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How to Apply
Applicants must meet general graduate admission requirements in addition to the following program-specific requirements:
- A minimum, cumulative GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale (or international equivalent) in all undergraduate work
- A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution of recognized standing or an international equivalent at the time of enrollment
- Official GRE score
- Official transcripts for all institutions where you have earned more than 6 credits. If your transcript is in a language other than English, please include an English translation, validated by an official public translator.
- Statement of Purpose
- Two letters of recommendation
- Applicants who completed the majority of their undergraduate coursework outside of the United States are typically required to submit official TOEFL, IELTS, PTE or Duolingo English proficiency test scores.
Deadlines & Cost
Deadlines: June 1 for fall, December 1 for spring
Application Fee: The nonrefundable application fee is $75. UMass Boston alumni and current students that plan to complete degree requirements prior to graduate enrollment can submit the application without paying the application fee.
Program Cost Information: Bursar's website
Curriculum
Object-Oriented Software Development (6 Credits)
- CS 681 - Object-Oriented Software Development 3 Credit(s)
- CS 682 - Software Development Laboratory I 3 Credit(s)
Theoretical Electives (6 Credits)
Take two from below.
- CS 620 - Theory of Computation 3 Credit(s)
- CS 622 - Theory of Formal Languages 3 Credit(s)
- CS 624 - Analysis of Algorithms 3 Credit(s)
- CS 720 - Logical Foundations of Computer Science 3 Credit(s)
- CS 724 - Topics in Algorithm Theory and Design 3 Credit(s)
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Undergraduate Courses (see Undergraduate Catalog for descriptions):
- CS 420 Introduction to the Theory of Computation
- MATH 470 Mathematical Logic
Applied Electives (18 Credits)
Take six from below.
Student approved for a master’s thesis may take three credits of CS 699 - Research for MS Thesis.
- CS 613 - Applied Cryptography 3 Credit(s)
- CS 615 - User Interface Design 3 Credit(s)
- CS 630 - Database Management Systems 3 Credit(s)
- CS 634 - Architecture of Database Systems 3 Credit(s)
- CS 636 - Database Application Development 3 Credit(s)
- CS 637 - Database-Backed Websites 3 Credit(s)
- CS 646 - Computer Communications Networks 3 Credit(s)
- CS 648 - Wireless Networks and Mobile Computing 3 Credit(s)
- CS 651 - Compiler 3 Credit(s)
- CS 670 - Artificial Intelligence 3 Credit(s)
- CS 672 - Neural Networks 3 Credit(s)
- CS 675 - Computer Vision 3 Credit(s)
- CS 680 - Object-Oriented Design and Programming 3 Credit(s)
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Undergraduate Courses (see Undergraduate Catalog for descriptions):
- CS 410 Introduction to Software Engineering
- CS 411 Competitive Programming
- CS 444 Operating Systems
- CS 446 Introduction to Internetworking
- CS 450 Structure of Higher Level Languages
- CS 445 Real-Time Systems
- CS 460 Graphics
Graduation Criteria
Complete a minimum of 30 credits from at least ten courses including two object-oriented software development courses, two theoretical electives, and at least six applied electives.
Capstone: Complete a software engineering project as part of CS 681 and 682 or a master’s thesis which requires a minimum GPA of 3.5 and approval of the graduate program director.
GPA: A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required from all courses applied toward the program. A student may not choose to take an additional course in lieu of a course in which he or she has earned a low grade.
Minimum grade: No courses with a grade below C may be applied toward the program. No more than two courses with a grade below B- may be applied toward the program.
Course level: At least 24 credits for the program must be from courses at the 600-level or higher. With the exception of CS 485, all 400-level computer science courses are considered graduate-level courses.
Statute of limitations: Seven years.
Contact
Graduate Program Director Dan Simovici
dan.simovici [at] umb.edu
(617) 287-6472
Administrative Assistant Gemma Galecia
gemma.galecia [at] umb.edu
(617) 287-6441
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