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Degree
Requirements: Master's Thesis Option
This document
describes requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the
Department of Computer Science at Texas A&M-Commerce for students
who select the thesis option.
Credit hours
The student must successfully complete 36 total credit hours,
as follows:
- 6 hours of CSCI 518:Thesis Research.
- 24 hours of graduate-level course work with average of 3.0,
subject to the restrictions below.
- 15 hours
of required courses:
| CSCI
528 |
Object Oriented Programming |
| CSCI
530 |
Operating
Systems |
| CSCI
532 |
Algorithm
Design |
| CSCI
540 |
Computer
Architecture |
| CSCI
549 |
Automata
Theory |
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specialized courses within three tracks: database, networking,
and artificial intelligence
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At most 6 hours of Computer Science courses transferred
from other universities.
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No hours earned outside Computer Science can be applied
toward the degree.
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At most 6 hours of independent study courses, such as CSCI-589
or CSCI-589. These courses must be proposed in writing in
advance, approved by the instructor, and a copy placed in
the student’s file. The proposal must specify both the
course content and the specific deliverables that will be
evaluated to determine the course grade.
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At most 9 total hours may be counted from courses listed
in c) and e) above. Therefore at least 24 hours must be earned
in Computer Science lecture courses at the University of Texas
A&M-Commerce.
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For some students, certain additional 400-level courses
might be required. Such courses are remedial and therefore
do not apply toward the degree program. Certain 500-level
courses (such as CSCI 504, 515, 516, and 520) are also considered
remedial courses.
Additional requirements
- The student must select a thesis advisor and a thesis committee.
The committee must contain at least 3 members, including the
thesis advisor. At least 2 members must be faculty of the Computer
Science department, and at least 1 member may be from outside
the Computer Science department.
- The student must develop a written research proposal. This
should contain an introduction to the research area, a review
of relevant literature in the area, a description of problems
to be investigated, an identification of basic goals and objectives
of the research, a methodology and timetable for approaching
the research, and an extensive bibliography.
- The student must deliver an oral presentation of the research
proposal, which is followed by a question-and-answer session
that is open to all faculty and which covers topics related
directly or indirectly to the research area. The student's committee
will determine whether the proposal is acceptable based upon
both the written and oral presentations.
- The student must develop a written thesis that demonstrates
that the student has performed research that makes a definite
contribution to current knowledge. Its format and content must
be acceptable to both the student's committee and the Graduate
School.
- The student must defend the written thesis. The defense includes
an oral presentation of the thesis research, followed by a question-and-answer
session. The student's committee will determine whether the
defense is acceptable.
- Any additional requirements imposed by the Graduate School
must also be satisfied. Please refer to the Texas A&M-Commerce
Graduate Catalog for complete information.
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