M.S. Computer Information Sciences

The master’s degree in Computer Information Sciences provides a solid foundation in the fundamental areas of computer science and cybersecurity. The program includes courses to acquaint the student with current advances in the discipline, and their applications in business, health care, and other areas. The ability to devise a solution and execute it is the heart of the practice of this program. Designing such solutions requires creating efficient computation, which involves the integration of a few key design notions of data representation, algorithms, programming, and knowledge in systems, data security, and software engineering in one unified framework. A graduate of the program is able to integrate business, interpersonal, and team skills and the computational skills that lead to professional employment or pursue a doctoral degree in the field.

Degree Course Requirements - 36 credit hours

Program Core Courses - 15 Credits from Below

CISC 520 – Data Engineering and Mining (3 credits)

CISC 525 – Big Data Architectures (3 credits)

CISC 530 – Computing Systems Architecture (3 credits)

CISC 603 – Theory of Computation (3 credits)

CISC 610 – Data Structures & Algorithms (3 credits)

GRAD 695 – Research Methodology & Writing (3 credits)

Experiential courses - 6 Credits

GRAD 695 - Research Methodology and Writing (3 semester hours)
PMGT 699 - Applied Project in Project Management (3 semester hours) or GRAD 699 - Graduate Thesis (3 semester hours)

In order to graduate with a concentration, students must take four (5) courses, totaling 15 credit hours in the area of their chosen concentration

Scientific Computing (15 semester hours)
Software Engineering and Software Testing (15 semester hours)
Cybersecurity (15 semester hours) 

For a complete description of the above requirements, please go to the Course Catalog.