A limited number of graduate assistantships are available for full-time students pursuing the Master of Science in Computer Science Technology degree. Students holding these positions work 20 hours per week and receive stipends and waivers of out-of-state tuition. Graduate assistants assist the faculty members in their instructional and research activities. Students interested in such positions apply to the division's office. Assistantships are awarded on the basis of financial need and high academic achievement.
I nie students will be admitted in one of the two plans: Plan A or Plan B; Plan A is for students who have an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or related field. These students will skip the foundation courses and can immediately begin with the core courses stated later. Plan B is for students who have an undergraduate degree in a field other than Computer Science but are interested in retraining in the computer field. These students are required to complete the following six hours of intensive foundation courses. The sequence in which they must be taken is determined by the CTS Graduate Program Coordinator. The two foundation courses are:
COS 502: Computer Science Foundation I
COS 504: Computer Science Foundation II
Students may select one of the areas of concentration: Information Technology (IT) or Security and Network (SNW). In the IT option, they must select five core courses, i.e. selecting four required and one elective core courses. In addition to core courses, students must take three IT specialty and two elective courses from their option or six hours of thesis. In SNW option, they must select five core courses, three specialty and two elective courses or six hours of thesis.
COS 515: Advanced Database Management
COS 536: Software Engineering
COS 541: Advanced Computer Architecture
COS 544: Advanced Operating Systems
COS 535: Advanced Networking
COS 585: Information Security
COS 517: E-Commerce
COS 519: Managing Information Technology
COS 521: Web System Design
COS 533: Cryptography Algorithms
COS 587: Database Security
COS 588: Computer Network Security
COS 514: Database and Data Mining
COS 520: Multimedia Design
COS 537: Artificial Intelligence
COS 599: Special Topics in Technology
COS 697: Independent Study
COS 698: Internship in Computer Science
COS 796: Project Course (may be repeated once)
COS 797: Residence Credit for Thesis/Professional Project
COS 799: Thesis
Master's Thesis
Students submitting a thesis in partial fulfillment of the master's degree must prepare it in conformity with the regulations approved by the Computer and Technical Sciences Graduate Student Committee. Three (3) approval pages bearing original