College of EngineeringComputer Science and SoftwareAcademicsGraduate ProgramsMS-CSSE (Data Engineering)
Sample Plan of Studies for Master of Science in Computer Science and Software Engineering
(Non-Thesis Option, Concentration: Data Engineering)
Program Requirements
A CSSE non-thesis master’s student will take a total of 33 credit hours. The student may also take a 3-credit hour directed study (COMP 7930) or a 3-credit hour COMP 7980 Capstone Engineering project.
Core Courses
- COMP 7270: Advanced Algorithms - 3 Credit Hours (Spring)
- COMP 7300: Advanced Computer Architecture - 3 Credit Hours (Fall)
- COMP 7500: Advanced Operating Systems - 3 Credit Hours (Spring)
Electives
- COMP 6120: Database Systems I (Fall/Spring)
- COMP 6130: Data Mining - 3 Credit Hours (Fall/Spring)
- COMP 6530: Secure Cloud Computing - 3 Credit Hours (Spring)
Select two from the following four courses:
- COMP 6600: Artificial Intelligence - 3 Credit Hours (Fall/Spring)
- COMP 6630: Machine Learning - 3 Credit Hours (Spring)
- COMP 6650: Deep Learning - 3 Credit Hours (Fall)
- COMP 6660: Evolutionary Computing - 3 Credit Hours (Fall)
Select three from the following seven courses:
- COMP 6320: Design and Analysis of Computer Networks (Fall)
- COMP 6350: Digital Forensics - 3 Credit Hours (Fall)
- COMP 6620: User Interface Design and Evaluation (Fall)
- COMP 6970: Special Topics: Deep Learning for Computer Vision (Spring)
- COMP 6970: Special Topics: Computational Biology (Spring)
- COMP 6970: Special Topics: Information Retrieval (Spring)
- COMP 7970: Special Topics: Natural Language Processing (Fall)
Total Credit Hours: 33
Course Offerings and Syllabi
For course offerings and syllabi, please refer to the Course Offerings and Syllabi page.
Sample Course Schedules
- 1st Semester (Fall):
- COMP 7300 Advanced Computer Architecture (Required)
- COMP 6120 Database Systems
- COMP 6600 Artificial Intelligence
- 2nd Semester (Spring):
- COMP 7270 Advanced Algorithms (Required)
- COMP 6530 Secure Cloud Computing
- COMP 6130 Data Mining
- 3rd Semester (Fall):
- COMP 6320 Design and Analysis of Computer Networks
- COMP 6700 Secure Software Process
- COMP 6650 Deep Learning
- 4th Semester (Spring):
- COMP 7500 Advanced Operating Systems (Required)
- COMP 6630 Machine Learning
- 1st Semester (Spring):
- COMP 7270 Advanced Algorithms (Required)
- COMP 6530 Secure Cloud Computing
- COMP 6130 Data Mining
- 2nd Semester (Fall):
- COMP 7300 Advanced Computer Architecture (Required)
- COMP 6120 Database Systems
- COMP 6600 Artificial Intelligence
- 3rd Semester (Spring):
- COMP 7500 Advanced Operating Systems (Required)
- COMP 6630 Machine Learning
- COMP 6700 Secure Software Process
- 4th Semester (Fall):
- COMP 6320 Design and Analysis of Computer Networks
- COMP 6650 Deep Learning
Contact Information
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
3101 Shelby Center for Engineering Technology
Auburn, AL 36849-5347 USA
Phone: (334) 844-4330
Fax: (334) 844-6329
Website: Auburn University CSSE
