Computer Engineering and Computer Science Exam Topics*

• Computer Architecture (minimum of two courses)
  • CECS 630: Advanced Computer Architecture
  • CECS 631: Advanced Computer Architecture II
  • CECS 646: Fault Tolerant Computer Systems
• Software Engineering (minimum of two courses)
  • CECS 643: Advanced Software Engineering
  • CECS 644: Software Testing and Verification
  • CECS 645: Software Architecture
• Networking and Distributed Systems
  • CECS 672: Advanced Computer Networking
  • CECS 673: Topics in Distributed Computer Systems
• Operating Systems
  • CECS 626: Advanced Operating Systems
  • CECS 670: Concurrent Parallel Programming
• Artificial Intelligence (minimum of two courses)
  • CECS 651: Advanced Artificial Intelligence
  • CECS 650: Pattern Recognition Using Artificial Intelligence
  • CECS 653: Machine Vision
• Algorithms and Computer Science Theory
  • CECS 628: Advanced Analysis of Algorithms
  • CECS 690: Special Topics in Computer Science
• Simulation and Modeling
  • CECS 652: Computer Simulation and Modeling
  • CECS 628: Advanced Analysis of Algorithms

*CECS 690, Special Topics in Computer Science, may be used as a substitute with the permission of the doctoral advisor

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