Main Departmental Office
Discovery Park, Room F201
3940 N. Elm

Mailing address:
1155 Union Circle #311366
Denton, TX 76203-5017
940-565-2767

Web site: cse.unt.edu

‪Gergely Záruba, Chair

Faculty  
 

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering offers Master of Science programs in computer science, computer engineering, artificial intelligence, data engineering and cybersecurity and the Doctor of Philosophy with a major in computer science and engineering.

The objective of the master’s degrees is to produce professional computer scientists capable of contributing technically to the basic core areas of computer science, computer engineering, as well as the above applied degrees are offered in the department. The objective of the doctoral degree is to produce professionals capable of conducting and directing independent research within the discipline of computer science and engineering.

The department is committed to overall excellence in graduate education. Consequently, the programs of study for these degrees include a mixture of course, laboratory and research work designed to place graduates at the forefront of technical excellence.

Research

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering has a comprehensive research program that focuses on algorithms and computational science, artificial intelligence and data science, computer systems and networks, cybersecurity, and software engineering. These activities take place in faculty directed research laboratories and centers. Please visit the research section of the departmental website for details and contacts for each research lab or center.

Admission to degree programs

Admission to graduate degree programs offered in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering is competitive. Applications, complete with transcripts, GRE scores (UNT computer science and engineering graduates are exempt) and TOEFL scores, must be submitted by the following dates for consideration for the term/semester indicated.

The priority deadline is for consideration for assistantships or scholarships, thus it is early to allow facilitation for processing and selection. If programs become full, applicants are encouraged to apply for admission in the next semester.

We do not accept applications from international students for Summer admission; international students have to apply for either Spring or Fall admission.

Enrollment Requirements

Full-time enrollment in graduate programs at UNT is 9 credit hours. Graduate Students in all programs within the Department of Computer Science and Engineering require departmental permission to enroll in more than 10 credit hours per semester, with a maximum of 13 credit hours per semester.  

Academic standards

If a student’s GPA on all graduate and/or deficiency courses falls below 3.0, the student will be placed on probation the following term/semester. Students who cannot raise their GPA above 3.0 during that term/semester will be dropped from the program. To qualify for the master’s degree, the student must earn a grade of B or better in core or bridge courses on their respective degree program.

Assistantships

In addition to completing an application for admission, master’s students who wish to be considered for an instructional or teaching assistantship must complete an assistantship application by January 15 for the fall semester and by September 15 for the spring semester. Assistantship application forms and instructions are available on the department’s web site.

Additional information

Programs are listed below. Students are encouraged to read the catalog and visit the departmental web site for more information.

Programs

• Artificial Intelligence, MS
• Computer Engineering, MS
• Computer Science, MS
• Cybersecurity, MS
• Data Engineering, MS

