M.S. in Computer Science Curriculum Making the World Smarter, Safer and Healthier Request More Info Attend an Info Session Contact Us Artificial Intelligence Biotechnology Computer Science Cybersecurity Data Analytics and Visualization Digital Marketing and Media Mathematics Occupational Therapy Physician Assistant Physics Speech-Language Pathology The 10-course (30-credit) M.S. in Computer Science can be completed full time in 1.5 years, or part time at a pace that makes sense for you. Part-time students select 1-2 courses per semester in consultation with their program director. Sample Full-Time Course SequenceCourse Descriptions Degree RequirementsAdvanced CS Core (3 courses / 9 credits)COM 5100 Advanced AlgorithmsCOM 5101 Theoretical Computer Science and its ApplicationsCOM 5102 Emerging Paradigms in ProgrammingElectives (6 courses / 18 credits)*AIM 5006 Artificial IntelligenceAIM 5001 Data Acquisition & ManagementAIM 5005 Machine LearningAIM 5007 Neural Network and Deep LearningAIM 5002 Computational Statistics and ProbabilityCOM 5110 Operating SystemsCOM 5222 Fundamentals of Software EngineeringCOM 5323 Computer GraphicsCOM 5421 DevOpsCOM 5210 Mobile Computing and Apps DevelopmentCOM 5120 Human-Computer InteractionCOM 5440 Software System SecurityCOM 5441 Hardware SecurityCOM 5014 Special Topics (1-3 cr.)COM 5550 Internship (1-3 cr.)COM 5999 Independent Study (1-3 cr.)Capstone (3 credits)COM 6000 Capstone in Comp Sci 1 (1.5 cr.)COM 6001 Capstone in Comp Sci 2 (1.5 cr.) *Electives: At least 12 credits must be from COM or AIM; additional elective courses may be selected from any graduate department at YU or elsewhere with permission of the program director. Offerings vary each semester. Therefore, some choices will not be available for a particular cohort. Internship can be taken as an elective beginning in the summer semester.All courses are three credits unless otherwise noted.
