Master of Science in Computer Science with Specialization in High Performance Computing and Simulation

Curriculum:
You must take one course from the following:

• EE 557 Computer Systems Architecture
  3 Units - Fall, Spring.
  
• CS 555 - Advanced Operating Systems
  3 Units - Fall, Spring.
  
• CS 551 - Computer Communication
  3 Units - Fall, Spring.
  
• CS 571 - Web Technologies
  3 Units - Fall, Summer.
  
• CS 577a - Software Engineering
  4 Units - Fall.
  
• CS 585 - Database Systems
  3 Units - Fall, Spring.
  

You must take one course from the following:

• CS 545 - Robotics
  3 Units - Spring.
  
• CS 561 - Foundations to Artificial Intelligence
  3 Units - Fall, Spring.
  
• CS 564 - Brain Theory and AI
  3 Units - Fall.
  
• CS 574 - Computer Vision
  3 Units - Fall.
  
• CS 580 - 3-D Graphics and Rendering
  3 Units - Fall.
  
• CS 582 - Geometric Modeling
  3 Units - Spring.
  

You must take the following courses:

• CS 653 - High Performance Computing and Simulations
  3 Units - Fall
  
• CS 570 - Analysis of Algorithms
  3 Units - Fall, Spring, Summer
  

In addition to the above required course, the HPCS specialization requires 3 additional courses to be selected from the following 18 courses. You can choose the 3 courses from both tracks (i.e., one course from one track and two courses from the other track):

(a) Computer Science Track

• CS 503- Parallel Programming
  3 Units.
• CS 596 - Scientific Computing and Visualization
  3 Units - Fall.
  
• CS 520 - Computer Animation and Simulation
  3 Units - Fall.
  
• CS 551 - Computer Communications
  3 Units - Fall, Spring.
  
• CSCI 558L - Internetworking and Distributed Systems Lab
  3 Units - Fall, Spring.
  
• CSCI 580- 3D Graphics and Rendering
  3 Units - Fall.
  
• CSCI 583- Computational Geometry
  3 Units - Fall.
  
• CSCI 595 - Advanced Compiler Design
  4 Units - TBA.
  
• EE 653 - Multithreaded Architectures and Data-Flow Computing
  3 Units - See EE dept.
  
• EE 657 - Parallel Processing
  3 Units - See EE Dept.
  
• EE 659 - Interconnection Networks
  3 Units - See EE Dept.
  
• Math 501 - Numerical Analysis and Computing Using Matlab/C++
  3 Units - See Math Dept.
  

b) Computational Science /Engineering Application Track

• AME 535ab - Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
  3 Units - See AME Dept.
  
• CE 529A - Finite Element Analysis
  3 Units - See CE Dept.
  
• CHE 502 - Numerical Methods for Diffusive & Convective Transport
  3 Units - See CHE Dept.
  
• EE 553 - Computational Solution of Optimization Problems
  3 Units - See EE Dept.
  
• MASC 575 - Basics of Atomistic Simulations for Engineers
  3 Units - See MASC Dept.
  
• PTE 582 - Fluid Flow and Transport Processes in Porous Media
  3 Units - See PTE Dept.
  
• PHYS 516 - Methods of Computational Physics
  3 Units - See PHYS Dept.
  

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• 27 units are required for the degree and there is no examination required for the degree.
  
• Similar to the CS (general) degree, only 9 units of your courses can be from 400 level courses and EE courses not listed above have to be approved EE courses. Please view list of approved courses on CS website.
  
• Prerequisites must be taken prior to an advanced course. Even if a prerequisite is waived, you may not take the prerequisite course AFTER taking the advanced course.
  
• Availability of courses per semester may occasionally change.