A total of ten (six core and four elective) courses is the minimum required for the M.S. in Computer Science with General Option. Of these, a maximum of two courses may be for an approved research project.

Requirements for Six Core Courses: Students take the following six core courses:

CSC 550 (4005)	Object Oriented Design and Data Structures
CSC 551 (4015)	Design and Analysis of Algorithms
CSC 552 (4025)	Computer Architecture
CSC 553 (4035)	Computer Systems
CSC 554 (4045)	Theory of Computation
CSC 610 (5105)	Software Engineering

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

Requirements for Four Elective Courses: Students take any four CSC courses numbered 600 and above.

A total of ten (four core and six elective) courses is the minimum for obtaining an M.S. degree in Computer Science in any of the following concentrations:

• Software Engineering
• Web and Database Technologies
• Graphics and Visualization
• System Security and Management
• Information Sciences

Requirements for Four Core Courses: Students who do not need prerequisite courses take the following two required core courses during their first and second semesters, respectively:

CSC 550 (4005)	Object Oriented Design and Data Structures
CSC 551 (4015)	Design and Analysis of Algorithms

The two elective core courses are taken from the following list:

CSC 552 (4025)	Computer Architecture
CSC 553 (4035)	Computer Systems
CSC 554 (4045)	Theory of Computation
CSC 610 (5105)	Software Engineering
CSC 621 (5215)	Database Systems
CSC 680 (5805)	Artificial Intelligence
CSC 681 (5815)	Programming Paradigms

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

Requirements for Six Elective (Concentration) Courses:

Students take four courses from the same concentration plus any other two CSC courses numbered 600 and above to receive a specialized M.S. degree from that concentration:

Software Engineering Concentration

CSC 610 (5105)	Software Engineering
CSC 611 (5115)	Human Computer Interfaces
CSC 612 (5125)	Program Verification
CSC 613 (5135)	Software Testing

Web and Database Technologies Concentration

CSC 620 (5205)	Internet Application Development
CSC 621 (5215)	Database Systems
CSC 622 (5225)	Advanced Database Concepts
CSC 623(5235)	Data Communications and Networking
CSC 624 (5245)	Networks and Distributed Systems
CSC 625 (5255)	Cryptography and Network Security
CSC 626 (5265)	Web Technologies

Graphics and Visualization Concentration

CSC 630 (5305)	Introduction to Computer Graphics
CSC 631 (5315)	Computer Vision
CSC 632 (5325)	Interactive 3D Game Development
CSC 633 (5335)	Advanced Graphics and Visualization
CSC 634 (5345)	Computational Geometry

Information Sciences Concentration*

ACC 550  (MBA 4115)	Creating and Measuring Shareholder Value
MGT 551  (MBA 4535)	Empowering Human Potential at Work
Two Business Courses	Chosen in consultation with the Graduate Computer Science Director

*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 500 (MBA 3115) Accounting Concepts, MGT 500 (MBA 3515) Managing Work Organizations.