Computer Science - Master's

MS in Computer Science

We offer an MS degree in Computer Science to prepare a student for a variety of computing careers or for additional graduate study in computer science. Students that do not hold a bachelor’s degree in computer science may be offered conditional admission status with a requirement to complete graduate level bridge courses that provide an onramp to the MS in CS.

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What Will I Learn?

Apart from plenty of opportunities for special topics studies directed by faculty members on the latest computing technologies, students are also required to select from a list of core topics including:

• algorithm design and analysis;
• analytical models of computation;
• distributed database systems;
• multiprocessing and parallel programming;
• computer graphics;
• data mining and data sciences;
• artificial intelligence.

Faculty directed thesis/project

Students work under the close supervision of their thesis/project committees for a capstone experience. Thesis/projects contribute to faculty research agenda covering topics such as cybersecurity, data sciences, bioinformatics, AI, computer vision, and others. Our MS graduates are well-prepared to enter industry jobs or doctoral programs at USM or other institutions. 

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