Overview

Learning outcomes

The Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science from University of California, Berkeley is focused on inter-disciplinary training at a graduate level; with at least 8 units of course work outside EECS required. Students will emerge as leaders in their technical and professional fields.

Focused on inter-disciplinary study and more experience in aligned technical fields such as Physics, Materials Science, Statistics, Biology, etc., and/or professional disciplines such as Management of Technology, Business, Law and Public Policy.

If admitted to the program, students must begin the graduate portion in the semester immediately following the conferral of the Bachelor degree.

Only one additional year (two semesters) beyond the Bachelor degree.

Only available to Berkeley EECS and L&S CS undergraduates.

Participants in program may serve as Graduate Student Instructors with approval from their faculty research adviser and the 5th Year MS Committee.

Participants in program are self-funded.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Matlab for Programmers

C for Programmers

Productive Use of the UNIX Environment

C++ for Programmers

JAVA for Programmers

Python for Programmers

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-11 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Berkeley, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must have been an undergraduate major in EECS or L&S CS (including Community College Transfers) and have graduated in Fall 2018 or whose anticipated graduation will be in Spring 2019. The minimum GPA to apply is a 3.0, but it is preferred that applicants have a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24508 USD / year

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Out-of-State

24508 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

12264 USD / year

≈ 12264 USD / year

Living costs

Berkeley

United States

1750 - 2820 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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