Computer Science

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Computer Science

Requirements:

The Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Computer Science requires the completion of a minimum of 60 academic units of graduate work beyond the Master's degree in Computer Science. 48 of the 60 units are composed of course work and the remaining 12 units are for the Doctoral Dissertation.

Prerequisites:

An earned Master's degree or its equivalent in Computer Science or a related area earned from an accredited or state?approved college or university.

Prescriptive Education:

40 of the 60 units of course work and the Doctoral Dissertation must be taken as completed academic work from the University as a Minimum.

Transfer Credits:

A maximum of 8 units may he accepted in transfer from accredited colleges/universities or other state?approved institutions.

Professional Experience:

A maximum of 12 units in lieu of life?work / professional credit can he awarded to students enrolled in any Doctoral program.

Curricula for Doctoral Degrees:

In addition to approved graduate level work taken prior to admission, requirements include groups of course work which support the students's specialization and establish a minimum of one (1) independent research project, and two (2) graduate level courses from two different doctoral specialization areas, i.e. independent reading andlor directed research. A minimum of one (1) course in statistical method; and one (1) course in theory and practice of empirical research are also required.

Course Work Requirements:

Unless otherwise indicated, each of the following courses is valued at four (4) units:

CS551 Robotics: Control, Sensing, Vision and Intelligence
CS553 Parallel Computers
CS557 Multimedia
CS559 Device? independent Graphics
CS561 Local Area Networks (LAN)
CS563 Competent Expert Systems
CS565 Software Engineering Concepts
CS567 Digital Systems
CS569 Robot Vision
CS671 Programming Productivity
CS573 Computer Network Mandatory Doctoral Requirements:
CS539 Statistical Analysis
CS590 Theory and Practice of Empirical Research (2-4 units)
CS698 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal (2 units)
CS699 Doctoral Dissertation (10 units)

NOTE: The dissertation MUST he orally defended and is valued at 10 units.

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science
Master of Science (MSc) in Computer Science