Computer Science, MSCS—Align (Primarily Online - Vancouver Requirements)

Graduatemajor2027 catalogComputer Information SciencePrimarily Online Vancouver Requirements36 semester hours totalverified parse

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Fundamentals

• All of:
  • CS 5001 — Intensive Foundations of Computer Science
  • CS 5003 — Recitation for CS 5001

Discrete Structures

• CS 5002 — Discrete Structures

Object-Oriented Design

• All of:
  • CS 5004 — Object-Oriented Design
  • CS 5005 — Recitation for CS 5004

Additional Align courses

• All of:
  • CS 5008 — Data Structures, Algorithms, and Their Applications within Computer Systems
  • CS 5009 — Recitation for CS 5008

Core Requirements

• CS 5800 — Algorithms
• CS 7980 — Research Capstone

Breadth Areas

From the catalog

Select three courses from two of the three following breadth areas:

• Choose 12 semester hours from:
  • Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
    • CS 5100 — Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
    • CS 5150 — Game Artificial Intelligence
    • CS 5200 — Database Management Systems
    • CS 5330 — Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision
    • CS 6120 — Natural Language Processing
    • CS 6140 — Machine Learning
    • CS 6200 — Information Retrieval
    • CS 6220 — Data Mining Techniques
    • CS 6240 — Large-Scale Parallel Data Processing
    • CS 7140 — Advanced Machine Learning
  • Systems and Software
    • CS 5400 — Principles of Programming Language
    • CS 5500 — Foundations of Software Engineering
    • CS 5520 — Mobile Application Development
    • CS 5600 — Computer Systems
    • CS 5610 — Web Development
    • CS 5700 — Fundamentals of Computer Networking
    • CS 6410 — Compilers
    • CS 6510 — Advanced Software Development
    • CS 6650 — Building Scalable Distributed Systems
  • Theory and Security
    • CS 6760 — Privacy, Security, and Usability
    • CS 7805 — Complexity Theory
    • CY 5770 — Software Vulnerabilities and Security
    • CY 6740 — Network Security

Electives

From the catalog

Complete 8 semester hours from the following:

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • CS 5097 — Mixed Reality
  • CS 5170 — Artificial Intelligence for Human-Computer Interaction
  • CS 5180 — Reinforcement Learning and Sequential Decision Making
  • CS 5310 — Computer Graphics
  • CS 5335 — Robotic Science and Systems
  • CS 5340 — Computer/Human Interaction
  • CS 5350 — Computational Geometry
  • CS 5540 — Game Programming
  • CS 5963 — Topics
  • CS 5964 — Projects for Professionals
  • CS 5976 — Directed Study
  • CS 6130 — Affective Computing
  • CS 6350 — Empirical Research Methods
  • CS 6640 — Operating Systems Implementation
  • CS 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
  • CS 6955 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time
  • CS 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
  • CS 6965 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad
  • CS 6983 — Topics in Computer Science
  • CS 7150 — Deep Learning
  • CS 7170 — Seminar in Artificial Intelligence
  • CS 7180 — Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence
  • CS 7200 — Statistical Methods for Computer Science
  • CS 7240 — Principles of Scalable Data Management: Theory, Algorithms, and Database Systems
  • CS 7250 — Information Visualization: Theory and Applications
  • CS 7260 — Visualization for Network Science
  • CS 7270 — Seminar in Database Systems
  • CS 7280 — Special Topics in Database Management
  • CS 7290 — Special Topics in Data Science
  • CS 7295 — Special Topics in Data Visualization
  • CS 7300 — Empirical Research Methods for Human Computer Interaction
  • CS 7332 — Machine Learning with Graphs
  • CS 7340 — Theory and Methods in Human Computer Interaction
  • CS 7375 — Seminar in Human-Computer Interaction
  • CS 7380 — Special Topics in Graphics/Image Processing
  • CS 7400 — Intensive Principles of Programming Languages
  • CS 7430 — Formal Specification, Verification, and Synthesis
  • CS 7470 — Seminar in Programming Languages
  • CS 7480 — Special Topics in Programming Language
  • CS 7485 — Special Topics in Formal Methods
  • CS 7575 — Seminar in Software Engineering
  • CS 7580 — Special Topics in Software Engineering
  • CS 7610 — Foundations of Distributed Systems
  • CS 7670 — Seminar in Computer Systems
  • CS 7675 — Master's Research
  • CS 7680 — Special Topics in Computer Systems
  • CS 7770 — Seminar in Computer Networks
  • CS 7775 — Seminar in Computer Security
  • CS 7800 — Advanced Algorithms
  • CS 7805 — Complexity Theory
  • CS 7810 — Foundations of Cryptography
  • CS 7840 — Foundations and Applications of Information Theory
  • CS 7870 — Seminar in Theoretical Computer Science
  • CS 7880 — Special Topics in Theoretical Computer Science
  • CS 7990 — Thesis
  • CS 8674 — Master’s Project
  • CS 8982 — Readings
  • CY 5001 — Cybersecurity: Technologies, Threats, and Defenses
  • CY 5010 — Cybersecurity Principles and Practices
  • CY 5130 — Computer System Security
  • CY 6120 — Software Security Practices
  • DS 5110 — Essentials of Data Science
  • DS 5230 — Unsupervised Machine Learning and Data Mining

GPA requirements

• 36-44 total semester hours required Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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