MS Computer Science at University of Alabama

Programme overview

The University of Alabama's Computer Science Department offers interdisciplinary graduate programs leading to master’s and doctoral degrees. Students in the master’s degree program may pursue either a thesis or non-thesis option. Research activity in the department includes active investigations in software engineering, cyber security, big data analytics, distributed autonomy and human-computer interaction, autonomous vehicles, networking and its applications, and computer science education.

Faculty: College of Engineering | Department: Computer Science | Duration: 30 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 30 credit hours.

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Application information

Entry requirements

In addition to meeting the admission requirements established by the Graduate School, students applying for graduate study in the department must also meet the following general requirements: Demonstrated competence in programming. Completion of the equivalent of the department's undergraduate core computer science curriculum. Grades earned in all prior computer science courses must be above the grade of C+. It is strongly recommended that students who wish to be considered for funding opportunities submit a score from the GRE general exam. See the Admission Criteria section of this catalog for more information. Master’s degree application information can be found here.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

Graduate application fee is $65 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $80 for international students (nonrefundable). Deadlines are set per programme in the Academic Programs Portal; some programmes require a standardized test such as GRE or GMAT.

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.ua.edu/

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