The Department of Computer Science classifies its courses into five sub-areas: Applications, Reasoning, Software, Systems and Theory. All M.S.E. candidates must complete at least one course (3 class hours/credits each) from each of these five areas. A current listing of courses with area designators is provided on the departmental website. The areas are also encoded as POS (program of study) tags in SIS. [Note that course descriptions include old area designators which may have changed in 2019.] M.S.E. students must also complete an additional three elective courses (chosen from any CS area or from closely related departments such as Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cognitive Science, Mathematics, or Applied Mathematics and Statistics) approved by the advisor, for a total of eight graduate-level courses.

Bachelor

Intermediate programming (C++ and Java), data structures, automata theory, computer systems fundamentals and algorithms

School of Engineering $57,010.M.S.E. students are not normally eligible for tuition waivers, but will be able to work on campus up to 19.99 hours per week for hourly rates if they find campus employment (see the Office of Student Employment for open positions). There are also course assistant positions available for qualified students who are seeking financial support. Those interested must apply at the start of each semester for specific courses in need.