• Computer Science and Engineering, PhD

• Artificial Intelligence certificate
• Data Engineering certificate

• Computer Science minor

Courses

• CSCE 5001 - Computer Science Theory I
• CSCE 5002 - Computer Science Theory II
• CSCE 5011 - Computer Science Programming I
• CSCE 5012 - Computer Science Programming II
• CSCE 5021 - Computer Science Systems I
• CSCE 5022 - Computer Science Systems II
• CSCE 5050 - Applications of Cryptography
• CSCE 5100 - Theory of Computation
• CSCE 5150 - Analysis of Computer Algorithms
• CSCE 5160 - Parallel Processing and Algorithms
• CSCE 5170 - Graph Theory
• CSCE 5200 - Information Retrieval and Web Search
• CSCE 5210 - Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence
• CSCE 5213 - Modeling and Simulation
• CSCE 5214 - Software Development for Artificial Intelligence
• CSCE 5215 - Machine Learning
• CSCE 5216 - Pattern Recognition
• CSCE 5218 - Deep Learning
• CSCE 5220 - Computer Graphics
• CSCE 5222 - Feature Engineering
• CSCE 5225 - Digital Image Processing
• CSCE 5230 - Methods of Numerical Computations
• CSCE 5250 - Introduction to Game Programming
• CSCE 5255 - Programming Math and Physics for Games
• CSCE 5260 - 3D Game Programming
• CSCE 5265 - Advanced Topics in Game Development
• CSCE 5266 - Game Programming Project 1
• CSCE 5267 - Game Programming Project 2
• CSCE 5270 - Computer-Human Interfaces
• CSCE 5280 - AI for Wearables and Healthcare
• CSCE 5290 - Natural Language Processing
• CSCE 5300 - Introduction to Big Data and Data Science
• CSCE 5310 - Methods in Empirical Analysis
• CSCE 5320 - Scientific Data Visualization
• CSCE 5350 - Fundamentals of Database Systems
• CSCE 5360 - Implementations and Practices of Database Systems
• CSCE 5370 - Distributed and Parallel Database Systems
• CSCE 5380 - Data Mining
• CSCE 5390 - Multimedia Computing
• CSCE 5400 - Formal Languages, Automata and Computability
• CSCE 5411 - Non-Numeric Programming
• CSCE 5412 - Foundations of Logic Programming
• CSCE 5420 - Software Development
• CSCE 5430 - Software Engineering
• CSCE 5440 - Real-Time Software Development
• CSCE 5450 - Programming Languages
• CSCE 5460 - Software Testing and Empirical Methodologies
• CSCE 5465 - Usability Testing in Software Engineering
• CSCE 5510 - Wireless Communications
• CSCE 5520 - Wireless Networks and Protocols
• CSCE 5530 - Computer Network Design
• CSCE 5540 - Introduction to Sensor Networks
• CSCE 5550 - Introduction to Computer Security
• CSCE 5552 - Cybersecurity Essentials
• CSCE 5555 - Computer Forensics
• CSCE 5560 - Secure Electronic Commerce
• CSCE 5562 - Cloud Security
• CSCE 5565 - Secure Software Development
• CSCE 5575 - Blockchain and Applications
• CSCE 5580 - Computer Networks
• CSCE 5585 - Network Security
• CSCE 5610 - Computer System Architecture
• CSCE 5612 - Embedded Hardware/Software Design
• CSCE 5615 - Networks-on-Chip
• CSCE 5620 - Real-Time Operating Systems
• CSCE 5640 - Operating System Design
• CSCE 5650 - Compiler Design
• CSCE 5655 - Principles of Compiler Optimization
• CSCE 5680 - Distributed Systems
• CSCE 5730 - Digital CMOS VLSI Design
• CSCE 5740 - Topics in Modern Electronic System Design
• CSCE 5760 - Design for Fault Tolerance
• CSCE 5810 - Bioinformatics Algorithms
• CSCE 5820 - Advances in Bioinformatics
• CSCE 5900 - Special Problems
• CSCE 5931 - CSE Seminar
• CSCE 5932 - Internship
• CSCE 5933 - Topics in Computer Science and Engineering
• CSCE 5934 - Directed Study
• CSCE 5950 - Master’s Thesis
• CSCE 6050 - Advanced Topics in Cryptography
• CSCE 6213 - Advanced Topics in Modeling and Simulation
• CSCE 6260 - Advanced Topics in Pattern Recognition and Image Processing
• CSCE 6270 - Advanced Topics in Human-Computer Interaction Research
• CSCE 6280 - Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence
• CSCE 6290 - Advanced Topics in Human/Machine Intelligence
• CSCE 6350 - Advanced Topics in Database Systems
• CSCE 6370 - Advanced Topics in Multimedia Database Systems
• CSCE 6420 - Advanced Topics in Software Engineering
• CSCE 6450 - Advanced Topics in Programming Languages
• CSCE 6581 - Advanced Topics in Computer Networks
• CSCE 6585 - Advanced Topics in Network Security
• CSCE 6590 - Advanced Topics in Wireless Communications and Networks
• CSCE 6610 - Advanced Topics in Computer Architecture
• CSCE 6620 - Advanced Topics in Real-Time Operating Systems
• CSCE 6640 - Advanced Topics in Operating Systems
• CSCE 6650 - Advanced Topics in Compiler Techniques
• CSCE 6731 - Advanced Topics in VLSI Systems
• CSCE 6810 - Advanced Topics in Computational Life Science
• CSCE 6900 - Special Problems
• CSCE 6933 - Advanced Topics in Computer Science and Engineering