Computer Science

专业详情

The MS program combines a firm grounding in theoretical foundations with training in current technologies and applications. MS students graduate with the flexibility to pursue careers in research, or to go on to doctoral study.

The MS-CS program is also offered in a 4+1 year program format to Duke undergraduates, allowing them to complete the degree with a fifth year of study.

The department offers two options for CS MS candidates: a course-only MS, or a thesis or project based MS. Both require 30 hours of course credits (10 courses), but the thesis/project option requires fewer credits from graded classes.

Both require an oral exam. For the course-only option, the exam is administered by a three-person committee appointed by the Department Chair and is based on a portfolio, composed of  research papers, project reports, presentations and other professional documents produced during the course of the MS.

For the thesis or project option, the student completes a research project under the supervision of a faculty advisor and a committee of 2 additional faculty members; a written report about the research describes the objectives of the work, the previous state of the art, the results obtained, and how to use the results