Course Selection at Brandeis: A Guide for New Graduate Students Liuba Shrira Professor and Graduate Program Director Volen 260

Course Selection at Brandeis:A Guide for New Graduate Students

Liuba ShriraProfessor and Graduate Program Director

Volen 260

Graduate Programs in COSI

1. Ph.D2. Masters Degrees

1. COSI (MA-COSI)2. IT Entrepreneurship (MA-ITE)3. Computational Linguistics (MA-CL)

3. Post-Bac Degrees1. Post-Bac in COSI2. Combined Post-Bac/MA-COSI

Colon-Osorio

Goldberg

Your advisor

Program Requirements• Post-Bac

– 9 courses• 5 core courses: 11a, 12b, 21a, 29a, 31a• 4 COSI major electives

– usual timeframe: 3 semesters (2 minimum)

– can petition me for exemption out of 11a• must have taken introductory Java or C++ course elsewhere• if granted, reqt becomes 4 core courses + 5 COSI major electives• email me with:

– course syllabus– copy of transcript

no later than 5 PM, Wednesday, Sept 7

Program Requirements• MA-COSI

– 9 courses• graduate COSI electives (100 or higher)


Program Requirements• Combined Post-Bac/MA-COSI

– 12 courses• 5 core courses: 11a, 12b, 21a, 29a, 31a• 7 graduate-level COSI electives (100 or higher)


– can petition me for exemption out of 11a• (see Post-Bac guidelines) • if approved, reqts become 4 core courses + 8 graduate electives

– Post-Bac/MA’s Post-Bac• : must let me know if wish to xfer into Post-Bac• : must request xfer. Approval based on record.

