MS in Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science offers MS degree in Computer Science which is mainly based on the HEC recommendation for the same program. The whole program consists of 33 credit hours, however, the number of credit hours may be more in case students have not completed 4 years education after F.Sc/A-Level.

Area of Specialization

Graduate program can be pursued in Iqra University specializing in only one of the following four areas:

1. Communication and Network Systems
2. Software Engineering
3. any other area specified by the concerned dept. after the approval of the Academic council.

Admission Requirements

All candidates are required to submit an application for admission to the graduate program along with the official transcripts from previous institutions attended. Students are required to appear in the aptitude test for admission mentioned in their admission-test card. However, applicants who have appeared in the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) and scored more than the prescribed score level set by Iqra University are exempted from the admission test. GRE scores more than five years old are not acceptable.

Applicants are expected to meet the following requirements:

1. A Baccalaureate degree in the Computer Engineering/Sciences or in a related field. (Students who do not have a Computer Engineering/Sciences background will be expected to take additional courses). Students with less than 16 years education will also be required to take extra courses.
2. Four years BS, BE or equivalent degree from any recognized university (16 years education). Students in this category will require 2 years to complete their MS degree.
3. At least 3.0 (of a 4.0 maximum) GPA (Grade Point Average) in the last 60 credit-hours attempted prior to graduation.

Duration of the Program

Total duration of the MS program is two years by completing 33 credit hours.

Academic Model and Courses
Course Work

The courses are divided into three major categories: core courses, specialization courses, and electives. An MS student, specializing in any area, will be required to take all the required core courses and minimum three courses from one of the area of specialization. The remaining course is elective and can be selected from the elective courses.

Thesis

Students will conduct research under the supervision of a faculty member in the Computer Science Department. It is recommended that during the first year in the graduate program a student must identify a faculty member of the department as advisor, and must choose MS thesis topic from the given list of projects. Students are encouraged to select projects of their own interest (but subject to the availability of relevant equipment and faculty member to supervise the project).

For the oral exam, the student after consulting his/her advisor will suggest two faculty members for the examining committee, for the defense of his/her thesis, to the Dean Iqra University. One member of the committee could be from outside the Department, or from other accredited institution in Pakistan/abroad, or from the industry. In the case of industry, the member must hold at least a Master's degree in the relevant field. Upon successful defense, the student will submit his/her thesis for the award of degree. Minimum GPA requirements for graduation is 2.5.

Semester Plan
Semester 1
Code	Course title	CrHr
CSC501	Advanced Design and Analysis of Algorithms	3
CSC503	Advanced Operating Systems	3
CSC504	Advanced Computer Architecture	3
	Total	9
Semester 2
Code	Course title	CrHr
CSC506	Theory of Programming Languages	3
CSC5xx	Specialization - I	3
CSC502	Mathematics for Computing	3
	Total	9
Semester 3
Code	Course title	CrHr
CSC5xx	Specialization - II	3
CSC5xx	Elective - I	3
CSC599	Thesis - P I	3
	Total	9
Semester 4
Code	Course title	CrHr
CSC5xx	Specialization-III	3
CSC5xx	Thesis - P II	3
	Total	6

Specialization and Elective Courses
List of Specialization courses and Electives courses (4 courses will be completed from this list at-least three from one specialty):
Code	Course Title
CSC505	Research Methodology
CSC507	Information Theory
CSC508	Numerical Method
CSC512	Advanced Computer Networking
CSC513	Advanced Network Security
CSC514	Advanced Network Programming
CSC515	Mobile Computing
CSC516	Network Design
CSC521	Advanced Artificial Neural Networks
CSC522	Fuzzy Logic
CSC531	Advanced Software Engineering Techniques
CSC532	Software Quality Assurance
CSC533	Software Testing
CSC534	Special Topics in Software Engineering
CSC551	Advanced Programming

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