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***Courses numbered above 100 award graduate credit,
and are transferable into the Tufts Master of Science in
Computer Science program upon acceptance to the
program.
CERTIFICATE ProgrAMS
Certificate Program in Computer Science
The four-course, graduate-level certificate program
in computer science is for the student with a
bachelor’s degree in computer science or a closely
related field with approved work experience. The
program is designed for those who wish to update
their skills and broaden their knowledge to meet
the challenges of and opportunities available in
today’s rapid-paced technology field. For more
information, contact the Office of Graduate Studies
at 617-627-3395 or visit http://gradstudy.tufts.edu/.
The certificate requires four graduate-level
courses in Computer Science. This flexible program
allows the student to cluster course electives around
a particular interest or specialty area. Courses may
be chosen from our regular department offerings
or from our COMP 150 Special Topics offerings,
which are offered in particularly “hot” area of
interest, or in a unique specialty area of Tufts faculty.
Certificate Program in Human-Computer Interaction
In an interdisciplinary collaboration between the
Department of Psychology, the Department of
Computer Science and the Department of Occupational
Therapy at Tufts, this four-course, graduatelevel
certificate is designed to train the next
generation of computer professionals for tomorrow’s
complex challenges. The program is open to
individuals with a bachelor’s degree, and is designed
to be pursued on a part-time basis by computer
programmers, Web designers, human factors
professionals, software engineers, and user interface
designers who wish to develop or enhance their
user-interface design and implementation skills. For
more information, contact the Office of Graduate
Studies at 617-627-3395, or visit
http://gradstudy.tufts.edu/.
The certificate requires four courses.
1. Two foundation courses:
COMP 171 Human-Computer Interaction
PSY 53/ENP 61 Engineering Psychology
2. One or more of the following:
COMP 86 Object Oriented Programming for GUIs
ENP 161 Human Factors in Product Design
ENP 162 Man-Machine System Design
ENP 166 Applied Design of Software User Interfaces
PSY 130 Advanced Engineering Psychology
3. Electives
COMP 20 Web Programming
COMP 175 Computer Graphics
EE 120 Computer Animation for Technical Communications
OTS 105 Assistive Technology
(Students may substitute other Tufts graduate
courses, subject to the approval of the certificate
advisor.)
GRADUATE ProgrAMS
Master of Science
The Master of Science degree requires ten course
credits at the 100 level or above. At least eight
credits must be earned by taking approved courses.
The remaining two credits may be earned in several
ways, including taking approved courses, completing
a master’s thesis, or participating in an independent
study or research experience. At least four of
the courses must be in computer science, and at
least two of the courses must include a serious
programming component. To use courses offered
outside the Department of Computer Science, the
student must obtain the approval of the department.
Students must also demonstrate competency as
expected from a high quality undergraduate
program in computer science in particular in the
areas of: Discrete Mathematics, Computer Architecture
and Assembly Language, Programming
Languages, Data Structures and Analysis of
Algorithms, and Theory of Computation.
These topics are covered, respectively, in
Computer Science 61, 40, 105, 160, and 170. The
courses 105, 160 and 170 may be taken as part of
the master’s degree program. Each student must
complete a master’s project or thesis demonstrating
mastery of computer science research and/or
software development skills. The project requirement
includes a written report which must be
approved by a member of the faculty. Substantial
projects, typically involving research, can count up
to one credit through the courses Computer
Science 293 and 294. The project requirement may
also be satisfied by a written master’s thesis,
defended orally, counted as between one and two
credits, through the courses Computer Science 295
and 296.
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