A total of ten (3-credit) courses is the minimum required for the M.S. in Computer Science. Of these, no more than six credits may be for an approved research project. Such projects are open to well-qualified students with the permission of the Director. Students may take at most six credits of foundation courses. The following core courses, or their equivalent, are required of all students in the program: 

• CSC 4015 Design and Analysis of Algorithms
• CSC 4025 Operating Systems Design
• CSC 4135 Theory of Computation: Automata and Formal Languages
  or CSC 4145 Theory of Computation: Computability and Decideability
• CSC 4055 Modern Computer Architecture
• CSC 4085 Introduction to Software Engineering

A student who receives a grade lower than a B in a core course must retake the course. 

CONCENTRATION IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

The Master of Science in Computer Science with a concentration in Information Systems Management is directed towards the production of computer professionals with managerial competence. As the use of computers in businesses becomes more commonplace, it will be necessary to have management-level executives with sound computer skills as well as management training. 

The program combines courses from the Master’s program in Computer Science with managerial courses. The program stresses the skills needed to communicate between technically minded programmers and the application-oriented user. A total of thirty-six credits is required for the Information Systems Management concentration. At least half of the twelve courses presented for graduation must be CSC courses. 

Required Courses:

• CSC 4015 Design and Analysis of Algorithms
• CSC 4025 Operating Systems Design
• ACC 4015 Managerial Accounting
• MGT 4025 Organizational Behavior
• MIS 4015 Information Systems for Managers
• MIS 5045 Case Studies in Information Resource Management
• CSC 4085 Introduction to Software Engineering

Select two from:

• CSC 5065 Database Systems (MIS 5025 may be substituted.)
• CSC 5075 Elements of Artificial Intelligence
• MIS 5025 Information Systems Technology for Management

plus two other 5000 level courses in Computer Sciences or Management Information Sciences, approved by the graduate director.

The following course should be completed in the last year:

• MIS 5095 Research in Information Systems (CSC 6015 may be substituted.)

Prerequisites

Students whose business background is deficient may be required to take one or both of the following in addition to any mathematics or computer science prerequisite courses required: 

• ACC 3015 Accounting Concepts
• MGT 3025 Management Theory

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