Graduate students are a vital part of the extensive research conducted in the Faculty of Computer Science. Many of our faculty members are also engaged in industry-related, funded research at the national and international level. Research here is extensive and varied.

As a master's student here, you'll have many opportunities to become involved with the investigation and the development of new knowledge.

Our Faculty's research concentrations include big data analytics & machine learning, systems & networks, and human-computer interaction & visualization.

Your future:

A master's in computer science opens the door to a variety of careers and opportunities:

• leading teams in larger companies like Google and Microsoft, or medium-sized companies like T4G
• founding a start-up
• employment in government
• completing a PhD in computer science; or an interdisciplinary PhD
• This is a full-time program and typically takes 2 years to complete.

Degree requirements:

To complete the MCS program, the following is required:

• Four graduate courses in computer science and a successfully defended thesis in front of a three-member examining committee.
• With the approval of the Graduate Committee Chair, a maximum of one non-CSCI graduate course may be included in the student's program course requirements. No undergraduate course should be approved as a graduate course requirement.
• One CSCI 6901 directed studies course may be allowed as a graduate course requirement.
• Up to three additional undergraduate courses may be required to fill particular gaps in the student's background. These courses are expected to be taken in the first two terms in the program.
• Other fourth-year undergraduate courses that the student may wish to take for building up background in the thesis area are in addition to the 4 graduate courses.