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CIS 5930 Special Topics Approved Courses

Note: The following courses are counted toward the 32 hours required to complete the MS degree, and toward the required hours for the PhD degree. Also note that those courses that are co-listed as CIS 4930 (undergraduate) CANNOT, if taken for undergraduate credit, later be taken for graduate credit as CIS 5930.



  • Fall 2010
    • High Performance Computing (van Engelen)


  • Summer 2010
    • Expert Systems (Leach)
    • Monte Carlo Methods (Giray Otken (Math Dept.))
    • Advanced Networking (Yuan)


  • Spring 2010
    • Programming Heterogenous Processors (Srinivasan)
    • Advanced Database Management (Payne)


  • Fall 2009
    • Random Number Generation (Mascagni)
    • Advanced parallel and Distributed Systems (Yuan)


  • Summer 2009
    • Mobile Programming (Tyson)
    • Monte Carlo Methods(Mascagni)


  • Spring 2009
    • Computer Graphics (Liu )
    • Wireless Networking (Zhang )
    • Performance Evaluation (Wang )
    • Computational Geometry (Kumar )
    • High Perfomance Computing II (Van Engelen )
    • Advanced Parallel & Distributed Systems (Yuan )


  • Fall 2008
    • Advanced Topics in Databases (Li )
    • High Perfomance Computing I (Van Engelen )


  • Summer 2008
    • Random Number Generation (Michael Mascagni )


  • Spring 2008
    • Parallel & Distributed Systems


  • Fall 2007
    • High Performance Computing I

      Approved in Previous Semesters
    • Monte Carlo Methods
    • Generic Programming


  • Spring 2007
    • Parallel Computing

      Approved in Previous Semesters
    • Applied Security
    • Computational Geometry


  • Fall 2006
    • Generic Programming (Panama City campus only)
    • Monte Carlo Methods
    • Internet Computing

      Approved in Previous Semesters
    • Digital Forensics
    • Numerical Linear Algebra I (colisted with MAT 5932)


  • Spring 2006
    • Embedded Processors
    • MANETs
    • Wireless Networks

      Approved in Previous Semesters
    • Real-time Systems
    • Hierarchical State Machines for Reactive Constrained Systems (Panama City only)
    • Advanced Topics in Cryptography/Security (6930)
    • Advanced Topics in Networking (6930)
    • Computer Graphics
    • Numerical Linear Algebra for Signals, Systems & Control (colisted with MAT 5932)
    • Numerical Linear Algebra II (colisted with MAT 5932)


  • Fall 2005
    • Programming Languages - Panama City campus only

      Approved in Previous Semesters
    • Numerical Linear Algebra I (co-listed with MAT 5932-03)
    • Internet Protocols
    • Applied Security


  • Summer 2005
    • Digital Forensics & Data Recovery
    • Fundamentals of Resource Virtualization

      Approved in Previous Semesters
    • Expert Systems


  • Spring 2005
    • Advanced Networking Systems
    • Numerical Linear Algebra for Signals, Systems & Control (colisted with MAT 5932)
    • Computational Geometry
    • Network Design & Management
    • Generic Programming (Panama City campus only)
    • Cyber Investigations
    • Fundamentals of High Performance Optimization
    • Advanced Computer Architecture

      Approved in previous semesters:
    • Advanced Algorithms (Core Theory course as of Summer 2004)
    • Numerical Linear Algebra II (co-listed with MAT 5932-5)
    • Applied Security
    • Scientific Visualization
    • Advanced Topics in Cryptography
    • Modeling & Performance Analysis


  • Fall 2004
    • Numerical Linear Algebra I (colisted with MAT 5932)
    • Computer Graphics
    • Wireless Security (CIS 6930)
    • Internet Protocols
    • Advanced Graphics


  • Summer 2004
    • Advanced Algorithms (Core Theory course as of Summer 2004)
    • Expert Systems
    • Linux Kernel Programming
    • Web Services


  • Spring 2004
    • Applied Security
    • Scientific Visualization (co-listed with CIS 4930)
    • Hierarchical State Machines for Reactive Constrained Systems (Panama City only)
    • Advanced Topics in Cryptography (CIS 6930)
    • Advanced Real-time Systems (CIS 6930)
    • Numerical Linear Algebra II (CIS 5930, co-listed with MAT 5932-06)


  • Fall 2003
    • Numerical Linear Algebra I (co-listed with MAT 5932-03)
    • Real-time Systems
    • Analytic Methods in Computer Science
    • Modeling and Performance Analysis
    • Computer Graphics
    • Advanced Topics in Networks (CIS 6930)


  • Summer 2003
    • Linux Kernel Programming
    • Automated Reasoning


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