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2015-2016 Graduate catalog

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2015-2016 Graduate catalog [Archived Catalog]

Computer Science (M.S.)

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Admissions Information

Master of Science, Computer Science Plan A (thesis): Total 31 credit hours

Major Area Core Coursework

CSC 798 - THESIS (C) 4 to 6 cr hrs (4 credit hours required)
Select 12 credit hours from the following courses:
CSC 705 - DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF COMPUTER ALGORITHMS 3 cr hrs
CSC 721 - DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS 3 cr hrs
CSC 725 - OPERATING SYSTEMS & ARCHITECTURE I 3 cr hrs
CSC 731 - COMPILER CONSTRUCTION 3 cr hrs
CSC 735 - ADVANCED HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS 3 cr hrs
CSC 741 - REALTIME SYSTEMS 3 cr hrs
CSC 742 - USABILITY TESTING 3 cr hrs
CSC 751 - PROGRAMMING SCIENCE 3 cr hrs
CSC 762 - ADVANCED COMPUTER NETWORKS AND SECURITY 3 cr hrs
CSC 765 - SOFTWARE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 3 cr hrs
CSC 785 - INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL 3 cr hrs
CSC 790 - GRADUATE SEMINAR (C) 3 cr hrs
Select 15 hours of electives, Informatics Specialization (15 hours), or Human-Computer Interaction Specialization (21 hours) from below list.

Master of Science, Computer Science Plan B (non–thesis): Total 33 credit hours

Major Area Core Coursework

Select 18 credit hours from the following courses:
CSC 705 - DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF COMPUTER ALGORITHMS 3 cr hrs
CSC 721 - DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS 3 cr hrs
CSC 725 - OPERATING SYSTEMS & ARCHITECTURE I 3 cr hrs
CSC 731 - COMPILER CONSTRUCTION 3 cr hrs
CSC 735 - ADVANCED HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS 3 cr hrs
CSC 741 - REALTIME SYSTEMS 3 cr hrs
CSC 742 - USABILITY TESTING 3 cr hrs
CSC 751 - PROGRAMMING SCIENCE 3 cr hrs
CSC 762 - ADVANCED COMPUTER NETWORKS AND SECURITY 3 cr hrs
CSC 765 - SOFTWARE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 3 cr hrs
CSC 785 - INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL 3 cr hrs
CSC 790 - GRADUATE SEMINAR (C) 3 cr hrs
Select 15 hours of electives or Informatics Specialization (15 hours)

Electives for students not seeking a Specialization (15 credit hours):

9 credit hours CSC 5xx, CSC 6xx, or CSC 7xx.
6 credit hours of Graduate coursework in Computer Science or in another discipline with the department’s approval.

Informatics Specialization optional (12 credit hours plus 3 credit hours specified in the core)

Plan A students must choose a thesis topic in the informatics area.

Core courses:
CSC 525 - HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING 3 cr hrs
CSC 586 - DATA MINING 3 cr hrs
CSC 785 - INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL 3 cr hrs *
3 credit hours elective-Graduate coursework in Computer Science or in another discipline with the department’s approval.
CSC 601 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS 3 cr hrs
Or
CPHD 601 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS 3 cr hrs
Statistics course (3 credit hours):
BIOL 520 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY 3 cr hrs
BIOL 520L - INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY 0 cr hrs
Or

Other graduate-level statistics class approved by the Computer Science department is acceptable also.
* Course counts towards core coursework.

Human-Computer Interaction Specialization option (15 credit hours plus 6 credit hours specified in the core)

The specialization in Human-Computer Interaction is available as a Plan A degree only.

Core courses:
CSC 535 - HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS 3 cr hrs
CSC 735 - ADVANCED HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS 3 cr hrs *
CSC 742 - USABILITY TESTING 3 cr hrs *
PSYC 506 - COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 3 cr hrs
Art or Design (6 credit hours):
ART/ARTD 5xx/6xx/7xx-3 credit hours (Electives in Art, subject to approval of Computer Science department)
MCOM 556 - MULTIMEDIA DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 3 cr hrs
Statistics course (3 credit hours):
EDER 762 - FOUNDATIONS OF STATISTICS [online] 3 cr hrs
PSYC 771 - RESEARCH DESIGN AND STATISTICS I 3 cr hrs
* Course counts towards core coursework.

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