Curriculum Requirements for the Ph.D. in Computer Science
Major Requirements
| Core Required Courses | Credits: | |
| CSCI 610 | Theoretic Concepts in Computers and Computation | 3 |
| CSCI 621 | Programming Languages | 3 |
| CSCI 651 | Algorithm Concepts | 3 |
| Total: 9 Credits | ||
| Electives can be selected from the following list in the areas of: Computer Science; Cybersecurity; and Data Science. | ||
| Core Required Electives (choose nine) | Credits: | |
| CSCI 606 | Distributed Systems | 3 |
| CSCI 620 | Operating System Security | 3 |
| CSCI 626 | Information Retrieval | 3 |
| CSCI 636 | Big Data Analytics | 3 |
| CSCI 641 | Computer Architecture I | 3 |
| CSCI 645 | Numerical Analysis | 3 |
| CSCI 646 | Database Interface and Programming | 3 |
| CSCI 654 | Principles of Information Security | 3 |
| CSCI 655 | Automata Theory | 3 |
| CSCI 656 | Distributed Database Systems | 3 |
| CSCI 657 | Introduction to Data Mining | 3 |
| CSCI 665 | Software Engineering | 3 |
| CSCI 690 | Computer Networks | 3 |
| CSCI 760 | Database Systems | 3 |
| CSCI 790 | Advanced Software Engineering | 3 |
| INCS 615 | Advanced Network and Internet Security | 3 |
| INCS 618 | Computer Security Risk Management and Legal Issues | 3 |
| INCS 712 | Digital Forensics | 3 |
| INCS 741 | Cryptography | 3 |
| INCS 745 | Intrusion Detection and Hacker Exploits | 3 |
| INCS 775 | Data Center Security | 3 |
| DTSC 610 | Programming for Data Science | 3 |
| DTSC 615 | Optimization Methods for Data Science | 3 |
| DTSC 635 | Probability and Stochastic Processes | 3 |
| DTSC 701 | Introduction to Big Data | 3 |
| Total: 27 Credits | ||
| ** Students can register for the courses below multiple times with credits ranging from 1 to 9 to fulfill the total 30-credit requirement for research and dissertation. | ||
| Independent Research | Credits: | |
| CSGR 860 | Independent Research** | 1–9 |
| Total: 18 Credits | ||
| Ph.D. Dissertation | Credits: | |
| CSGR 861 | Ph.D. Dissertation** | 1–9 |
| Total: 12 Credits | ||
| Students will be required to maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 in Ph.D. courses. A grade below a B- will result in the student repeating the course. | ||
Total Program Credits = 66A maximum of 18 credits can be transferred if the student has an M.S. degree in computer science or a related area, with approval of the program director. |