Dual Professional MS Computer Science / ME Engineering Management

Complement your Computer Science Master’s Degree with Engineering Management.

To complete the Computer Science & Engineering Management dual degree program, you must be admitted to both the Engineering Management Program and the Computer Science Program. Dual degrees are issued at the same time at graduation (you cannot receive one degree before the other; however, you may complete the requirements for one degree before the other).

Pursuing a Dual-Master’s Program

A student who is pursuing the Professional MS degree in Computer Science (MSCPS) and wishes to also obtain the Master’s of Engineering in Engineering Management degree (EMEN-ME) must apply internally and be admitted into the Engineering Management Program.

A student who is pursuing the Master’s of Engineering in Engineering Management (EMEN-ME) and wishes to also obtain Professional MS in Computer Science (MSCPS) degree must apply to the Computer Science Department, adhering to the CS department requirements and timelines (CS Admissions Requirements).

Dual-Degree Requirements

To receive the dual degree, you must meet both the Computer Science MSCPS degree requirements and the  Engineering Management (EMPEMEN) requirements

The MSCPS/EMEN dual-degree consists of 45 total credit hours:

*The 21 credits required are at the discretion of the Engineering Management department.  Please consult the Engineering Management department to confirm requirements.

Computer Science Requirements

Course Requirements

Take a total of 24 credit hours of Computer Science coursework which includes the breadth, projects, and Elective courses (and the subplan requirements if you declare an MSCPS subplan). Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and no grades can be less than a ‘C’

  • (9 credit hours) Earn a 'B' or better in THREE (3) Breadth courses, One (1) course must be each of the three (3) Bin course lists.
  • (6 credit hours) Earn a B or better in both Project Courses, depending on the option you select
    • Either CSCI 5040 & CSCI 5050, or CSCI 5340 & CSCI 5350
  • (9 credit hours) Complete Elective courses
  • Subplan (if declared)
    • If you declare an MSCPS subplan, a ‘B’ or better in four (4) courses in your declared subplan list
    • These can be courses you are already taking for the Electives or BIN requirement if the grades are ‘B’ or higher

Total Number of Credits for the Dual Degree

Students need to complete a total of 45 credits of graduate level course work. Out of these 45 credits, 24 credits have to be CSCI courses and 21 credits have to be EMEN courses.

Time Limit

Students get a total of six (6) years to complete the requirements of this dual degree. There are no residency requirements. Students may hold either part-time or full-time status during completion of this dual degree.

Candidacy Application

When completing the Computer Science degree candidacy application for graduation, in addition to the 24 CSCI credit hours, students will need to include six (6) EMEN credit hours to make the 30 total credit hours required to complete the Computer Science degree.