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Curriculum: MS in Artificial Intelligence Align

Align Bridge Coursework

Students are required to complete two or more of the following bridge courses, to be determined by faculty mentor.

A grade of B or higher is required in each course.

Code Title Hours
Fundamentals
CS 5001 and CS 5003 Intensive Foundations of Computer Science and Recitation for CS 5001 4
Discrete Structures
CS 5002 Discrete Structures 4
Object-Oriented Design
CS 5004 and CS 5005 Object-Oriented Design and Recitation for CS 5004 4
Additional Align Courses 
CS 5008 and CS 5009 Data Structures, Algorithms, and Their Applications within ComputerSystems and Recitation for CS 5008 4

Core Requirements

A cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher is required in the following core courses:

Code Title Hours
CS 5100 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence 4
CS 5130 Applied Programming and Data Processing for AI 4
DADS 5200 or DS 5020 Mathematics for Machine Learning or Introduction to Linear Algebra and Probability for Data Science 4
EECE 5644 or DADS 7275 Introduction to Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition or Machine Learning and Data Analytics 4

Concentration in Machine Learning

Code Title Hours
CS 5800 Algorithms 4
Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8
CS 5180 Reinforcement Learning and Sequential Decision Making
CS 5330 Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision
CS 6120 Natural Language Processing
CS 6200 Information Retrieval
CS 6220 Data Mining Techniques
CS 7140 Advanced Machine Learning
CS 7150 Deep Learning
CS 7180 Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence
Capstone
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
CS 6170 AI Capstone 4
CS 8674 Master’s Project 4

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

36–44 total semester hours required

Minimum 3.000 GPA required

* Please note: this curriculum is for marketing purposes only, and is subject to change.