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The Master of Science degree in Data Science provides a focus on developing scientists who will understand the theories, methods and tools of data science and apply data science to solving research and workplace questions in the natural, health and social sciences for businesses and industries.
Data science is a STEM discipline founded on the principles of mathematics and the sciences and developed through a synthesis of mathematics and computer science. One may think of data science as a blending together of methods and ideas from analysis, statistics, databases, big data, artificial intelligence, numerical analysis, graph theory and visualization for the purposes of finding information in data and applying that information to solving real-world problems.
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
Students entering the program are expected to have previously completed courses in linear algebra (equivalent to MATH 21001 or MATH 21002), statistics (equivalent to MATH 20011), advanced calculus (equivalent to MATH 22005), discrete mathematics/structures (equivalent to MATH 31011 or CS 23022), programming and data structures (equivalent to CS 23001) and database systems (equivalent to CS 33007). Applicants have not completed all the prerequisite courses may be admitted conditionally (based on a holistic review of their application) until they complete the remaining courses being before beginning the program’s coursework.
International applicants who do not meet the above test scores may be considered for conditional admission.
All application materials (including applicable fee, transcripts, recommendation letters, etc.) submitted after these deadlines will be considered on a space-available basis.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
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Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements | ||
CS 63005 | ADVANCED DATABASE SYSTEMS DESIGN | 3 |
CS 63015 | DATA MINING TECHNIQUES | 3 |
CS 63016 | BIG DATA ANALYTICS | 3 |
MATH 50015 | APPLIED STATISTICS | 3 |
MATH 50024 | COMPUTATIONAL STATISTICS | 3 |
MATH 50028 | STATISTICAL LEARNING | 3 |
Major Electives, choose from the following: 1 | 6 | |
BSCI 60104 | BIOLOGICAL STATISTICS | |
CS 54201 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | |
CS 57206 | DATA SECURITY AND PRIVACY | |
CS 63017 | BIG DATA MANAGEMENT | |
CS 63018 | PROBABILISTIC DATA MANAGEMENT | |
CS 63100 | COMPUTATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATICS | |
CS 64201 | ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | |
CS 64402 | MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND BIOMETRICS | |
CS 67302 | INFORMATION VISUALIZATION | |
CS 69098 | RESEARCH | |
or MATH 67098 | RESEARCH | |
ECON 62054 | ECONOMETRICS I | |
ECON 62055 | ECONOMETRICS II | |
ECON 62056 | TIME SERIES ANALYSIS | |
EHS 62018 | ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONCEPTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH | |
EPI 62017 | FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY | |
EPI 63016 | PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH | |
EPI 63019 | EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH | |
GEOG 59070 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE | |
GEOG 59080 | ADVANCED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE | |
HI 60401 | HEALTH INFORMATICS MANAGEMENT | |
HI 60411 | CLINICAL ANALYTICS | |
HI 60414 | HUMAN FACTORS AND USABILITY IN HEALTH INFORMATICS | |
HI 60418 | CLINICAL ANALYTICS II | |
KM 60301 | FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT | |
LIS 60020 | INFORMATION ORGANIZATION | |
MATH 50011 | PROBABILITY THEORY AND APPLICATIONS | |
MATH 50051 | TOPICS IN PROBABILITY THEORY AND STOCHASTIC PROCESSES | |
MATH 50059 | STOCHASTIC ACTUARIAL MODELS | |
PSYC 61651 | QUANTITATIVE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS I | |
PSYC 61654 | QUANTITATIVE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS II | |
Culminating Requirement | ||
Choose from the following: | 6 | |
Thesis Option | ||
DATA 69199 | THESIS I | |
Project and Internship Option | ||
DATA 69099 | CAPSTONE PROJECT | |
DATA 69192 | GRADUATE INTERNSHIP | |
Project and Course Option | ||
DATA 69099 | CAPSTONE PROJECT | |
Approved Graduate course (50000 level or higher) | ||
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
With graduate coordinator approval, students may substitute a relevant graduate-level course (50000 or 60000 level) in either Computer Science (CS) or Mathematics (MATH).
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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- | 3.000 |
The culminating experience requirement is a master’s thesis or an integrated learning experience.
The master’s thesis requires a written thesis, a public defense of the thesis and approval by the student’s supervisory committee. Students must form a master's thesis committee, which will include the advisor and at least two other graduate faculty members. The thesis topic and committee must be approved by the advisor and graduate coordinator. The final version of the thesis must be approved by the advisor, thesis committee and graduate coordinator.
The integrated learning experience may include a substantial capstone project or a capstone project and internship. Students must prepare a written document explaining and/or demonstrating their capstone project or internship activity and its significance. In addition, students must give a public presentation of their capstone project or internship, and the written document and presentation must be approved by their supervisory committee.
