Department of Computer Science (Graduate)

Website: https://www.cs.purdue.edu/graduate/index.html

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Faculty by Rank

​Academic Programs

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

The Department of Computer Science offers MS and Ph.D. degrees. The master’s program prepares students for admission to a Ph.D. program or for work in the industry.  The doctoral program is designed to prepare students for a career in computer science research. Research areas include Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Computer Architecture, Computational Science and Engineering, Databases and Data Mining, Distributed Systems, Graphics and Visualization, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Security and Assurance, Networking and Operating Systems, Programming Languages and Compilers, Software Engineering, Robotics and Computer Vision, Theory of Computing, Algorithms, and Quantum Computing.

Areas of Study

• Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing
• Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
• Computer Architecture
• Computational Science and Engineering
• Databases and Data Mining
• Distributed Systems
• Graphics, Visualization, and Geometric Modeling
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Information Security and Assurance
• Networking and Operating Systems
• Programming Languages and Compilers
• Robotics and Computer Vision
• Software Engineering
• Theory of Computing, Algorithms, and Quantum Computing

Combined Degree Programs (Undergraduate Degree / Master’s Degree)

• Fifth-Year Combined BS/MS in Computer Science

Programs

• Computer and Information Science, PHD
• Computer Science, PHD

• Computer Science, MS

Courses

• CS 50010 - Foundational Principles Of Information Security
• CS 50011 - Introduction To Systems For Information Security
• CS 50023 - Data Engineering I
• CS 50024 - Data Engineering II
• CS 50025 - Foundations Of Decision Making
• CS 50100 - Computing For Science And Engineering
• CS 50200 - Compiling And Programming Systems
• CS 50300 - Operating Systems
• CS 50500 - Distributed Systems
• CS 51000 - Software Engineering
• CS 51400 - Numerical Analysis
• CS 51500 - Numerical Linear Algebra
• CS 51501 - Parallelism In Numerical Linear Algebra
• CS 52000 - Computational Methods In Optimization
• CS 52300 - Social, Economic, And Legal Aspects Of Security
• CS 52500 - Parallel Computing
• CS 52600 - Information Security
• CS 52700 - Software Security
• CS 52800 - Network Security
• CS 52900 - Security Analytics
• CS 53000 - Introduction To Scientific Visualization
• CS 53100 - Computational Geometry
• CS 53200 - Geometric Modeling Algorithms
• CS 53400 - Motion Planning
• CS 53500 - Interactive Computer Graphics
• CS 53600 - Data Communication And Computer Networks
• CS 53900 - Extended Reality: Principles And Applications
• CS 54100 - Database Systems
• CS 54200 - Distributed Database Systems
• CS 54300 - Introduction To Simulation And Modeling Of Computer Systems
• CS 54701 - Information Retrieval
• CS 55100 - Cloud Computing Fundamentals
• CS 55500 - Cryptography
• CS 55600 - Data Security And Privacy
• CS 55800 - Introduction To Robot Learning
• CS 56000 - Reasoning About Programs
• CS 56500 - Programming Languages
• CS 57100 - Artificial Intelligence
• CS 57300 - Data Mining
• CS 57700 - Natural Language Processing
• CS 57800 - Statistical Machine Learning
• CS 57900 - Bioinformatics Algorithms
• CS 58000 - Algorithm Design, Analysis, And Implementation
• CS 58100 - Algorithmic Game Theory
• CS 58400 - Theory Of Computation And Computational Complexity
• CS 58500 - Theoretical Computer Science Toolkit
• CS 58700 - Foundations Of Deep Learning
• CS 58800 - Randomized Algorithms
• CS 59000 - Topics In Computer Sciences
• CS 59100 - Seminar
• CS 59200 - Computer Science Seminar
• CS 59300 - New Topics In CS
• CS 59799 - Graduate Professional Practice
• CS 61500 - Numerical Methods For Partial Differential Equations I
• CS 62600 - Advanced Information Assurance
• CS 63500 - Capturing And Rendering Real-World Scenes
• CS 63600 - Internetworking
• CS 63800 - Multimedia Networking And Operating Systems
• CS 64100 - Multimedia Database Systems
• CS 65500 - Advanced Cryptology
• CS 66200 - Pattern Recognition And Decision-Making Processes
• CS 69000 - Seminar On Topics In Computer Sciences
• CS 69800 - Research MS Thesis
• CS 69900 - Research PhD Thesis