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Master of Science in Computer Science
The M.S. in Computer Science is designed to offer professionals an opportunity to
attain an advanced degree in the computer science field while upgrading their skills
and knowledge. The computer science program is a joint program with the College
of Charleston.
Admission Requirements
- A completed graduate application form along with appropriate application fee returned
to The Citadel Graduate College, Bond Hall room 101.
- One official copy of a transcript from each institution of higher learning attended.
Minimum requirements for consideration include an overall grade point average of 3.0.
- An official copy of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) taken within the last five
years with a minimum combined score of 1000 on the verbal and quantitative sections of
the general test and a minimum score of 4.0 on the writing assessment section.
- Evidence of a command of spoken and written English such as a TOEFL score of 550 or
greater.
- Competency, demonstrated through coursework, approved work experience, or a
program administrated competency exam, in the areas of basic Computer Architecture,
Object-oriented Programming, Discrete Mathematics, and Data Structures.
Degree Requirements
The Master of Science in Computer Science degree is conferred upon those candidates who
successfully complete an approved program of study consisting of a minimum of 33 semester
hours of graduate credit (of which no more than nine may be transfer credit) with a
cumulative GPA of 3.0.
All degree candidates must:
- Complete the following four core courses for a total of 12 hours.
CSCI 601 Data
Modeling
CSCI 602 Foundations
of Software Engineering
CSCI 603 Object-Oriented
Design Patterns
CSCI 604 Distributed
Computer Systems Architecture
- Declare an area of specialization from among software engineering,
information systems, or computer science and complete four courses in that area (12 hours).
- Degree candidates in the Software Engineering specialization must complete four
courses from the courses numbered 634, 654, 656, 657, 658, 659, 672, or 690 when
approved by the department head or program director. One of these courses must
be 656 and another of the courses must be chosen from 654 and 658.
CSCI 634 Project
Change and Management
CSCI 654 Software Requirements
Analysis and Specifications
CSCI 656 Software Systems
Design and Implementation
CSCI 657 Embedded Systems Design
CSCI 658 Software Testing
and Maintenance
CSCI 659 Service-Oriented Computing
CSCI 672 Human-Computer Interaction
- Degree candidates in the Information Systems specialization must complete four
courses from the courses numbered 631, 632, 634, 636, 638, 659, 672, or 690 when approved
by the department head or program director. Two of courses must be 632 and 638.
CSCI 631 Privacy and Security Issues
CSCI 632 Data Communications
and Networking
CSCI 634 Project Change
and Management
CSCI 636 Information Technology
Policy and Strategy
CSCI 638 Database Design
CSCI 659 Service-Oriented Computing
CSCI 672 Human-Computer Interaction
- Degree candidates in the Computer Science specialization must complete four courses
from the courses numbered 612, 614, 616, 618, 638, 674, or 690 when approved by the
department head or program director. Three of the four courses must be from the
courses numbered 612, 614, 616, or 618.
CSCI 612 Advanced
Computer Organization
CSCI 614 Advanced
Operating Systems
CSCI 616 Automata
CSCI 618 Programming
Languages
CSCI 638 Database Design
CSCI 674 Introduction to
Computer Graphics
- Complete one of the following three options (9 hours).
- CSCI 699 Research Thesis
(6 hours) plus one elective.
- CSCI 698
Project Thesis (3 hours) plus two electives.
- Three electives (9 hours).
Applications
To apply for the program contact The Citadel Graduate College in Bond Hall
on The Citadel campus (843-953-5089), or on the Web at
http://www.citadel.edu/graduatecollege/.
For more information about the program or admission requirements,
contact Dr. John I. Moore, Jr. by phone (843-953-5048) or e-mail
john.moore@citadel.edu,
or Dr. Margaret Francel by phone (843-953-6987) or e-mail
margaret.francel@citadel.edu
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