A Master of Science in Computer Science gives graduate students a competitive edge in the marketplace. The master’s program evolves with new technologies and innovations, offering students a unique opportunity to get hands-on experience in the most professionally significant specialty areas. Students will sharpen their skills while working alongside world-class faculty on research projects funded by major organizations and businesses. Thesis and non-thesis options are available.
Students graduating from this program will develop solutions for advanced problems using appropriate skills and knowledge in data science; recognize and apply state of the art techniques and tools in the data science field; work effectively in teams and demonstrate advanced knowledge in data science.
UMKC’s Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program offers two focus areas for professionals in this area of study; Computer Science and Computer Networking and Communication Systems.
A doctorate in computer science of fundamental and applied nature includes algorithms, bioinformatics, databases, security and software engineering. Our faculty are active in fundamental and applied research. Their research activities are supported by the National Science Foundation and industry.
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A doctorate in computer networking and communication systems offers graduate students a fundamental understanding of the industry and a chance to explore developments of network architecture, new routing algorithms and protocols, new performance evaluation models for networks, new protocol development and network security.
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