college of liberal arts and sciences - Indiana University South Bend

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES4GRADUATE DEGREES 4261
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Northside Hall 301B
(574) 520-4335
www.cs.iusb.edu/applied_mcs.html
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This degree is offered jointly by the Department
of Computer and Information Sciences and the
Department of Mathematical Sciences. The goal of this
program is to address the needs of people who have work
experience in technical or quantitative fields; people
with undergraduate degrees in science or business; or
people who simply wish to increase their level of skills
and expertise in computing and applied mathematics.
Students work with an advisor to select a schedule of
courses tailored to their personal interests and goals. A
specialization will be selected in either computer science,
applied mathematics, or with the help of their advisor,
in both disciplines. Thesis and non-thesis options are
available. The emphasis throughout the curriculum is
on the real-world problems and applications likely to be
encountered in business and industry.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Candidates for admission to the program are required to
hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Alternatively, an applicant
whose past academic record is not sufficiently strong
(e.g. low GPA, outdated undergraduate degree, etc.)
can qualify for admission by scoring 600 or higher on
the quantitative component of the Graduate Record
Examination (GRE). No specific undergraduate
field of study is required. Students with satisfactory
competence in undergraduate study of basic computer
and mathematics subjects are encouraged to apply.
Typically, these applicants have undergraduate degrees
in mathematics, computer science, chemistry, physics,
biological sciences, engineering, secondary mathematics
education, business, economics, and other technical
fields. In all cases, students lacking an appropriate
background in computer science and/or mathematics
are required to remove those deficiencies in a timely
manner before taking graduate courses. Specifically,
• At most, 50 percent of course work may be taken under
provisional status, pending formal admission.
• Students with provisional status must have explicit
permission from the graduate director prior to
registering for graduate courses.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
For an application to be considered, the following must
be received:
• Application for admission, www.iusb.edu/~graduate
• Three letters of recommendation
• IU South Bend application fee
• Official transcript from each postsecondary school
attended
• Evidence of an earned, four-year, bachelor’s degree
• GRE scores, if submitted as evidence of academic
strength (optional)
• Acceptable TOEFL scores for non-English speaking
applicants (score of 550 is currently required)
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The program is tailored to individual student needs
and consists of 33 credit hours. A student will choose
to specialize in either computer science, applied
mathematics, or with the help of their advisor, specialize
in both disciplines. Thesis and non-thesis options are
available. Students wishing to follow the thesis option
must complete 24 credit hours of course work and 9
credit hours of thesis. No more than two 400-level
courses may apply towards this degree.
Computer Science Concentration
Recommended courses
CSCI-A 510 Database Management Systems
CSCI-B 438 Fundamentals of Computer
Networks
CSCI-B 503 Algorithms Design and Analysis
CSCI-B 524 Parallelism in Programming
Language and Systems
CSCI-B 538 Networks and Distributed
Computing
CSCI-B 551 Elementary Artificial Intelligence
CSCI-B 553 Neural and Genetic Approaches to
Artificial Intelligence
CSCI-B 561 Advanced Database Concepts
CSCI-B 581 Advanced Computer Graphics
CSCI-B 582 Image Synthesis
CSCI-B 583 Game Programming and Design
CSCI-B 651 Natural Language Processing
CSCI-B 657 Computer Vision
CSCI-B 689 Topics in Graphics and HCI
CSCI-C 435 Operating Systems 1
CSCI-C 463 Artificial Intelligence I
CSCI-C 490 Seminar in Computer Science
CSCI-P 565 Software Engineering I
Applied Mathematics Concentration
Recommended courses
MATH-M 415 Elementary Complex Variables with
Applications
MATH-M 447 Mathematical Models/Applications 1
MATH-M 448 Mathematical Models/Applications 2
MATH-M 451 The Mathematics of Finance
MATH-M 463 Introduction to Probability Theory 1
MATH-M 466 Introduction to Mathematical
Statistics
MATH-M 546 Control Theory
MATH-M 551 Markets and Asset Pricing
MATH-M 560 Applied Stochastic Processes