Overview

The CISE Department has six broad areas of specialization:

Computer systems: computer architecture, distributed systems, networks and communication, operating systems, performance evaluation, security, mobile computing, software engineering, programming languages, multimedia systems, and web technologies
Database and information systems: database management systems, database design, database theory and implementation, data mining, database machines, parallel and distributed databases, digital libraries, E-services and commerce, medical, and bio-informatics
High-performance computing/applied algorithms: design and analysis of algorithms, data structures, parallel and distributed computing, medical algorithms, numerical methods, computational complexity, and applied computational geometry
Computer graphics, modeling, and art: modeling methodology, simulation, virtual reality, aesthetic computing, computer arts, animation, real-time rendering, medical modeling, digital media, and musical acoustics
Intelligent systems and computer vision: artificial intelligence, machine learning, visualization, image analysis and processing, pattern recognition, signal processing, biomedical imaging, and image databases

Computer networks and security: wired and wireless networks, network routing and protocols, and QoS.

The department offers graduate study and research in Algorithms, Computer Vision, Databases, Graphics and Modeling, Machine Learning, Networks, and Systems, with active labs in Bioinformatics; Computational Science and Intelligence; Vision, Graphics and Medical Imaging; Database Systems Research and Development; Data Science Research; Mobile and Pervasive Computing; Human-Centered Computing; and Cybersecurity. The Computer Science program is offered at University of Florida.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human-Computer Interaction

Computer Vision

Bioinformatics

Computational Molecular Biology

Artificial Intelligence

Computer Graphics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-30 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Gainesville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A recognized baccalaureate, graduate or professional degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from an international institution.
For applicants with a bachelor’s degree only, a minimum grade point average of B (3.0), calculated from all grades and credits after the semester where the applicant reached 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours is required. Applicants should refer directly to their intended academic units for Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) requirements. If required, academic test scores are used in the context of a holistic credential review process.

Tuition Fees

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31872 USD / year

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Out-of-State

31872 USD / year

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12740 USD / year

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Living costs

Gainesville

United States

900 - 1335 USD / month

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Overview

The CISE Department has six broad areas of specialization:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Living costs

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Financing

Funding

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