Overview

The Duke University's department offers two options for the Master in Computer Science candidates: a course-only MS (Master of Science), or a thesis or project based MS. Both require 30 hours of course credits (10 courses), but the thesis/project option requires fewer credits from graded classes.

Both require an oral exam. For the course-only option, the exam is administered by a three-person committee appointed by the Department Chair and is based on a portfolio, composed of research papers, project reports, presentations and other professional documents produced during the course of the MS.

For the thesis or project option, the student completes a research project under the supervision of a faculty advisor and a committee of 2 additional faculty members; a written report about the research describes the objectives of the work, the previous state of the art, the results obtained, and how to use the results of the project. The student presents the report and defends the work in a public presentation before the committee.

What you should know before applying:

The department assumes admits are prepared to excel in rigorous computer science courses in the very first semester, and in fact, Computer Science students take the same courses as PhD students.
An undergraduate major or minor in Computer Science is not mandatory, but a strong background in Computer Science is. For example, students with degrees in Math or ECE and a strong background in Computer Science often do very well.
Graduates of the Master in Computer Science program will have the skills to create software and take an industry job as a software developer, but the program emphasizes computer science rather than software engineering.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Technical and Social Analysis of Information and the Internet
Programming and Problem Solving.
Constructing Immersive Virtual Worlds
Computing and the Brain.
Complex Systems and Evolving Multiagent Simulations
Information, Society & Culture: Bass Connections Gateway
Duke-Administered Study Abroad: Special Topics in Computer Science
Focus Program: Topics in Computer Science
Data Structures and Algorithms
Computational Microeconomics
Discrete Math for Computer Science
Computer Science Education Research
Computer Architecture
Computational Photography
Numerical Methods for Engineering Design and Optimization

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-02 00:00:00

Language

English

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TOEFL^® IBT

103

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Durham, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

GRE^®

155 _(verbal)

161 _{(quantitative)}

4 _(analytical)

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering or science from an accredited institution (transcripts required, including an estimated GPA and a grade scale)
Statement of Purpose
Resume
Three recommendations
Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or equivalent—official results
English Language Testing (TOEFL or IELTS)—official results
Interview and/or a video introduction
Nonrefundable application fee of US$75— paid by credit card, or by a check made payable to Duke University

Tuition Fees

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67724 USD / year

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67724 USD / year

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67724 USD / year

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Living costs

Durham

United States

990 - 1670 USD / month

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Overview

What you should know before applying:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Durham

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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