East Tennessee State University

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.S.-Computer Science

Program Description:

The Information Technology Concentration builds on the basic concepts of software development and Web programming. Students in this concentration will develop e-commerce and business-to-business Web applications. The concentration emphasizes good software development practices. Students will participate in software development projects that provide practice with requirements analysis, software design, modeling,project management, verification and validation, and quality assurance.Other skills include network and system administration and information security. All students must also complete a final oral examination, with a mark of80% or better in each subject area, within a year of completing their coursework. This examination, which will cover material from the seven courses in the student's core curriculum, will be administered by the graduate coordinator or a duly appointed member of the department's faculty. Please consult with the department for more information about the procedures that govern the exam.

Eligibility Requirements:

Three letters of recommendation should be submitted that evaluate the applicant’s academic ability, professional maturity, and communication skills. During the period before candidacy, graduate students are advised by the departmental graduate coordinator or associate graduate coordinator.By the beginning of the second semester students should form their graduate advisory committee. The chair of this committee becomes the student’s primary advisor. The faculty member who directs the non-thesis student’s software development project serves as the student’s primary advisor and chair of the committee. Where choices exist, students will decide, in consultation with their advisor, which courses will be taken to complete the master of science degree.For students in a thesis option, the chair of the student’s graduate advisory committee directs the research and the preparation of the thesis.After selecting a topic, the student, in consultation with the student’s advisory committee chair, mus

International Student Requirements:

For international students, a TOEFL score of at least 79 (Internet based), 213 (computer based), or 550 (paper) is required as well as a GRE verbal score of at least 400, a GRE quantitative score of at least 400, and a total of at least 1050 for verbal plus quantitative.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Format: Campus

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Intensive

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Small City

Size & Settings: 10,000 - 19,999