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Computer Science Graduate Studies in U of Memphis

Computer Science Graduate Studies in U of Memphis. Why graduate school?. To broaden and deepen your skills To open up more future opportunities To get more competitive in the job market To command a higher salary Median salary for programmers Bachelor: $55,000 Masters: $65,000

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Computer Science Graduate Studies in U of Memphis

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  1. Computer Science Graduate Studies in U of Memphis

  2. Why graduate school? • To broaden and deepen your skills • To open up more future opportunities • To get more competitive in the job market • To command a higher salary • Median salary for programmers • Bachelor: $55,000 • Masters: $65,000 • (Source: www.payscale.com, Oct 12, 2005)

  3. Graduate CS in U of Memphis • We offer • Masters and Ph.D. degrees about Computer Science • MS degree in E-commerce • MS degree in Bioinformatics

  4. Graduate CS in U of Memphis • Exciting research in various fields • Bio-inspired Computing and Bioinformatics • Computational Intelligence • Computer Networks and Security • Database and Data Mining • Software development and engineering

  5. Graduate CS in U of Memphis • Outstanding curriculum • Excellent teachers with solid technical and research background • Instructors from industrial field with practical experience • Depth and breadth requirements

  6. Admission requirements – Masters Program in Computer Science • Basic requirement • GRE scores • Two letters of recommendation • TOEFL scores (if you’re a non-native speaker) • Minimum 2.5 GPA (in a 4.0 scale)

  7. Pre-requisites – Masters Program in Computer Science • Require courses in Computer Science and Mathematics • In Mathematics • Calculus I • Linear Algebra • Discrete Maths

  8. Pre-requisites – Masters Program in Computer Science • In Computer Science • Intro to programming • Data structures • Advanced Data Structures • Intro to Algorithms • Computer Organization • Principle of Programming Languages • Operating Systems

  9. Pre-requisites – Masters Program in Computer Science • Admission still possible if 2 courses short • But required to take those courses in the first/second semester after admission • These courses cannot used to fulfill degree requirements

  10. Requirement for graduation – Masters in Computer Science • 34 credits • = 11 courses + 1 credit of COMP 7950 (Computer Science Seminar) • Required courses : • COMP 6601 (Models of Computation) • COMP 7950 (Computer Science Seminar): Must be taken at the second semester • A project (COMP 7980) or Thesis (COMP 7996) course

  11. Requirement for graduation – Masters in Computer Science • Area requirement: • Courses are divided into areas like • Computer Networks • Artificial Intelligence • Software Systems • Databases • Students are required to take 2 courses each in 3 of these areas

  12. Admission requirements– Masters in Bioinformatics • Masters/PhD degree in biological sciences • GRE scores • 2 letters of recommendation • Minimum 2.5 GPA • TOEFL scores for non-English speaking students

  13. Prerequisites – Masters in Bioinformatics • Course requirements • Biology • Molecular Genetics • Biochemistry I and II • Mathematics • Calculus I and II • Discrete Math • Linear algebra

  14. Prerequisites – Masters in Bioinformatics • Course requirements • Computer Science • Introduction to programming • Data Structures • Advanced Data Structures

  15. Requirement for graduation – Masters in Bioinformatics • 33 credit hours, including • 9 hours of life sciences • 3 hours of statistics • 12 hours of Computer Science core courses • 6 hours of Computer Science Elective • Thesis

  16. Masters in Electronic commerce • A parallel focus on Computer Science and commerce • Pre-requisites: Calculus I, Discrete Math, Management, Marketing, some programming language • Degree consists a mixture of CS and business courses

  17. Admission requirement – Ph.D. in Computer Science • Basic requirement • GRE scores • Three letters of recommendation • TOEFL scores (if you’re a non-native speaker) • Minimum 2.5 GPA (in a 4.0 scale) • Pre-requisites requirement same as Masters degree

  18. Requirements for graduation – Ph.D. in Computer Science • 72 credits • 36 credits if you have an approved Masters degree • Qualifying exam within the first 2 years • At least 2 areas of coursework • Comprehensive exam and dissertation proposal • Dissertation defense

  19. Application procedure • Electronic application available at: http://academics.memphis.edu/gradschool/elecapplic.html • Application fee: $35 for domestic students, $60 for international • Deadlines: • Spring 2006: December 1st • Summer 2006: May 1st • Fall 2006: July 1st

  20. Fees • Fees as of 2005-06 • In-state: $338 per credit • Out-of-state: $431 per credit

  21. Financial aid/assistantships • Financial aid is available! • 25% of our students are supported by graduate assistantships in the department • Another 25% are supported by graduate assistantships from other departments/unit in the University • Include tuition and salary • Teaching, labs management and/or research assistance • Other fellowships also available

  22. We eagerly await you coming!

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