Computer Science, Master of Science in Engineering at Johns Hopkins University

Programme overview

The Master of Science in Engineering in Computer Science is a residential programme of the Department of Computer Science. It offers an official concentration in Human Language Technology, jointly administered with the Center for Language and Speech Processing, and an unofficial Artificial Intelligence track.

Faculty: Whiting School of Engineering | Department: Department of Computer Science | Duration: Three full-time residential semesters (two resident semesters required) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Baltimore, MD, United States

What you will study

Eight graduate-level courses, including at least one 3-credit course from four of five sub-areas (Applications, Reasoning, Software, Systems, Theory) plus four electives, then either two further CS courses, a supervised research project, or a master's thesis. Up to two courses may be transferred in.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entering students are expected to have completed study equivalent to the BS in Computer Science. Applicants from other disciplines are expected to have coursework or equivalent experience in intermediate programming (C++ and Java), data structures, computer system fundamentals and mathematical foundations of computer science.

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