Computer Science (High Performance Computing and Simulations) (MS)

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Required Courses

CSCI 570 Analysis of Algorithms Units: 4
CSCI 596 Scientific Computing and Visualization Units: 4

Choose two of the following courses (8 units):

CSCI 561 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence Units: 4
CSCI 571 Web Technologies Units: 4
CSCI 585 Database Systems Units: 4

Technical Elective Courses

Three of the following courses — students must take at least one course from both the Computer Science Track and the Computational Science/Engineering Application Track.

A. Computer Science Track

CSCI 520 Computer Animation and Simulation Units: 4
CSCI 551 Computer Networking Units: 4
CSCI 558L Internetworking and Distributed Systems Laboratory Units: 3
CSCI 580 3-D Graphics and Rendering Units: 4
CSCI 599 Special Topics Units: 2, 3, 4 *
CSCI 653 High Performance Computing and Simulations Units: 4

B. Computational Science/Engineering Application Track

AME 535a Introduction to Computational Fluid Mechanics Units: 3 or
AME 535b Introduction to Computational Fluid Mechanics Units: 3
CE 529a Finite Element Analysis Units: 3
CHE 502 Numerical Methods for Diffusive and Convective Transport Units: 3
EE 553 Computational Solution of Optimization Problems Units: 3
EE 653 Advanced Topics in Microarchitecture Units: 3
EE 657 Parallel and Distributed Computing Units: 3
EE 659 Interconnection Networks Units: 3
MASC 575 Basics of Atomistic Simulation of Materials Units: 3
MATH 501 Numerical Analysis and Computation Units: 3
MATH 578a Computational Molecular Biology Units: 3
PHYS 516 Methods of Computational Physics Units: 3
PTE 582 Fluid Flow and Transport Processes in Porous Media Units: 3, 2 years

Complete the remaining units from the group list above or the following:

CSCI 500- or 600-level course Units: 4
CSCI 590 Directed Research Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 **
CSCI 591 Computer Science Research Colloquium Units: 1 **

Note:

*Adviser approval required.

**A maximum of 2 units of CSCI 590 and a maximum of 2 units of CSCI 591 may be applied.