Computer and Information Science Courses
| Course code – name | Credits | Concentration |
Preparatory courses (no graduate credits)
| CS 108 Statistics (or equivalent) | 0 | |
| CS 111 Discrete Mathematics (or equivalent) | 0 | |
| CS 120 Introduction to Object Oriented Programming (or equivalent) | 0 | |
| CS 130 Computer Organization (or equivalent) | 0 | |
| CS 211 Introduction to Algorithms (or equivalent) | 0 |
Core courses (21 credits)
| Theory of Computing | 3 | Theoretical CS |
| Software Project Management | 3 | Software Engineering |
| Object-Oriented Analysis and Design | 3 | Software Engineering |
| Advanced Object-Oriented Programming | 3 | Software Engineering |
| Advanced Statistical Modeling | 3 | Data Science |
| Advanced Algorithms | 3 | Theoretical CS |
| Machine Learning | 3 | Data Science |
Capstone (6 credits)
| CIS Capstone Preparation (2nd year standing) | 3 | |
| CIS Capstone Thesis (2nd year standing) | 3 | |
| CIS Capstone Practicum (2nd year standing) | 3 |
Concentration Requirements (15 credits)
| Computational Methods | 3 | Theoretical CS |
| Math Logic | 3 | Theoretical CS |
| Advanced Cryptography | 3 | Theoretical CS |
| Computer Vision | 3 | Theoretical CS or Data Science |
| Computational Complexity | 3 | Data Science |
| Knowledge Representation | 3 | Data Science |
| Data Visualization | 3 | Data Science |
| Time Series Analysis | 3 | Data Science |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | Data Science |
| Operating Systems | 3 | Software Engineering |
| Databases | 3 | Software Engineering |
| Entrepreneurship | 3 | Software Engineering |
| Software Engineering | 3 | Software Engineering |
| Programming Paradigms | 3 |
Software Engineering or Theoretical CS |
Additional Electives (6 credits)
| Bioinformatics | 3 | |
| HP Computing | 3 | |
| Distributed Systems | 3 | |
| Mobile Development | 3 | |
| C++/Java | 3 | |
| GPU/Gaming | 3 | |
| Compilers | 3 | |
| Advanced Robotics | 3 | |
| CAD/CAM | 3 |
Graduation requirements
- All students must successfully pass the seven Core courses (21 credits). Please note that students should be aware of the Preparatory undergraduate coursework needed for their CIS graduate courses. If a student has not completed these prerequisites during their undergraduate studies, he/she should enroll in the corresponding Preparatory courses.
- Students must also choose one of three concentrations: Theoretical Computer Science (TCS), Data Science (DS), or Software Engineering (SE).
- Students choosing the TCS Concentration must successfully complete 15 credits from the Theoretical Computer Science Concentration (outside of the core).
- Students choosing the DS Concentration must successfully complete 15 credits from the Data Science Concentration (outside of the core).
- Students choosing the SE Concentration must successfully complete 15 credits from the Software Engineering Concentration (outside of the core)
- All students must complete the six-credit Capstone requirement.
- All students must complete the AUA environmental requirement (at least 1 credit), by passing for a grade any course pre-approved by the Program Chair which fulfills the requirement.
- A student must complete at least 48 credits for graduation, and all courses must be taken on a letter grade basis. A cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher is required for graduation. Students who wish to register for electives not listed must get prior approval from the Program Chair.