Admission Requirements

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Program Prerequisites

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related STEM field from an accredited university or recognized international institution
• Recommended cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.90 or higher

Required Materials

• Application
• Official transcripts for the last degree earned. To be considered for a scholarship, you must submit transcripts from each institution attended.
• Two letters of recommendation
  • Letters must come directly from employers, professors, or professional associates. Your recommenders should comment on your work ethic, academic or professional experience in your field of choice, and how you would positively contribute to the School of Engineering.
• Personal statement
  • In 250-500 words, detail why you are seeking this degree, how you expect to apply your degree to your professional career after graduation and why you seek to pursue your degree through University of Bridgeport.
• Résumé

International Applicants

Please consult the International admission requirements page, or for specific queries, contact your admissions officer.

Computer Science Courses

A total of 34 semester hours is required and the core curriculum consists of 15 credits. The remaining 19 credits should include 12 or 15 credits of elective courses, a 3 credit MS project or a 6 credit thesis, and a one credit Engineering seminar.

Degree Program Requirements

Completion of Master’s Degree

General Thesis Regulations

Time Limitation and Program Continuity

Core Courses (15 credit hours)

• CPSC 551: Advanced Database Systems
• CPSCI 501: OOP with Design Patterns
• CPEG 572: Data and Computer Communications
• CPSC 502: Analyses of Algorithms
• CPSC 503: Operating Systems

Elective Courses (12 or 15 credit hours)

• The elective courses may be chosen from the list of Computer Science or Computer Engineering concentration areas or chosen in consultation with the graduate advisor.

Seminar

• All students must take ENGR 400: Engineering Colloquium (1 credit), a seminar-based class

M.S. Project or Thesis

• Students must complete a master’s project (3 credits), or thesis (6 credits)

Academic Performance

Students in a degree program who do not maintain a satisfactory record will be separated from the Graduate School. Normally, the accumulation of one “F” grade, or more than one “D” grade, or more than three “C” grades will result in separation.

Course Levels

• 400-499-generally taken by qualified undergraduates and first year graduate students.
• 500-599- Open to graduate students.
• 600 + – Open to masters and Ph.D. students
• 700 – Open to Ph.D. students only

 

View all courses offered and read full course descriptions in our online course catalog system.

Learning Outcomes

Our Computer Engineering Students will:

1. Demonstrate an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of Computer Science
2. Have an enhanced ability to learn, on their own, technical details for which they are responsible
3. Have an enhanced ability to apply the knowledge learned to solve technical problems that arise in research they conduct or supervise
4. Have an enhanced ability to study an issue, identify and evaluate alternative actions, propose an optimal course of action
5. Have an enhanced ability to prepare technical point papers, brief their seniors, and defend their conclusions