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Semester One | Credits | |
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CS 63005 | ADVANCED DATABASE SYSTEMS DESIGN | 3 |
MATH 50015 | APPLIED STATISTICS | 3 |
Major Elective | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 9 | |
Semester Two | ||
CS 63015 | DATA MINING TECHNIQUES | 3 |
MATH 50024 | COMPUTATIONAL STATISTICS | 3 |
MATH 50028 | STATISTICAL LEARNING | 3 |
Credit Hours | 9 | |
Semester Three | ||
CS 63016 | BIG DATA ANALYTICS | 3 |
Major Elective | 3 | |
Culminating Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 9 | |
Semester Four | ||
Culminating Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
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The Master of Science degree in Artificial Intelligence prepares students with a focused educational and research environment to develop career paths through necessary learning and training with emerging artificial intelligence technologies and applications to intelligent analytics, smart homes and communities and robotics and automation. Graduates have technical knowledge and research and development skills necessary for applying artificial intelligence to industry, community and military. These areas include sectors requiring intelligent pattern-analysis of big data such as retail, healthcare, biology, psychology and intelligent human-machine interactions and interfaces.
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
Admission to this interdisciplinary program is holistic. Highly qualified students from related disciplines who are lacking preparation in some standard areas may be considered for admission on a case-by-case basis.
It is strongly recommended that applicants to the program have completed computer sciences courses with a minimum B grade in such areas as computer programming, discrete structures, data structures and abstraction, operating systems, database and computer algorithms (equivalent to CS 13011, CS 13012, CS 23001, CS 23022, CS 33007, CS 33211, CS 46101).
International applicants who do not meet the above test scores may be considered for conditional admission.
All application materials (including applicable fee, transcripts, recommendation letters, etc.) submitted after these deadlines will be considered on a space-available basis.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements | ||
CS 53302 | ALGORITHMIC ROBOTICS | 3 |
or CS 63018 | PROBABILISTIC DATA MANAGEMENT | |
or CS 67302 | INFORMATION VISUALIZATION | |
CS 54201 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | 3 |
CS 54202 | MACHINE LEARNING AND DEEP LEARNING | 3 |
CS 63005 | ADVANCED DATABASE SYSTEMS DESIGN | 3 |
CS 64201 | ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | 3 |
Major Electives, choose from the following: | 9 | |
CS 53301 | SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR ROBOTICS | |
CS 53302 | ALGORITHMIC ROBOTICS | |
CS 53303 | INTERNET OF THINGS | |
CS 53305 | ADVANCED DIGITAL DESIGN | |
CS 53334 | HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION | |
CS 63015 | DATA MINING TECHNIQUES | |
CS 63016 | BIG DATA ANALYTICS | |
CS 63017 | BIG DATA MANAGEMENT | |
CS 63018 | PROBABILISTIC DATA MANAGEMENT | |
CS 63100 | COMPUTATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATICS | |
CS 63306 | EMBEDDED COMPUTING | |
CS 64401 | IMAGE PROCESSING | |
CS 64402 | MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND BIOMETRICS | |
CS 65203 | WIRELESS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS | |
CS 67301 | SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION | |
CS 67302 | INFORMATION VISUALIZATION | |
CS 69995 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (requires advisor approval to apply) | |
Culminating Requirement | ||
Choose from the following: | 6 | |
Thesis Option | ||
CS 69199 | THESIS I 1 | |
Project Option | ||
CS 69099 | CAPSTONE PROJECT | |
Project Option Electives, choose from the following: | ||
CS 69192 | GRADUATE INTERNSHIP | |
CS 69995 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
Students selecting the thesis option must form a master's thesis committee, which will include the advisor and at least two other graduate faculty members. The thesis topic and committee must be approved by the advisor and graduate coordinator. The final version of the thesis must be approved by the advisor, thesis committee and graduate coordinator.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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- | 3.000 |
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Candidates for the Master of Science with a thesis option must successfully complete 24 credit hours of graduate courses in CS, of which at least ten credit hours must be at the 60000 level, and only 12 credit hours can be at the 50000 level. In addition, two credit hours of the Master's Seminar (CS 69191) are required. Only three credit hours of Research (CS 69098) may be counted toward the degree. However, students are permitted to take this course multiple times.
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The Master of Science degree in Computer Science provides students with an educational and research environment to develop career paths through necessary training with emerging technologies. Graduates have the technical knowledge and skills necessary for success within the information and high technology industries.
The M.S. degree in Computer Science has two culminating options: thesis or non-thesis. Students planning to pursue a Ph.D. degree an/or academic research should select the thesis option. Students planning to pursue applied research and development in industry may select the non-thesis option. The thesis option requires original research and a written thesis. The non-thesis option requires a capstone project and an optional industrial internship.
The Computer Science major includes the following optional concentrations:
Students opting to not pursue a concentration will create a 12-credit hour individualized plan of study with their advisor.
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
Applicants are strongly recommended to have completed coursework in computer science, including programming, data structures, abstraction, operating systems, combinatorial analysis and discrete structures (equivalent to CS 13001, CS 23001, CS 23022, CS 33211, CS 35101 and CS 46101). Highly qualified students lacking preparation in certain standard areas may be admitted.
International applicants who do not meet the above test scores may be considered for conditional admission.
