Master of Science in Computer Science

• Overview
• Curriculum
• Learning Outcomes

Concentration Options

URI offers a Computer Science Master’s degree with a coursework concentration and research in Digital Forensics or in Cyber Security. Students must meet the admission and graduation requirements for the Computer Science Master’s Degree program.

Typically, students take the requirements for the Graduate Certificate (See Graduate Certificate in Digital Forensics and/or Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security, get the Graduate Certificate degree, and then apply those courses towards their Master’s degree. In addition to the courses from their Graduate Certificate, Master’s students need to take three or four traditional Computer Science courses from the three course groups described here:

Algorithms or Theory of Computation
Programming Languages or Software Design
Computer Architecture or Computer Systems
In addition to the eight courses, Master’s students do a research project in Digital Forensics or in Cyber Security as their thesis.

The expected completion time for a Master’s degree is two years (or one year with a Graduate Certificate from our program) full-time. The digital forensics courses and cyber security courses are done online while the other computer science courses are done in-person. Up to three courses can be transferred from another institution, which is a way that students can fill in the Computer Science course requirements.