Masters Degrees:
The program offers two Masters degrees. Plan I requires 11
courses and a thesis, whereas plan II requires 13 courses and
a comprehensive examination.
Specifically, the degree requirements include:
- The 3 Core courses.
- 3 courses chosen from the Breadth Course Lists, with at most
2 chosen from the Management and Applications of Technology
Breadth List.
- 5 courses chosen from the Concentration Course Lists, with
at least 1 course chosen from at least 3 different Concentrations.
- For plan I, a thesis.
- For plan II, 2 additional courses chosen from the Breadth
Course List and/or the Concentration Course Lists, and a comprehensive examination. The comprehensive examination will be administered through NetSys 295 and will consist of
a term paper on a topic relevant to the student's educational program and that term's speakers.
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Ph.D. Degree
The Ph.D. degree requires 15 courses, 3 teaching practicum courses,
and a dissertation.
Specifically, the degree requirements include:
- The 3 Core courses.
- 4 courses chosen from the Breadth Course List, with at most
2 chosen from the Management and Applications of Technology
List.
- 6 courses chosen from the Concentration Course Lists, with
at least 1 course chosen from at least 3 different Concentrations.
- 2 additional courses, chosen with the approval of the research
advisor.
- 3 Teaching Practicum courses (NetSys 399).
- A dissertation.
Courses applied to the M.S. degree can also be applied to the
Ph.D. degree. Students who have taken similar graduate-level courses at another university as part of their graduate studies may petition to apply
these courses to the Ph.D. requirements.
Ph.D. students who have served as teaching assistants, readers, or tutors
at another university as part of their graduate studies may petition to apply this experience toward
the Teaching Practicum requirement.
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