Computer Science, M.S.

Required Course in Algorithms

Students are required to take CS-GY 6033 Design and Analysis of Algorithms I  or CS-GY 6043 Design and Analysis of Algorithms II .  Most students will take the Algorithms I course to satisfy the algorithms course requirement. Advanced students who have taken an equivalent Algorithms I course before with a grade of B or better will have the option of taking the Algorithms II course to satisfy the requirement.

Core Course Requirements

Students must take at least four courses from the list of core courses below. The list will be periodically updated by the CSE Department and certain courses may be substituted with departmental consent.

• CS-GY 6063 Software Engineering 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6083 Principles of Database Systems 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6133 Computer Architecture I 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6233 Introduction to Operating Systems 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6313 Information Visualization 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6373 Programming Languages 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6533 Interactive Computer Graphics 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6613 Artificial Intelligence I 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6643 Computer Vision 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6813 Information, Security and Privacy 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6843 Computer Networking 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6923 Machine Learning 3 Credits
• CS-GY 9223 Selected Topics in Computer Science 3 Credits

Capstone Course Requirement

Certain courses in our department will be designated as capstone courses. Capstone courses are drawn from key technical areas in the MS program and they involve a substantial amount of programming effort. Students are required to take at least one capstone course with a grade of B or better. The list of capstone courses will be posted by the department and will be updated from time to time. If a course is listed both as a capstone course and as a core course, the course can be used to satisfy both the capstone and core course requirements. An MS thesis can also be used to satisfy the capstone course requirement.

General Elective Requirements

In addition to the core electives, students are required to take four general elective courses with considerable flexibility; the only restriction is that no more than two of the courses may be taken from outside the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. In particular:

• Master’s thesis (6 credits) and/or independent study courses may be part of a student’s elective courses. Note that the master’s thesis (CS-GY 997X) has an important requirement, as described here .
• Any of the courses in the 13 core areas may be chosen as electives.
• Graduate­-level courses from outside of the department (at most two) may be chosen as electives.
• Any CS graduate course not included in the core areas may be chosen as electives.