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least 9-credits 800-level courses), and 12 credits from the dissertation area
900-level courses.

Computer Science Core Topics (15)

COSC 502 Computer Organization
COSC 504 Software Design and Development II
COSC 514 Operating Systems I
COSC 522 Discrete Structures
COSC 528 Design and Analysis of Algorithms

Knowledge Areas (45 Credits)

Computer Systems
COSC 535 Information Privacy and Security
COSC 545 Software Security
COSC 554 Design of Embedded Systems
COSC 585 Computer Communication Networks I
COSC 614 Operating Systems II
COSC 635 Advanced Wireless Security
COSC 645 Applied Cryptography
COSC 685 Computer Communication Networks II
COSC 687 Distributed Computer Systems
COSC 787 High Performance Computing

Software Engineering and Programming Languages
COSC 551 Formal Methods in Programming Languages
COSC 565 Software Engineering I
COSC 575 Object-Oriented Programming and Design Paradigm
COSC 561 Compiler Design and Construction I
COSC 661 Compiler Design and Construction II
COSC 615 Performance Evaluation
COSC 665 Software Engineering II

Database Systems and Artificial Intelligence
COSC 531 Database Design
COSC 573 Artificial Intelligence I
COSC 631 Database and Information Systems II
COSC 632 Principles of Data Mining
COSC 650 Pattern Recognition I
COSC 673 Artificial Intelligence II

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