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M.S. in Computer Science
45.0 Credits

General Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 45 graduate credits for the M.S. degree. All students are required to submit a plan of study form with the Graduate Advisor at the beginning of their studies. Significant changes to the plan of study should be discussed with the Graduate Advisor.

Precore Classes
Precore classes are graduate level courses, but are not considered graduate level CS courses. These courses only count towards the degree requirement listed below for "three additional graduate level courses." Precore courses are intended for students without adequate CS background. The material in these courses is considered prerequisite knowledge for all other graduate CS courses.

• CS 520 Foundations of Computer Science
• CS 570 Programming Tools and Environments

Degree Requirements

Core Courses			Credits
CS 521	Data Structures and Algorithms I		3.0
CS 522	Data Structures and Algorithms II		3.0
CS 525	Theory of Computation		3.0
CS 550	Programming Languages		3.0
CS 543	Operating Systems		3.0
CS 544	Computer Networks		3.0
Computer Science Breadth Requirement
Students select three intermediate courses, from at least two areas, from the following list: Note: Some special topics courses (CS 680) may also count towards the breadth requirement. Contact the Graduate Advisor for more information.
Algorithms and Theory
CS 621	Approximation Algorithms		3.0
CS 623	Computational Geometry		3.0
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
CS 510	Artificial Intelligence		3.0
CS 511	Robot Building Lab		3.0
CS 610	Advanced Artificial Intelligence		3.0
CS 612	Knowledge Based Agents		3.0
CS 613	Machine Learning		3.0
CS 615	Intelligent Time-Critical Systems		3.0
Computer Architecture
ECEC 621	Applied Computer Architecture I (High-performance Computer Architecture)		3.0
ECEC 622	Applied Computer Architecture II (Parallel Computer Architecture)		3.0
Computer Vision
CS 580	Introduction to Computer Vision		3.0
Human Computer Interaction and Computer Graphics
CS 536	Computer Graphics		3.0
CS 530	Developing User Interfaces		3.0
CS 637	Interactive Computer Graphics		3.0
Numeric and Symbolic Computation
CS 567	Applied Symbolic Computation		3.0
CS 668	Computer Algebra I		3.0
Programming Languages and Compilers
CS 551	Compiler Construction I		3.0
CS 552	Compiler Construction II		3.0
Software Engineering
CS 575	Software Design		3.0
CS 576	Dependable Software Systems		3.0
Systems
CS 643	Advanced Operating Systems		3.0
ECEC 632	Computer Network Design II		3.0
CS 500	Database Theory		3.0
Computer Science Depth Requirement
Depth requirement courses should build on basic material obtained from the breadth requirement courses, from the research articles, and include a research project. Some special topics courses (CS680) or advanced seminars (e.g. CS 729) may also count towards the depth requirement. Contact the Graduate Advisor for further information about particular courses. Students select one advanced course from the following:
CS 676	Parallel Processing		3.0
CS 645	Cryptography and Network Security		3.0
CS 669	Computer Algebra II		3.0
CS 662	Numerical Analysis II		3.0
CS 675	Reverse Software Engineering		3.0
CS 636	Advanced Computer Graphics		3.0
CS 630	Cognitive Systems		3.0
ECEC 623	Applied Computer Architecture III (Advanced Parallel Computer Architecture)		3.0
ECEC 633	Computer Network Design III (Advanced Topics in Computer Networks)		3.0
Thesis Option Usually students pursuing a Master's Thesis will first do 3 research credits (CS 897 or CS 997) to obtain background knowledge required by the thesis topic. It is the responsibility of the student to find a thesis supervisor.
CS 898	Master's Thesis		6.0
Non-thesis Option The non-thesis option requires two additional courses from either intermediate level or advanced level courses listed above.
Three additional graduate level courses are required: These courses may come from either intermediate or advanced courses. In addition, courses may be taken outside the department, may include CS 897 (Independent Study), CS 997 (Research in Computer Science), and precore Computer Science courses listed in requirement (0). Any course not explicitly listed above, including independent study and research courses, must be approved by the Graduate Advisor. Other courses, such as special topics, the department offers may qualify for meeting intermediate or advanced requirements. Students must check with the department to see if this is the case. Any course offered by other departments not listed here must be approved by the Graduate Advisor, or they will not count towards the degree.