All application materials (including applicable fee, transcripts, recommendation letters, etc.) submitted after these deadlines will be considered on a space-available basis.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
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Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements | ||
CS 69191 | MASTER'S SEMINAR | 2 |
Core Courses, choose one course each from four out of the five categories: 1 | 12 | |
Computational Data Science Category | ||
See courses under Computational Data Science concentration | ||
Computer Engineering Category | ||
See courses under Computer Engineering concentration | ||
Computer Security Category | ||
See courses under Computer Security concentration | ||
Software and Application Category | ||
CS 63005 | ADVANCED DATABASE SYSTEMS DESIGN | |
CS 63100 | COMPUTATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATICS | |
CS 63901 | SOFTWARE ENGINEERING METHODOLOGIES | |
CS 63902 | SOFTWARE EVOLUTION | |
CS 64401 | IMAGE PROCESSING | |
CS 64402 | MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND BIOMETRICS | |
CS 67101 | ADVANCED COMPUTER GRAPHICS | |
CS 67301 | SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION | |
CS 67302 | INFORMATION VISUALIZATION | |
Theory and Algorithms Category | ||
CS 63301 | PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING | |
CS 64201 | ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | |
CS 66101 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN ALGORITHMS | |
CS 66105 | PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED ALGORITHMS | |
CS 66110 | COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY | |
Culminating Requirement | ||
Choose from the following: | 6 | |
Thesis Option | ||
CS 69199 | THESIS I 2 | |
Project Option | ||
CS 69099 | CAPSTONE PROJECT | |
Choose from the following: | ||
CS 69192 | GRADUATE INTERNSHIP | |
CS 69995 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | |
Additional Requirements or Concentrations | ||
Choose from the following: | 12 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
Courses taken for the core cannot be counted again as an elective or concentration course. The list of courses offered each semester, including department-approved special topics, is available in the department's graduate office.
Students selecting the thesis option must form a master's thesis committee, which will include the advisor and at least two other graduate faculty members. The thesis topic and committee must be approved by the advisor and graduate coordinator. The final version of the thesis must be approved by the advisor, thesis committee and graduate coordinator.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Major Requirements | ||
Computer Science (CS) Electives | 12 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Concentration Requirements | ||
Concentration Electives, choose from the following: | 12 | |
CS 54001 | COMPUTER SCIENCE III - PROGRAMMING PATTERNS | |
CS 54201 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | |
CS 54202 | MACHINE LEARNING AND DEEP LEARNING | |
CS 63005 | ADVANCED DATABASE SYSTEMS DESIGN | |
CS 63015 | DATA MINING TECHNIQUES | |
CS 63016 | BIG DATA ANALYTICS | |
CS 63017 | BIG DATA MANAGEMENT | |
CS 63018 | PROBABILISTIC DATA MANAGEMENT | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Concentration Requirements | ||
Concentration Electives, choose from the following: | 12 | |
CS 53301 | SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR ROBOTICS | |
CS 53302 | ALGORITHMIC ROBOTICS | |
CS 53303 | INTERNET OF THINGS | |
CS 53305 | ADVANCED DIGITAL DESIGN | |
CS 53334 | HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION | |
CS 63201 | ADVANCED OPERATING SYSTEMS | |
CS 63304 | CLUSTER COMPUTING | |
CS 63305 | MULTICORE COMPUTING | |
CS 63306 | EMBEDDED COMPUTING | |
CS 65101 | ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE | |
CS 65202 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION NETWORKS | |
CS 65203 | WIRELESS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Concentration Requirements | ||
Concentration Electives, choose from the following: | 12 | |
CS 53202 | SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION | |
CS 53203 | SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING | |
CS 55203 | COMPUTER NETWORK SECURITY | |
CS 57205 | INFORMATION SECURITY | |
CS 57206 | DATA SECURITY AND PRIVACY | |
CS 57207 | DIGITAL FORENSICS | |
CS 57221 | INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTOLOGY | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
---|---|
- | 3.000 |
Graduates of this program will be able to:
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
Applicants are strongly recommended to have completed successfully coursework in programming, data structures and discrete structures, (equivalent to CS 13001, CS 23001, CS 23022).
International applicants who do not meet the above test scores may be considered for conditional admission.
Applications submitted after these deadlines will be considered on a space-available basis.
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Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements | ||
CS 61002 | ALGORITHMS AND PROGRAMMING I | 4 |
CS 61003 | ALGORITHMS AND PROGRAMMING II | 4 |
CS 61004 | OPERATING SYSTEMS AND ARCHITECTURE | 4 |
CS 69098 | RESEARCH 1 | 3 |
CS 69191 | MASTER'S SEMINAR | 2 |
Computer Science (CS) Electives 2 | 15 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
Students enroll in CS 69098 under the direction of a graduate faculty member and develop a master’s project. A master’s project committee must be formed that includes the advisor and at least two other graduate faculty members. The committee and project topic must be approved by the graduate coordinator. The student must present and defend the project before the committee.
Maximum 12 credit hours of courses at the 50000 level may be applied toward the degree. Maximum 6 credit hours of 60000 level project-related course work outside computer science -that are approved by the student's advisor and may count towards the degree.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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- | 3.000 |