Master of Science in Computer Science (MSc in CS) | AIUB

Master of Science in Computer Science (MSc in CS) | AIUB
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Master of Science in Computer Science (MSc in CS)
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Master of Science in Computer Science (MSc in CS)
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Introduction
Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) is offered under the Faculty of Science which requires 40 credit hours. Students in the MSCS program must complete, present, and defend a thesis for a thesis and project-based degree. During the thesis/project all graduate students will be associated with a supervisor.
Admission Requirements
Those who have completed a 4-year undergraduate program in CS, CSE, CIS, SE, CSSE, EEE, COE, ECE, MIS, Mathematics, Electronics, Physics, Applied Physics or in any other science/technical disciplines (to be decided by the Program Director) with at least 2.5 CGPA or its equivalent are eligible for admission to the MSCS program.
Acceptable score in the AIUB administered admission test or a score of above 1100 in the Quantitative and Verbal part of GRE General Test.
Two letters of recommendation.
Admission Test
An admission test may be arranged to evaluate the candidate's formal academic ability or his/ her ability to follow the courses of study prescribed.
Every candidate is required to qualify in the admission test (written and viva).
After passing the admission test, students who need remedial course work (to be decided by the Program Director) may be advised to take some appropriate pre-requisite courses (may not exceed 6 credit hours) prior to taking graduate courses.
MSc in CS Curriculum
Core Courses (7 credits): Three courses - two (2 x 3 = 6 credits) + one (1 x 1 = 1 credits)
Specialization (18 credits): 6 courses (6 x 3 =18 credits) any
one
area of specialization
Electives & Capstone (15 credits): Electives can be taken from any of the areas of specialization.
Research Based
: Elective 3 courses (3 x 3 =9 credits) + Thesis (6 credits)
Project Based
: Elective 4 courses (4 x 3 =12 credits) + Project (3 credits)
Course Based
: Elective 5 courses (5 x 3 =15 credits)
Foundation Courses (For those who hasn’t completed any degree pertaining to Computer Science)
Code
Course Description
Prereq.
Credit
CSC 5001
Foundation in Computing
-
3
CSC 5002
Foundation in Computer Systems
3
Core (Course Based)
Semester 1
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 1
3
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 2
3
CSC####
ELECTIVE COURSE 1
3
CSC5011
COMPUTER SCIENCE APPLICATIONS AND ADVANCEMENTS [MScCS]
3
Total
12
Semester 2
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 3
3
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 4
3
CSC####
ELECTIVE COURSE 2
3
CSC5012
COMPUTER ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE [MScCS]
3
Total
12
Semester 3
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 5
3
CSC####
ELECTIVE COURSE 3
3
CSC5013
FOUNDATION IN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING [MScCS]
1
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 6
3
Total
10
Semester 4
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC####
ELECTIVE COURSE 4
3
CSC####
ELECTIVE COURSE 5
3
Total
6
Grand Total
40 credits
Core (Project Based)
Semester 1
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 1
3
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 2
3
CSC####
ELECTIVE COURSE 1
3
CSC5011
COMPUTER SCIENCE APPLICATIONS AND ADVANCEMENTS [MScCS]
3
Total
12
Semester 2
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 3
3
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 4
3
CSC####
ELECTIVE COURSE 2
3
CSC5012
COMPUTER ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE [MScCS]
3
Total
12
Semester 3
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 5
3
CSC####
ELECTIVE COURSE 3
3
CSC5013
FOUNDATION IN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING [MScCS]
1
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 6
3
Total
10
Semester 4
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC####
PROJECT [MScCS]
18 Credits
3
CSC####
ELECTIVE COURSE 4
3
Total
6
Grand Total
40 credits
Core (Thesis Based)
Semester 1
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 1
3
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 2
3
CSC####
ELECTIVE COURSE 1
3
CSC5011
COMPUTER SCIENCE APPLICATIONS AND ADVANCEMENTS [MScCS]
3
Total
12
Semester 2
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 3
3
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 4
3
CSC####
ELECTIVE COURSE 2
3
CSC5012
COMPUTER ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE [MScCS]
3
Total
12
Semester 3
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 5
3
CSC6000
THESIS
18 Credits
3
CSC####
ELECTIVE COURSE 3
3
CSC5013
FOUNDATION IN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING [MScCS]
1
CSC####
SPECIALIZATION COURSE 6
3
Total
13
Semester 4
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC6000
THESIS CONTINUED
CSC6000
3
Total
3
Grand Total
40 credits
Each student must choose an AREA OF SPECIALIZATION from the following five groups.
