Computer Science Graduate Studies in U of Memphis

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Computer Science Graduate Studies in U of Memphis
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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)

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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

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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

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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

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Admission requirements Masters Program in
Computer Science

• Basic requirement
• GRE scores
• Two letters of recommendation
• TOEFL scores (if youre a non-native speaker)
• Minimum 2.5 GPA (in a 4.0 scale)

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Pre-requisites Masters Program in Computer
Science

• Require courses in Computer Science and
  Mathematics
• In Mathematics
• Calculus I
• Linear Algebra
• Discrete Maths

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Prerequisites Masters in Bioinformatics

• Course requirements
• Biology
• Molecular Genetics
• Biochemistry I and II
• Mathematics
• Calculus I and II
• Discrete Math
• Linear algebra

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Prerequisites Masters in Bioinformatics

• Course requirements
• Computer Science
• Introduction to programming
• Data Structures
• Advanced Data Structures

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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

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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

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Admission requirement Ph.D. in Computer Science

• Basic requirement
• GRE scores
• Three letters of recommendation
• TOEFL scores (if youre a non-native speaker)
• Minimum 2.5 GPA (in a 4.0 scale)
• Pre-requisites requirement same as Masters degree

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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

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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

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Fees

• Fees as of 2005-06
• In-state 338 per credit
• Out-of-state 431 per credit

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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

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We eagerly await you coming!