Computer Science

The program is designed to provide advanced education in this rapidly evolving and challenging discipline. It serves those students who wish to increase their professional competence for business, industry, and research and development laboratories, as well as those students who wish to enter careers in research and teaching. Students may continue in doctoral programs in computer science including the CUNY Graduate Center’s Ph.D. Program in Computer Science in which CSI participates.

All students are required to take 10 graduate courses (30 credits). These include three foundation courses and seven additional Computer Science graduate courses. The three foundation courses cover theoretical computer science, advanced operating systems, and computer architecture/parallel programming. Courses to meet the remaining requirements are chosen in consultation with the graduate program coordinator to create a program that meets the needs of the individual student.

Any other registered CSI graduate course in computer science shall be counted as an elective to fulfill the MS in Computer Science degree requirements, with the following exceptions: those courses specifically identified as computing for teachers or other computer science teacher education courses, or those courses identified as graduate proficiency courses.

Program Goals

Upon completion of this program:

1. Students will have graduate-level knowledge of the core principles of computer science and significant knowledge and understanding of a specialized subject area.

2. Students will have the skills that make them qualified and competitive members of the workforce.

3. Students will have the skills necessary to adapt in an evolving discipline.

4. Students will have the necessary background to continue in Doctoral Programs in CS or related disciplines.