Area of Specialization 1: Interactive System Engineering
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC5111
HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION
3
CSC5112
METHODOLOGY OF INTERACTION DESIGN [MScCS]
3
CSC5113
PRINCIPALS OF VISUALIZATION [MScCS]
3
CSC5114
COMPUTER SUPPORTED COLLABORATIVE WORKS [MScCS]
3
CSC5115
UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING [MScCS]
3
CSC5116
AUGMENTED AND VIRTUALLY REALITY [MScCS]
3
CSC5117
SIMULATION AND MODELING [MScCS]
3
CSC5118
E-COMMERCE AND E-GOVERNANCE [MScCS]
3
CSC5119
WEB DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES [MScCS]
3
CSC5199
ADVANCED TOPICS IN INTERACTIVE SYSTEM ENGINEERING [MScCS]
3
Area of Specialization 2: Computer Network & Cyber Security
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC5211
CYBER SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT [MScCS]
3
CSC5212
IT INFRASTRUCTURE AND DISASTER RECOVERY [MScCS]
3
CSC5213
DIGITAL FORENSIC INVESTIGATION [MScCS]
3
CSC5214
INFORMATION SYSTEM AUDITING [MScCS]
3
CSC5215
NETWORK DEFENSE AND ETHICAL HACKING [MScCS]
3
CSC5216
BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOGRAPHY [MScCS]
3
CSC5217
CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES [MScCS]
3
CSC5218
SENSOR NETWORKS AND WIRELESS COMPUTING [MScCS]
3
CSC5219
MOBILE AND MULTIMEDIA NETWORKING [MScCS]
3
CSC5299
ADVANCED TOPICS IN CYBER SECURITY [MScCS]
3
Area of Specialization 3: Data Science
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC5311
INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT [MScCS]
3
CSC5312
DATA WAREHOUSING AND DATA MINING [MScCS]
3
CSC5313
DATABASE TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT, AND SECURITY
3
CSC5314
BIG DATA TECHNOLOGIES [MScCS]
3
CSC5315
DATA VISUALIZATION AND COMMUNICATION [MScCS]
3
CSC5316
RESEARCH DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS FOR DATA SCIENCE [MScCS]
3
CSC5317
STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSIS [MScCS]
3
CSC5318
DATA ANALYTICS FOR BUSINESS [MScCS]
3
CSC5319
PROGRAMMING FOR DATA SCIENCE [MScCS]
3
CSC5399
ADVANCED TOPICS IN DATA SCIENCE [MScCS]
3
Area of Specialization 4: Software Engineering
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC5411
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING
3
CSC5412
SOFTWARE CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
3
CSC5413
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROCESS & CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
3
CSC5414
SOFTWARE EVOLUTION AND MAINTENANCE
3
CSC5415
SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE AND TESTING
3
CSC5416
SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
3
CSC5417
SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION AND TOOLS
3
CSC5418
IT MARKETING & MANAGEMENT
3
CSC5419
METHODS IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
3
CSC5499
ADVANCED TOPICS IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
3
Area of Specialization 5: Intelligent Systems
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC5511
KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
3
CSC5512
MACHINE LEARNING & NEURAL NETWORKS
3
CSC5513
COMPUTER VISION & PATTERN RECOGNITION
3
CSC5514
IMAGE PROCESSING
3
CSC5515
NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING
3
CSC5516
BIOINFORMATICS
3
CSC5517
AI PROGRAMMING AND TOOLS
3
CSC5518
COMBINATORIAL & GRAPH ALGORITHMS [MScCS]
3
CSC5519
DIGITAL SPEECH PROCESSING
3
CSC5599
ADVANCED TOPICS IN INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
3
Elective Courses
Code
Course
Prereq.
