{"id":1029,"date":"2018-02-22T11:11:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T17:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cs.mum.edu\/mum\/?page_id=1029"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T17:42:40","slug":"mscs-degree-specialization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cs.miu.edu\/mum\/mscs-degree-specialization\/","title":{"rendered":"MSCS Degree Specialization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MSCS DEGREE SPECIALIZATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Computer Science at Maharishi International University offers specialization in Data Science to students enrolled in the Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) program. Students enrolled in the Data Science specialization program will have their I-20s extended for about one year. The specialization courses include the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Data Science:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Machine Learning<\/li>\n<li>Big Data<\/li>\n<li>Big Data Technology<\/li>\n<li>Big Data Analytics<\/li>\n<li>Artificial Intelligence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Specialization within the MSCS Degree<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(for current MSCS students at Maharishi International University)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A specialization requires three extra distance education (DE) courses, 12 units, in addition to the 40 units required for the regular MSCS degree. No additional on-campus study is required. The program is about one year in length and Curricular Practical Training (CPT) will be authorized for that length of time. Specialization students will not receive a Specialization designation on their MIU transcript for the MSCS degree unless they successfully complete all three courses of the Specialization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Requirements<\/strong><br \/>\nOnly current MS in Computer Science students who have never had their I-20\u2019s extended may enroll in the Data science specialization program. Candidates must complete all regular MSCS degree requirements. The candidate must pay for at least one of the specialization courses before his or her I-20 is extended. A student whose I-20 is extended in order for him\/her to complete the MSCS graduation requirements will only have a total program extension of one year including the initial program extension. The specialization program is open to MIU students only.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost and Payment<\/strong><br \/>\nTotal cost for a specialization program is $10,800. Payment is to be made before the first distance education course begins, or before the I-20 is extended. The payment may not be added to the loan the student is already carrying to repay MSCS program expenses. Students may withdraw from the Specialization program, but only after the first course is completed. The charge for the first course is $3,600 and so a refund of $7,200 will be given. However, it is at times feasible for specialization students to take three courses. Once each course has been started, there is no refund for that course. Health insurance is not included in the specialization program costs. Please pay the specialization tuition through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/students.miu.edu\/finances\/payment\">https:\/\/students.miu.edu\/finances\/payment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to apply:<\/strong>\u00a0Complete the MSCS Specialization\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.cs.miu.edu\/distance-education\/v1\/hmi\/specialization\/form?continue\">online application<\/a>\u00a0form.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MSCS DEGREE SPECIALIZATION The Department of Computer Science at Maharishi International University offers specialization in Data Science to students enrolled in the Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) program. Students enrolled in the Data Science specialization program will have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs.miu.edu\/mum\/mscs-degree-specialization\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1029","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"CS Admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.cs.miu.edu\/mum\/author\/csnetadmin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":null,"rttpg_excerpt":"MSCS DEGREE SPECIALIZATION The Department of Computer Science at Maharishi International University offers specialization in Data Science to students enrolled in the Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) program. 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