and artificial intelligence continue to integrate more and more into our lives, the career opportunities for computer science graduates are also expanding at a rapid rate. Career opportunities include positions in:

    • agriculture
    • communications
    • e-commerce and marketing
    • education
    • energy
    • engineering
    • entertainment
    • financial services
    • health care
    • information technology
    • national defense
    • social media