May 24, 2026

2026-2027 Graduate Catalog

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2026-2027 Graduate Catalog

Master of Science in Computer Science (Non-Thesis Track) (30 hours)

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Required in the nonthesis track are thirty (30) hours, of which eighteen (18) hours are core courses and fifteen (12) hours are computer science electives.

MSCS Core Courses (18 hours)

CSCI 515 - Advanced Algorithms (3 hours)
CSCI 531 - Advanced Operating Systems (3 hours)
CSCI 535 - Advanced Computer Networks (3 hours)
CSCI 540 - Software Testing and Maintenance (3 hours)
CSCI 541 - Distributed Database Systems (3 hours)
CSCI 560 - Advanced Computer Architecture (3 hours)

Major Electives (12 hours from):

CSCI 534 - Human-Computer Interaction (3 hours)
CSCI 542 - Data Mining (3 hours)
CSCI 552 - Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking (3 hours)
CSCI 555 - Compiler Construction (3 hours)
CSCI 590 - Applied Cryptography (3 hours)
CSCI 635 - Advanced Topics in Network Security (3 hours)
CSCI 640 - Open-Source Software Engineering (3 hours)
CSCI 650 - Fieldwork (1 hours)