MS Computer Science

MS Computer Science

The MS Computer Science program at Mohammad Ali Jinnah University prepares students to specialise in the fields of:

  • Software Engineering
  • AI and Data Science
  • Information and Network Security
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Admission Requirements

  • A minimum of 16 years of education or equivalent.
  • Applicants with undergraduate degree from non-relevant areas may be required to take some undergraduate courses to fulfill pre-requisite deficiencies as determined by the Graduate Admission Committee. The deficiency Cr. Hrs. will not be counted towards the minimum Cr. Hrs. requirement for the award of the MS degree.
  • Minimum 2.00/4.00 CGPA or 50% marks
  • Admission Test / HEC Approved Test.

“What drew me to the university was the foreign qualified faculty. My professors at Mohammad Ali Jinnah University were invested in my growth. I got my first job as soon as I graduated.”

Saba Nasir

MS Computer Science ’21, Associate Data Engineer at Afiniti

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Degree Requirements

A student admitted in this program will have to complete the degree requirements by following any one of the options given below:

Area

Cr. Hrs.
24 Cr. Hrs. Course Work and 06 Cr. Hrs. Thesis 30
27 Cr. Hrs. Course Work and 03 Cr. Hrs. Project 30

Specialization Requirements

A student can claim a specialization if he/she has completed 15 Cr. Hrs. including research work, if opted, from one of the specialization area courses offered by the department. Otherwise, on the completion of 30 Cr. Hrs. he/she will be awarded the MS degree without any specialization.

Core Courses

Course Title

Cr. Hrs.
Advanced Topics in Theoretical Computer Science 3
Applied Programming 3
Advanced Research Methods 3
Advanced Analysis of Algorithms 3

Specialization Areas

Software Engineering

Course Title

Cr. Hrs.
Agile Software Project Management 3
Business Process Re-Engineering 3
Information Processing Techniques 3

AI & Data Science

Course Title

Cr. Hrs.
Data Science for Mathematics 3
Deep Learning 3
Machine Learning 3
Information Extraction 3

Network and Information Security

Course Title

Cr. Hrs.
Bioinformatics 3
Wireless Sensor and Mesh Networking 3
Topics in Network Security 3
Enterprise Information Security 3
Information Security Management 3

Research Project/Thesis

Course Title

Cr. Hrs.
Research Thesis 6
Research Project 3

Duration

This is normally a two years program
comprising of 4 semesters.

CGPA Requirement

A student is required to earn a
minimum 2.50/4.00 CGPA.