{"id":1160,"date":"2018-03-20T16:59:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T21:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cs.mum.edu\/mum\/?page_id=1160"},"modified":"2025-04-09T12:51:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:51:17","slug":"academic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cs.miu.edu\/mum\/academic\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (MSCS) DEGREE REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><br \/>\nThere are two options to enroll in the MSCS degree program: All On-Campus Program and the Computer Professionals (ComPro) Program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All On-Campus Program<\/strong><br \/>\nTo graduate with the MS in Computer Science, students must complete 44 credits of coursework, which includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 credits for the Science and Technology of Consciousness (STC) course, which is mandatory for all MIU Computer Science graduate students. A Forest Academy course each semester may replace part of the STC course when enrolled in CS courses for 12 weeks or more in that semester.<\/li>\n<li>40 credits for computer science courses, which include:\n<ul>\n<li>CS 401 MPP<\/li>\n<li>At least one Systems or Analysis course (Big Data, Big Data Analytics, Big Data Technology, Cloud Computing, DBMS, Parallel Programming, and Mobile Device Programming).<\/li>\n<li>At least 20 credits of the CS courses applied to the MSCS degree must be at the 500-level or above.<\/li>\n<li>CS 435 Algorithms must be completed with a minimum grade of B- or higher.<\/li>\n<li>No more than one course can have a grade of C, C+, or C-.<\/li>\n<li>The cumulative GPA (Grade Point Average) for Computer Science courses must be 3.0 or higher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Computer Professionals (ComPro) Program<\/strong><br \/>\nCombination of On-Campus and Distance Education (DE) courses with Curricular Practical Training (CPT)<br \/>\nTo graduate with the MS in Computer Science, ComPro Program, students must complete 44 credits of coursework, which includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 credits for the Science and Technology of Consciousness (STC) course, which is mandatory for all MIU Computer Science graduate students. A Forest Academy course may replace part of the STC course.<\/li>\n<li>40 credits for computer science courses, which include:\n<ul>\n<li>CS 401 MPP<\/li>\n<li>At least one Systems or Analysis course (Big Data, Big Data Analytics, Big Data Technology, Cloud Computing, DBMS, Parallel Programming, and Mobile Device Programming).<\/li>\n<li>At least 16 credits of the CS courses applied to the MSCS degree must be at the 500-level or above.<\/li>\n<li>8 credits of Curricular Practical Training (CPT), given during CPT employment in a computer science industry position. 8 credits of CPT count towards one 500-level course for 4 credits.<\/li>\n<li>CS 435 Algorithms must be completed with a minimum of a B- or higher grade.<\/li>\n<li>No more than one course can have a grade of C, C+, or C-.<\/li>\n<li>The cumulative GPA (Grade Point Average) for Computer Science courses must be 3.0 or higher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Data Science Certificate:<\/strong><br \/>\nAll MSCS students can apply for a Data Science Course Completion Certificate with a concentration in Data Science after they complete any three of the following Data Science courses (within the MSCS Program), earning a grade of B or higher:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CS 522 Big Data<\/li>\n<li>CS 523 Big Data Technology<\/li>\n<li>CS 488 Big Data Analytics<\/li>\n<li>CS 582 Machine Learning<\/li>\n<li>CS 589 Artificial Intelligence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (MSCS) DEGREE REQUIREMENTS There are two options to enroll in the MSCS degree program: All On-Campus Program and the Computer Professionals (ComPro) Program. All On-Campus Program To graduate with the MS in Computer Science, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs.miu.edu\/mum\/academic\/\" 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-1160","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":"MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (MSCS) DEGREE REQUIREMENTS There are two options to enroll in the MSCS degree program: All On-Campus Program and the Computer Professionals (ComPro) Program. 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