M.S. in Computer Science
New for Summer 2008
The MS in Computer Science provides foundations of Computer Science, while acknowledging that Computer Science is key to algorithms in the sciences. Other programs in the Computer Science Department with different foci are the MS in Software Technology and the MS in Information Technology.
Current Students in Scientific and Technical Computing, see the page here.
Be sure to look at the Courses and Schedules page to find links for what specific courses are offered in any one semester or quarter.
Prerequisites:
Consult with the Graduate Program director: gpd@cs.luc.edu
Requirements for the MS in Computer Science:
- COMP 417: Social, Ethical and Legal Issues in Computing
- COMP 460: Algorithms and Complexity
2. Restricted Electives Any two of the following three courses
- COMP 443: Computer Networks
- COMP 439: Distributed Systems
- COMP 488: Intermediate Object-Oriented Development
3. Any Six unrestricted elective courses from among
- 400 level courses with COMP and CSIS prefixes, and
- BIOL 470: Biostatistics and Experimental Design
- BIOL 488: Bioinformatics
- MATH 421: Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Performance
- MATH 423: Combinatorics
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Be sure to look at the Schedules page to find links for what specific courses are offered in any one semester or quarter.

