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Nov 27, 2024
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2005-2006 Graduate Studies Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
M.A. in Computer Science
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This program is designed to prepare students for diverse careers in computing,
including the design of computer systems and equipment, the development of software
to control operations and process information, and the research to satisfy the
growing computer needs in all segments of society. New computer application areas
are expanding at a rapid pace in all areas including medicine, the media, architecture,
engineering and business overall. Businessmen and women, and science professionals,
will find electives specifically for their specialties. The program is also intended
for computing professionals who wish to advance their careers by staying abreast
of state-of-the art techniques for the design, implementation, test and deployment
of modern computing systems. The fundamental courses in algorithms and operating
systems support the eight elective courses the students are required to complete.
The program is targeted to meet the needs of the technical and business-oriented
markets we serve with individual programs designed by the student in consultation
with an adviser. The eight elective courses provide the needed flexibility. Students
are engaged with a project as their capstone experience.
Graduates of this program have found challenging, fulfilling and lucrative positions
in varied areas of industry including software manufacturers, communication and
networking companies, banks, publishers, stock brokerages, and business consulting.
They perform a wide range of tasks including programming, systems and network
administration, database administration, systems analysis, and network security
analysis.
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Admission Requirements
- Completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
- An undergraduate minimum grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Achievement in General (verbal, quantitative and analytical writing) GRE scores.
Prerequisite Requirements
Students may satisfy any or all of the prerequisites listed below by having completed,
or enrolling in, these courses or their equivalents at an accredited institution.
With the permission of the Graduate Program Director, eligible students may elect
to sit for proficiency examinations. Applicants without undergraduate computer
science degrees may be admitted as provisionally matriculated students if they
meet all admission criteria except for the required prerequisites. They can enroll
in graduate courses if they meet individual course prerequisites and satisfy the
general requirements before completing 12 semester hours of graduate study. This
condition is automatically lifted as soon as the prerequisites or their equivalents
are satisfactorily completed.
- Discrete Mathematics
- Computer Science I
- Computer Science II
- Algorithms and Data Structures
- Computer Organization/Computer Architecture
- Operating Systems
- Theory of Computing (Formal Languages and Automata Theory)
- Calculus II (Integral Calculus and Analytical Geometry)
Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 33
The M.A. in Computer Science requires the satisfactory completion of a 33 semester
hour program including 3 required courses (including the project course), and
8 electives. Full-time students can complete the program in four semesters. Part-time
students usually complete the program in 6 or 7 semesters. Courses taken in other
departments as electives require written departmental approval. At least 27 semester
hours must be in graduate computer science courses. Up to 6 semester-hours of
graduate courses in areas outside of computer science may be taken with the written
approval of the Graduate Program Director. At least 27 semester hours must be
completed in residence at Hofstra. A minimum 3.0 average with a grade of C or
better in all courses is required.
One graduate course is 3 semester hours.
Required Courses - Semester Hours:12
Elective Courses - Semester Hours: 21
Choose any graduate level course in computer science or from other graduate programs
with written approval from graduate director.
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