Requirements Credit Hours: 10

• CSCI 6101 - Object-Oriented Programming Using Java (4 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 6102 - Data Analytics Using Python (3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 6103 - Art of Program Design (3 Credit Hours)

Total Credit Hours: 10 Credit Hours

Non-Degree Admission

Applicants who have a high number of deficiencies may be granted Non-Degree admission to the College of Graduate Studies to take a limited number of graduate level courses.

Program of Study

Thesis Track:

The graduate student and the graduate advisor shall develop a Program of Study that consists of 30 credits of graduate course work, including 10 credits of core courses, 11 credits of elective classes at the 7000 level, and 9 credits of Thesis (CSCI 7999 ).

Non-Thesis Track

Research Project Option

The graduate student and the graduate advisor shall develop a Program of Study that consists of 30 credits of graduate course work, including 10 credits of core courses, 17 credits of elective classes at the 7000 level, and 3 credits of Research Project in Computer Science (CSCI 7899 ) (project option).

Course Only Option

The graduate student and the graduate advisor shall develop a Program of Study that consists of 30 credits of graduate course work, including 10 credits of core courses, 20 credits of elective classes at the 7000 level, and CSCI Graduate Technical Seminar (course only).

Core Requirements: 10 Credit Hours

• CSCI 7130 - Artificial Intelligence - Theory and Application (3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 7132 - Database Systems Design-Theory and Application (3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 7432 - Algorithm Analysis and Data Structures (3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 7630 - Current Trends in Computing (1 Credit Hour)

Concentration: 9 Credit Hours

All students must choose one of the following concentrations: 

• Software Engineering
• Software and Cyber Security
• Machine Learning
• Data and Knowledge Systems

Computer Science Electives: 2-11 Credit Hours

Thesis Track students will select 2 credit hours of CSCI 7XXX courses.

Non-Thesis Track students will select between 8 and 11 credit hours of CSCI 7XXX courses depending on selected culminating experience.

Capstone: 0-9 Credit Hours

Students with a 3.8 GPA or higher are encouraged to select the Master’s Thesis option.

Total Credit Hours: 30

Areas of Concentration

Concentration in Software Engineering

• CSCI 7532 - Advanced Software Engineering (3 Credit Hours)

• Select at least two of the following:

• CSCI 7090 - Selected Topics in Computer Science (1-3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 7380 - Software Security and Secure Coding (3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 7533 - Requirements and Architecture (3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 7534 - Testing and Measurement (3 Credit Hours)

Concentration in Software and Cyber Security

• CSCI 7380 - Software Security and Secure Coding (3 Credit Hours)

• Select at least two of the following:

• CSCI 7090 - Selected Topics in Computer Science (1-3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 7433 - Data and Database Security (3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 7536 - Network and Computer Security (3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 7710 - Advanced Computer Security (3 Credit Hours)

Concentration in Machine Learning

• CSCI 7434 - Data Mining (3 Credit Hours)

• Select at least two of the following:

• CSCI 7090 - Selected Topics in Computer Science (1-3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 7435 - Data Warehousing (3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 7501 - Computational Intelligence (3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 7510 - Decision Support Systems (3 Credit Hours)

Concentration in Data and Knowledge Systems

• CSCI 7434 - Data Mining (3 Credit Hours)

• Select at least two of the following:

• CSCI 7090 - Selected Topics in Computer Science (1-3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 7431 - Distributed Database Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 7435 - Data Warehousing (3 Credit Hours)
• CSCI 7510 - Decision Support Systems (3 Credit Hours)

Advisement

Graduate students are advised by their program. Graduate students should reach out to their graduate program director for information regarding the structures in place to facilitate advisement. For more information visit Graduate Academic Advisement .

Graduate students can also contact the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies for more information about their program director.

Phone: 912-478-COGS (2647)
Email: gradschool@georgiasouthern.edu