Computer Engineering Master of Science Degree Program

Typical areas of concentration include:

• Computer Systems
• Intelligent Systems
• Software Engineering
• Database
• Communications

Master of Science in Computer Engineering - Thesis

The Master of Science in Computer Engineering, which is intended for students with a baccalaureate degree in engineering, requires 30 credit hours, of which six are thesis credits, and is designed to develop the scholarship and research skills of the student.

Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering - Non-Thesis

The Master of Science in Computer Engineering non-thesis option is intended for students with an engineering baccalaureate degree. The structured option requires 36 credit hours.

Required Courses

• CSE 5311: Advanced Algorithms
• CSE 5301: Data Analysis and Modeling Techniques, or
• CSE 5306: Operating Systems II, or
• CSE 5317: Design and Construction of Compilers, or
• CSE 5350: Computer Architecture II, or
• CSE 5351: Parallel Processing

Breadth Courses

Breadth courses are defined as any CSE course that is not in the student’s major field(s) of study. These courses are intended to broaden the student’s degree plan into areas beyond the specific focus of the major track(s). Both Thesis option students and Structured Option students will choose TWO breadth courses.

Elective Courses

Elective courses can be any graduate-level course, in any area that is directly related to your degree program.

Major/Specialty Requirements

A major, or specialty, track is defined as a sequence of three courses, with at least one 6000-level course in a specific subject area. The major/specialty requirements are as follows: Thesis students must choose one major field of study and complete the corresponding major track. Non-thesis students must choose TWO major fields of study and complete the corresponding major tracks. Students in the Computer Engineering degree plan must select Systems and Architecture as one of their major tracks (Computer Engineering thesis students must select this field as their major.)

Artificial Intelligence:

• CSE 5360 – Artificial Intelligence I
• CSE 5361 – Artificial Intelligence II
• CSE 5364 – Robotics
• CSE 5367 – Pattern Recognition
• CSE 5368 – Neural Networks
• CSE 5369 – Special Topics in Intelligent Systems
• CSE 5334 – Data Mining
• CSE 6362 – Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence
• CSE 6363 – Machine Learning
• CSE 6366 – Digital Image Processing
• CSE 6367 – Computer Vision
• CSE 6369 – Special Topics in Advanced Intelligent Systems

Database:

• CSE 5330 – Database Systems
• CSE 5331 – DBMS Models and Implementation Techniques
• CSE 5333 – Distributed and Parallel Databases
• CSE 5334 – Data Mining
• CSE 5335 – Web Data Management & XML
• CSE 5339 – Special Topics in Database Systems
• CSE 6331 – Advanced Topics in Database System
• CSE 6332 – Techniques for Multimedia Databases
• CSE 6339 – Special Topics in Advanced Database Systems

Multimedia/Graphics/Image Processing:

• CSE 5348 – Multimedia Systems
• CSE 5365 – Computer Graphics
• CSE 5366 – Digital Signal Processing
• CSE 5389 – Special Topics in Multimedia, Graphics and Image Processing
• CSE 6366 – Digital Image Processing
• CSE 6367 – Computer Vision
• CSE 6389 – Special Topics in Advanced Multimedia, Graphics and Image Processing

Software Engineering:

• CSE 5320 - Special Topics in Software Engineering
• CSE 5321 - Software Testing
• CSE 5322 - Software Design Patterns
• CSE 5323 - Software Engineering Processes
• CSE 5324 - Software Engineering I
• CSE 5325 - Software Engineering II
• CSE 5326 - Real-Time Systems Design
• CSE 5327 - Telecommunications Software Development
• CSE 5328 - Software Team Project I
• CSE 5329 - Software Team Project II
• CSE 6323 - Formal Methods in Software Engineering
• CSE 6324 - Advanced Topics in Software Engineering
• CSE 6329 – Special Topics in Advanced Software Engineering

Systems/Architecture:

• CSE 5306 – Operating Systems II
• CSE 5317 – Design and Construction of Compilers
• CSE 5343 – Real-time Data Acquisition and Control Systems
• CSE 5348 – Multimedia Systems
• CSE 5350 – Computer Architecture II
• CSE 5351 – Parallel Processing
• CSE 5355 – Computer System Performance Evaluation
• CSE 5442 – Embedded Computer Systems (Also CSE 5342)
• CSE 5359 – Special Topics in Systems and Architecture
• CSE 6306 – Advanced Topics in Operating Systems
• CSE 6350 – Advanced Topics in Computer Architecture
• CSE 6351 – Topics in Parallel and Distributed Computing
• CSE 6352 – Fault-Tolerant Computing
• CSE 6359 – Special Topics in Advanced Systems and Architecture

Networks:

• CSE 5344 – Computer Networks I
• CSE 5345 – Fundamentals of Wireless Networks
• CSE 5346 – Computer Networks II
• CSE 5347 – Telecommunication Networks Design
• CSE 5349 – Special Topics in Networking
• CSE 5355 – Computer System Performance Evaluation
• CSE 6343 – Fault Tolerant Networks
• CSE 6344 – Advanced Topics in Communication Networks
• CSE 6345 – Mobile Computing
• CSE 6347 – Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing
• CSE 6348 – Sensor Networks
• CSE 6349 – Special Topics in Advanced Networking

Theory and Algorithms:

• CSE 5301 – Data Analysis and Modeling Techniques
• CSE 5307 – Programming Language Concepts
• CSE 5311 – Design and Analysis of Algorithms
• CSE 5314 – Computational Complexity
• CSE 5315 – Numerical Methods
• CSE 5316 – Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer Systems
• CSE 5317 – Design and Construction of Compilers
• CSE 5318 – Applied Graph Theory and Combinatorics
• CSE 5319 – Special Topics in Theory and Algorithms
• CSE 6311 – Advanced Topics in Theory and Algorithms
• CSE 6312 – Advanced Topics in Formal Methods
• CSE 6314 – Advanced Topics in Theoretical Computer Science
• CSE 6317 – Advanced Topics in Languages and Compilers
• CSE 6319 – Special Topics in Advanced Theory and Algorithms

Bioinformatics:

• CSE 5370 – Bioinformatics
• CSE 5379 – Special Topics in Bioinformatics
• CSE 6379 – Advanced Special Topics in Bioinformatics

Information Security:

• CSE 5380 – Information Security I
• CSE 5381 – Information Security II
• CSE 5382 – Secure Programming
• CSE 5388 – Special Topics in Information Security
• CSE 6388 – Advanced Special Topics in Information Security