Credit
CSC5111
HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION
3
CSC5112
METHODOLOGY OF INTERACTION DESIGN [MScCS]
3
CSC5113
PRINCIPALS OF VISUALIZATION [MScCS]
3
CSC5114
COMPUTER SUPPORTED COLLABORATIVE WORKS [MScCS]
3
CSC5115
UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING [MScCS]
3
CSC5116
AUGMENTED AND VIRTUALLY REALITY [MScCS]
3
CSC5117
SIMULATION AND MODELING [MScCS]
3
CSC5118
E-COMMERCE AND E-GOVERNANCE [MScCS]
3
CSC5119
WEB DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES [MScCS]
3
CSC5199
ADVANCED TOPICS IN INTERACTIVE SYSTEM ENGINEERING [MScCS]
3
CSC5211
CYBER SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT [MScCS]
3
CSC5212
IT INFRASTRUCTURE AND DISASTER RECOVERY [MScCS]
3
CSC5213
DIGITAL FORENSIC INVESTIGATION [MScCS]
3
CSC5214
INFORMATION SYSTEM AUDITING [MScCS]
3
CSC5215
NETWORK DEFENSE AND ETHICAL HACKING [MScCS]
3
CSC5216
BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOGRAPHY [MScCS]
3
CSC5217
CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES [MScCS]
3
CSC5218
SENSOR NETWORKS AND WIRELESS COMPUTING [MScCS]
3
CSC5219
MOBILE AND MULTIMEDIA NETWORKING [MScCS]
3
CSC5299
ADVANCED TOPICS IN CYBER SECURITY [MScCS]
3
CSC5311
INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT [MScCS]
3
CSC5312
DATA WAREHOUSING AND DATA MINING [MScCS]
3
CSC5313
DATABASE TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT, AND SECURITY
3
CSC5314
BIG DATA TECHNOLOGIES [MScCS]
3
CSC5315
DATA VISUALIZATION AND COMMUNICATION [MScCS]
3
CSC5316
RESEARCH DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS FOR DATA SCIENCE [MScCS]
3
CSC5317
STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSIS [MScCS]
3
CSC5318
DATA ANALYTICS FOR BUSINESS [MScCS]
3
CSC5319
PROGRAMMING FOR DATA SCIENCE [MScCS]
3
CSC5399
ADVANCED TOPICS IN DATA SCIENCE [MScCS]
3
CSC5411
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING
3
CSC5412
SOFTWARE CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
3
CSC5413
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROCESS & CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
3
CSC5414
SOFTWARE EVOLUTION AND MAINTENANCE
3
CSC5415
SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE AND TESTING
3
CSC5416
SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
3
CSC5417
SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION AND TOOLS
3
CSC5418
IT MARKETING & MANAGEMENT
3
CSC5419
METHODS IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
3
CSC5499
ADVANCED TOPICS IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
3
CSC5511
KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
3
CSC5512
MACHINE LEARNING & NEURAL NETWORKS
3
CSC5513
COMPUTER VISION & PATTERN RECOGNITION
3
CSC5514
IMAGE PROCESSING
3
CSC5515
NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING
3
CSC5516
BIOINFORMATICS
3
CSC5517
AI PROGRAMMING AND TOOLS
3
CSC5518
COMBINATORIAL & GRAPH ALGORITHMS [MScCS]
3
CSC5519
DIGITAL SPEECH PROCESSING
3
CSC5599
ADVANCED TOPICS IN INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
3
Thesis
Students in the MSCS program must complete, document, present and defend a thesis. During the first two semesters all graduate students will be associated with a supervisor.
Every MSCS candidate must complete a thesis (equivalent to 6 credit hours) describing research work of publishable quality. The thesis must be defended before a committee consisting of the supervisor and at least two other faculty members in relevant fields. The thesis defense is open to all interested faculty and students.
Upon the completion of 18 credits, a student is eligible to register for the Thesis. Thesis is distributed over two consecutive semesters each having 3 credit hours.
Project
Students of Project Based Masters shall complete a software project related to his/her profession or area of interest under the supervision of respective faculty.
Upon the completion of 18 credits, a student is eligible to register for the Project. The duration of a project can no longer be more than 6 months.
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