Major Required: 13 units

• CS 5215 - Advanced Machine Learning and AI (3)
• CS 5250 - Advanced Computer Architecture (3)
• CS 5300 - Advanced Algorithm Design and Analysis (3)
• CS 5800 - Advanced Software Engineering (3)
• CS 6640 - Graduate Seminar (1)

Major Electives: 12-15 units

Select 15 semester units (with Master’s Degree Project) or 12 semester units (with Master’s Degree Thesis)

• CS 5170 - Advanced Natural Language Processing (3)
• CS 5180 - Information Retrieval (3)
• CS 5190 - Computer Vision (3)
• CS 5240 - Software for Intelligent Robotics (3)
• CS 5220 - Distributed Intelligence in Robotics (3)
• CS 5230 - Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (3)
• CS 5310 - Computability and Complexity Theory (3)
• CS 5350 - Parallel and Distributed Algorithms (3)
• CS 5370 - Scheduling Algorithms (3)
• CS 5400 - Topics in Compiler Design (3)
• CS 5500 - Advanced Information Security (3)
• CS 5550 - Digital Image Processing (3)
• CS 5510 - Data Privacy and Security (3)
• CS 5520 - Machine Learning for Cyber Security (3)
• CS 5560 - Game Theory and its Applications in Communication Networks (3)
• CS 5650 - Advanced Computer Networks (3)
• CS 5660 - Distributed Computing Systems (3)
• CS 5670 - Computational Social Systems (3)
• CS 5700 - Human Computer Interaction (3)
• CS 5750 - Topics in Database Systems (3)
• CS 5850 - Software Verification and Validation (3)
• CS 5860 - Software Metrics and Models (3)
• CS 5990 - Special Topics for Graduate Students (1-3) *
• CS 6990 - Master’s Degree Continuation (0)
• CS 5440 - Advanced Data Mining (3)

Culminating Experience: 2-5 units

Choose Option 1 (2 units) or Option 2 (5 units). In general, MS Project is recommended for students seeking industry placement right after graduation. MS Thesis option is recommended for students seeking placement at research labs and/or advanced education such as PhD.

Notes:

* Computer Science MS students can take up to 6 semester units of CS 4000+ level elective classes to satisfy their elective courses requirement, excluding the following courses: CS 4000 , CS 4310 , CS 4610 , CS 4620 , CS 4630 , and CS 4800 . However, these 4000+ level classes cannot be classes that a CS MS student already took in their undergraduate curriculum. Current Cal Poly Pomona Computer Science BS students planning on continuing to the Computer Science MS program should check the policy here. For CS 4990  courses, a total credit limited to 6 semester units of is applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections of per semester. The same restriction applies for CS 5990  courses as well. Therefore, in a master’s contract, a CS MS student can have a maximum of 6 semester units of CS 4990  and 6 semester units of CS 5990  course credits.

Summer Sponsored Experience: 0 unit

• CPU 5003 - Cal Poly Pomona Graduate Sponsored Summer Experience (0)