College of EngineeringComputer Science and SoftwareAcademicsGraduate ProgramsMS-Data Science and Engineering
Sample Plan of Studies for Master of Science in Data Science and Engineering
(MS-DSEN)
Program Requirements
An MS-DSE student will take a total of 30 credit hours. Apart from the six required courses, the student is required to take a 3-credit hour COMP 7980 Capstone Engineering Project.
Core Courses
- COMP 6120: Database Systems I - 3 Credit Hours (Fall)
- COMP 6130: Data Mining - 3 Credit Hours (Fall) (Spring After Fall ’23)
- COMP 6630: Machine Learning - 3 Credit Hours (Spring) (Fall After Fall ’23)
- STAT 6000: Intermediate Statistical Methods for Data Science - 3 Credit Hours (Fall)
- STAT 6600: Probability & Statistics for Data Science - 3 Credit Hours (Fall)
- STAT 6650: Statistical Learning - 3 Credit Hours (Spring)
- COMP 7980: Capstone Engineering Project (Fall or Spring)
Electives
Select two from the following four courses:
- COMP 6530: Cloud Computing - 3 Credit Hours (Spring)
- COMP 6600: Artificial Intelligence - 3 Credit Hours (Fall)
- COMP 6650: Deep Learning - 3 Credit Hours (Spring)
- COMP 6660: Evolutionary Computing - 3 Credit Hours (Fall)
Select any one from the following six courses:
- COMP 6320: Design and Analysis of Computer Networks (Fall)
- COMP 6350: Digital Forensics - 3 Credit Hours (Fall)
- COMP 6360: Wireless and Mobile Networks (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: 30
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 6120: Database Systems I
- STAT 6000: Intermediate Statistical Methods for Data Science
- STAT 6600: Probability & Statistics for Data Science
- 2nd Semester (Spring):
- COMP 6130: Data Mining
- STAT 6650: Statistical Learning
- COMP Elective 1*
- 3rd Semester (Fall):
- COMP 6630: Machine Learning
- COMP Elective 2**
- COMP Elective 3**
- 4th Semester (Spring):
- COMP 7980: Capstone Engineering Project
Notes:
- * COMP Elective 1 (Spring): Select any one from the following courses:
- COMP 6530: Cloud Computing
- COMP 6650: Deep Learning
- COMP 6970: Special Topics: Information Retrieval
- COMP 6970: Special Topics: Computational Biology
- COMP 6360: Wireless and Mobile Networks
- ** COMP Electives 2 and 3 (Fall): Select any two from the following courses:
- COMP 6600: Artificial Intelligence
- COMP 6320: Design and Analysis of Computer Networks
- COMP 6350: Digital Forensics
- COMP 6660: Evolutionary Computing
- COMP 7970: Special Topics: Natural Language Processing
- 1st Semester (Spring):
- COMP 6130: Data Mining
- STAT 6650: Statistical Learning
- COMP Elective 1*
- 2nd Semester (Fall):
- COMP 6120: Database Systems I
- STAT 6000: Intermediate Statistical Methods for Data Science
- STAT 6600: Probability & Statistics for Data Science
- 3rd Semester (Spring):
- COMP 6630: Machine Learning
- COMP Elective 2**
- COMP Elective 3**
- 4th Semester (Fall):
- COMP 7980: Capstone Engineering Project
Notes:
- * COMP Elective 1 (Spring): Select any one from the following courses:
- COMP 6530: Cloud Computing
- COMP 6650: Deep Learning
- COMP 6970: Special Topics: Information Retrieval
- COMP 6970: Special Topics: Computational Biology
- COMP 6360: Wireless and Mobile Networks
- ** COMP Electives 2 and 3 (Fall): Select any two from the following courses:
- COMP 6600: Artificial Intelligence
- COMP 6320: Design and Analysis of Computer Networks
- COMP 6350: Digital Forensics
- COMP 6660: Evolutionary Computing
- COMP 7970: Special Topics: Natural Language Processing
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
