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DEGREE PROGRAMS

DEGREE PROGRAMS. We offer 4 graduate degrees: M.S. Computer Science M.F.A. Digital Production Arts Ph.D . Human Centered Computing Ph.D. Computer Science. M.S. in Computer Science. 2 year 30 credit hours 10 courses or 8 courses + research thesis

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DEGREE PROGRAMS

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  1. DEGREE PROGRAMS

  2. We offer 4 graduate degrees: • M.S. Computer Science • M.F.A. Digital Production Arts • Ph.D. Human Centered Computing • Ph.D. Computer Science

  3. M.S. in Computer Science • 2 year • 30 credit hours • 10 courses or 8 courses + research thesis • 6 core areas: Applications, Computing Foundations, Graphics and Visualization, Interactive Computing, Software Engineering, Systems and Implementation • Concentration requirement • 3 courses in a core area • Breadth requirement • 1 course in at least 3 other core • areas Prof. Brian Dean with student

  4. Overview of MFA Program inDigital Production Arts • Seeks to train technically skilled, visually sophisticated problem solvers • Students are from many fields • Careers in • VFX and animation – Since 2001 over 130 films! • Video games • University teaching • Media and design

  5. DPA Course Curriculum 2 2 4 5 5 2 20 course hours total

  6. Production Studio • An intense studio-like experience • Teams produce short films with professional production values • Students responsible for: • concept art, storyboards, layout, modeling, surfacing, lighting, rendering, animation, VFX, sound

  7. Video Best of DPA 2013 Include: BestOf2013.mov

  8. Industry Relations • Campus visits from studios • Dreamworks • Lucasfilm • Sony Imageworks • Electronic Arts • Faculty visits to studios • SIGGRAPH Conference • Summer or Dreamworks • Software & hardware access (planning) • Industry Advisory Board (soon) • Internships • Lucasfilm • Weta Digital • Rhythm and Hues • Blizzard • Disney www.clemson.edu/dpa

  9. HCC PhD Degree Requirements • 60 credit hours beyond the Bachelors degree. • Competency in 4 topic areas (Coursework) • Computing • People • Research Methods and Design • Cognate or Specialty Area • A portfolio (our combined version of the Ph.D. qualifying and comprehensive exams)

  10. HCC PhD Degree Requirements • 3 hours of HCC 831: Fundamentals of Human-Centered Computing • 12 hours of Computing, CPSC 600 and 800 level • 6 hours from the People track • 6 hours of Research Methods • 9 hours of a Cognate or Specialty area • 6 hours of pre-dissertation research, CPSC 888 Directed Projects • 18 hours of dissertation research, CPSC 991

  11. HCC PhD Degree Requirements (Portfolio) • Transcripts (minimum GPA of 3.5) • Writing Sample (Student first author) • Statement of Purpose (One page) • Plan of Study (Consistent with SOP) • Advisor Letter of Support • Student C.V. • Optional Items (Source code, implementation)

  12. HCC PhD Degree Requirements • Ability to pursue research • Typically demonstrated by a research publication that may be co-authored with your advisor • A dissertation proposal on a specific topic • A dissertation • A dissertation defense

  13. PhD in Computer ScienceRequirements • Research experience in first year • Faculty research seminar in 1st semester • Directed projects / seminar in 2nd semester • Portfolio (PhD Comprehensive Exam) • Dissertation proposal • Dissertation defense • At least one peer-reviewed publication Lindsay Harris Jamison PhD CS 2007

  14. Computer Science PhD Timeline

  15. PhD Portfolio Requirements • Statement of Purpose • Recommendation letters • Strong performance in 4 of 7 core areas • Algorithms and Theory • Graphics and Visualization • Computer Networks • Information Management • Languages and Translators • Software Engineering • Systems • At least one Formal Thinking course • At least one Implementation course • Research paper Prof. Larry Hodges with students

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