REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MS DEGREE

Graduate Computer Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh is a research oriented program. At the present time we do not offer a professional development degree and do not typically admit terminal MS students. This degree is designed as a "milepost" in the program of study for a student pursuing a Ph.D.

Course Requirements

This degree requires at least 30 credits, and includes 8 classroom or project courses, and 6 thesis credits. These fall into the following categories:

1. Core courses: (12 credits minimum) Each student must complete at least one course chosen from each of the following three areas, and one additional course from any one of these areas.

   Computer Architecture

   CS 2410 Computer Architecture

   ECE 2162 Computer Architecture

   Software Systems

   CS 2210 Compiler Design

   CS 2510 Computer Operating Systems

   CS 2310 Software Engineering

   ECE 2186 Software Engineering

   Hardware Systems

   ECE 2160 Embedded Systems

   ECE 2192 Introduction to VLSI Design

   ECE 2120 Hardware Design Methodologies

2. CoE Courses: (12 credits minimum) Four courses must be chosen from the list of CoE graduate courses, or from pre-approved CS or EE courses. One of these four courses may also be a research project course (2998).
3. Masters Thesis: (6 credits) Each student must write and defend a Masters Thesis. The thesis should be an in-depth investigation of a research topic in Computer Engineering. This requirement also includes the submission of a paper to a refereed conference or journal.