Computer Science (MS)
Master of Science Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 6 | ||
Select a minimum of one course per category under "Core Courses" listed below | |||
| Required Courses | 7 | ||
| Computer Science Graduate Orientation | |||
| Master's Thesis Research | |||
| Elective Courses | 9 | ||
CSC 500 or 700-level courses | |||
| Minor Courses, CSC Graduate Electives or Restricted Electives | 9 | ||
"Minor Courses, CSC Graduate Electives or Restricted Electives" will be approved in conjunction with the academic committee | |||
| Total Hours | 31 | ||
Core Courses
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select minimum of two courses, one from each category | 6 | ||
Theory Category | |||
| CSC 503 | Computational Applied Logic | 3 | |
| CSC 505 | Design and Analysis Of Algorithms | 3 | |
| CSC 512 | Compiler Construction | 3 | |
| CSC 514 | Foundations of Cryptography | 3 | |
| CSC 565 | Graph Theory | 3 | |
| CSC 579 | Introduction to Computer Performance Modeling | 3 | |
| CSC 580 | Numerical Analysis I | 3 | |
Systems Category | |||
| CSC 501 | Operating Systems Principles | 3 | |
| CSC 506 | Architecture Of Parallel Computers | 3 | |
| CSC 510 | Software Engineering | 3 | |
| CSC 520 | Artificial Intelligence I | 3 | |
| or CSC 720 | Artificial Intelligence II | ||
| CSC 540 | Database Management Concepts and Systems | 3 | |
| CSC 561 | Principles of Computer Graphics | 3 | |
| CSC 570 | Computer Networks | 3 | |
| or CSC 573 | Internet Protocols | ||
| CSC 574 | Computer and Network Security | 3 | |
Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Degree Requirements
The Accelerated Bachelors/Master’s (ABM) degree program allows exceptional undergraduate students at NC State an opportunity to complete the requirements for both the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at an accelerated pace. These undergraduate students may double count up to 12 credits and obtain a non-thesis Master’s degree in the same field within 12 months of completing the Bachelor’s degree, or obtain a thesis-based Master’s degree in the same field within 18 months of completing the Bachelor’s degree.
This degree program also provides an opportunity for the Directors of Graduate Programs (DGPs) at NC State to recruit rising juniors in their major to their graduate programs. However, permission to pursue an ABM degree program does not guarantee admission to the Graduate School. Admission is contingent on meeting eligibility requirements at the time of entering the graduate program.
Faculty
Department Head
- Gregory E. Rothermel, Professor
Distinguished University Research Professor
- Donald L. Bitzer
Distinguished Professors
- Tiffany M. Barnes
- Mladen A. Vouk, Vice Chancellor for Research Development
- Laurie A. Williams, Co-Director - NCSU Science of Security Lablet
Distinguished University Professor
- James C. Lester II, Director of the Center for Educational Informatics
- Michael A. Rappa, Director, Institute for Advanced Analytics
Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor
- Georgios N. Rouskas, Director of Graduate Programs
- Munindar P. Singh, Co- Director - NCSU Science of Security Lablet
Full Professor
- Min Chi
- Rada Y. Chirkova
- Huaiyu Dai
- Rudra Dutta, Associate Department Head
- William H. Enck, Director of Wolfpack Security & Privacy Research (WSPR) Laboratory
- Edward F. Gehringer
- Xiaohui (Helen) Gu
- Christopher G. Healey, Goodnight Distinguished Professor Analytics, Institute for Advanced Analytics
- Steffen Heber
- Timothy J. Menzies
- R. Frank Mueller
- Xipeng Shen
- Matthias F. M. Stallmann
- R. Raju Vatsavai
Associate Professors
- Wesley K. G. Assunção
- Justin Mathew Bradley
- Marcelo d'Amorim
- Zhishan Guo
- Khaled Harfoush
- Arnav H. Jhala
- Alexandros Kapravelos
- Sandeep K. Kuttal
- Xu Liu
- Collin F. Lynch
- Noboru Matsuda
- Kemafor Anyanwu Ogan
- Sharath Kumar Raghvendra
- Bradley G. Reaves
- David L. Roberts, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs
- Alessandra Scafuro
- Muhammad Shahzad
- Donald R. Sheehy
- Kathryn T. Stolee
- Sharma Vallin Thankachan
- Benjamin A. Watson
- Wujie Wen
Assistant Professors
- Samira Mirbagher Ajorpaz
- Veronica M. Cateté
- Anupam Das
- Peng Gao
- Shiyan Jiang
- Jung -Eun Kim
- Chin Ho Lee
- Jiajia Li
- Huining Li
- Jianqing Liu
- Xiaorui Liu
- Yuchen Liu
- John-Paul Ore
- Thomason W. Price
- Dongkuan (DK) Xu
- Dominik Wermke
- Bowen Xu
- Chenhan Xu
- Man Ki Yoon
- Ruozhou Yu
Teaching Professor
- Sarah S. Heckman, Director of Undergraduate Programs
Teaching Associate Professors
- Kimberly J. Titus
- Tzvetelina (Lina) Battestilli
- Jamie A Jennings
- Jason T. King
- Chandrika Satyavolu
- Jessica Y. Schmidt
- David B. Sturgill
Teaching Assistant Professors
- Suzanne M. Balik
- Abida Haque
- Caio Batista de Melo
- Alexander Card
- Ignacio X. Dominguez
- Adam Gaweda
- Shuyin Jiao
- Sterling M. McLeod
- Isabella White
Lecturers
- B. Jasmine Adams, Director of Undergraduate Advising
- Margaret Heil, Director of Senior Design Center
- ToniAnn Marini, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Advising
Research Professor
- Franc Brglez
Assistant Research Professor
- Bita Akram
Director
- Leslie Rand-Pickett, Graduate Career Services
Emeritus Faculty
- Dennis R. Bahler
- Wu-show Chou
- Jon Doyle
- Edward W. Davis, Jr.
- Robert J. Fornaro
- Thomas L. Honeycutt
- David F. McAllister
- Harry Perros
- Douglas S. Reeves
- Woodrow Robbins
- Carla D. Savage
- William J. Stewart
- Alan L. Tharp
- David J. Thuente
Adjunct Faculty
- Ram Chillarege
- Aldo Dagnino
- Steven Hunter
- Chris Martens
- Wookhee Min
- Peng Ning
- Christopher Parnin
- Injong Rhee
- Robert St. Amant
- Xiaogang (Cliff) Wang
- Tao Xie