Program Requirements

• Grades– for all graduate students: B- required to pass

• for credit• to satisfy prerequisites for other courses

COSI Courses

Theory and Algorithms

COSI Title Prerequisites

175a Data Compression 21a

180a Algorithms 21a

190a Intro to PL Theory 21b

240b Computational Logic 21b

Computational Linguistics


112a Model/Temporal/Spatial Logic 21b or 29a

114b Fundamentals of CL 21b or 29a

134a Stat Approaches to NLP 101a or 114b

135b Computational Semantics 11a

138a CL Seminar POI

216a Topics in NLP 101a, 112a or 114b

217b NLP Systems 101a, 112a

136a Aut Speech Recognition 15a

137b Info Extraction POI

AI and Interdisplinary COSI


101a Intro to AI 21a

111a Topics In Computational CogSci 101a or 125a or POI

113b Artificial Life -

118a Computer-Supported Coop 125a

123a Statistical Machine Learning 29a, Math 10a

125a HCI -

177a Scientific Computing -

178a Computational Molecular Bio -

215a Advanced Topics in CSC -

217a Topics in Adaptive Systems 101a

230a Topics in Computational Bio 178a

Misc


65a 3D Animation -

133b Internet and Society

152aj/bj Web App Development 11a, 12b, 21a

153aj/bj Mobile App Development 11a, 12b

154aj JBS Incubator 11a

155b Computer Graphics 11a

157a Component-Based Software Dev 11a, 12b, 21a

235a IT Entrepreneurship -

236b Software Dev for ITE 235a

Self-Study


210a/b Independent Study POI

300a/b Masters Project POI

Core


11a Programming in Java and C -

12b Advanced Programming Techniques 11a

21a Data Structures 11a

21b Structure/Interpretation of Computer Progs 11a

29a Discrete Structures -

30a Introduction to Theory of Computation 29a

31a Computer System Structs and Org 12b or 21a

OFFERED FALL 2012

OFFERED SPRING 2013

Systems


120a Topics in Systems 21a

127b Intro to Databases 21a, 29a

128a Modern Databases 127b or POI

130a Network Info Systems 31a

146a Prin. of System Design 31a or POI

147a Distributed Systems 31a

220a Adv Topics in Systems 31a

227b Adv Topics in DBs 127b

228a Topics in Dist Systems -

Core Prerequisite Graph11a

or

21b 30a12b

29a

21a

31a

11a 21a 12b29a

Program

114b

PB Yes* Yes Yes No

PB/MA Yes* No No No

MA No No No No

Program

PB Yes* If exempt from 11a Yes*

PB/MA Yes* If exempt from 11a Yes*

MA No No No

21b 30a

Core


11a Programming in Java and C -

12b Advanced Programming Techniques 11a

21a Data Structures 11a

21b Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs 11a

29a Discrete Structures -

30a Introduction to Theory of Computation 29a

31a Computer System Structures and Organization 12b or 21a

OFFERED FALL 2012

OFFERED SPRING 2013

31a

Systems Prerequisite Graph

Systems


127b Intro to Databases 21a, 29a

146a Prin. of System Design 31a and Math 10a

147a Distributed Systems 31a

130a Netw Info Systems 31a

11a

or

21b 30a12b

29a

21a

31a

127b 146a130a

Program 114b

PB No

PB/MA No

MA Yes

Program

PB No No Yes

PB/MA No No Yes

MA Yes Yes Yes

OFFERED FALL 2012

OFFERED SPRING 2013

Theory Prerequisite Graph11a

or

21b 30a12b

29a

21a

31a

Theory and Algorithms


175a Data Compression 21a

Program 114b

PB If exempt from 11a + took 21a

PB/MA If exempt from 11a + took 21a

MA Yes

175a

OFFERED FALL 2012

OFFERED SPRING 2013

AI/IDCS Prerequisite Graph11a

or

21b 30a12b

29a

21a

31a

123a

AI and Interdisplinary COSI


113b Artificial Life -

123a Statistical Machine Learning 29a, Math 10a

118a Comp Supported Coop Learning 125a

177a Scientific Computing -

177a

Program 114b 138a

PB Yes Yes

PB/MA Yes Yes

MA Yes Yes

Program

PB Yes Yes Yes

PB/MA Yes Yes Yes

MA Yes Yes Yes

113b 118a

OFFERED FALL 2012

OFFERED SPRING 2013

CL Prerequisite Graph11a

or

21b 30a12b

29a

21a

31a

134a 114b136a 137b

Computational Linguistics


114b Fundamentals of CL 21b or 29a

134a Stat Approaches to NLP 101a or 114b

136a TBD POI

137b TBD POI

216a Topics in NLP 101a, 112a or 114b

or

Program 114b 138a 217b

PB Yes No No

PB/MA Yes No No

MA Yes No POI

Program

PB No If exempt from 11a No

PB/MA No If exempt from 11a No

MA POI Yes POI?

??

216a

101a

or

or

OFFERED FALL 2012

OFFERED SPRING 2013

?

Program 114b 138a 217b

PB Yes Yes If took 235a

PB/MA No Yes If took 235a

MA No Yes If took 235a

Program

PB Yes

PB/MA Yes

MA Yes

Misc Prerequisite Graph11a

or

21b 30a12b

29a

21a

31a

235a 236b

Other


157a Comp B Softw Dev 11a,,12b,21a

133b Internet and Society

235a IT Entrepreneurship -

236b Software Dev for ITE 235a

OFFERED FALL 2012

OFFERED SPRING 2013

157a

?

Independent Studies/Projects

• Independent Studies can be…– research projects with faculty member– self-taught/supervised “course” not offered by department

• Usual rule of thumb– approach faculty who know your work– approach faculty during semester prior

• Not intended to substitute for course work– if an extremely large project, should enroll in 300a/b– at most, 2 of 210, 300 can count towards degree

Self-Study


210a Independent Study POI

300a/b Masters Project POI

Course Choices: 2012-13Post-Bac Post-Bac/MA

Default

COSI 11a Exempt

Course # Fall ‘11 Spr ‘12 Fall ‘12

1 11a 12b 21a

2 29a 21b30a

114b123a133b177a236b

31a

3

65a113b125a178a235a

TBD

Course # Fall ‘11 Spr ‘12 Fall ‘12 Spr ‘13

1 11a 12b 21a TBD

2 29a 114b123a133b177a236b

31a TBD

3113b125a178a235a

TBD TBD


1 21a 12b 31a

2 29a 21b30a

114b123a133b177a180a236b

TBD

3

65a113b125a178a235a

TBD

Course # Fall ‘11 Spr ‘12 Fall ‘12 Spr ‘13

1 21a 12b 31a TBD

2 29a 114b123a133b177a236b

TBD TBD

3113b125a178a235a

TBD TBD

Course Choices: 2012-13


1

118a127b130a134a136a235a

114b123a137b146a175a177a236b

TBD2

3

MA-COSI

Don’t forget ESL!

Still not sure what to do?• Contact your Faculty Advisor

Have a Great Year!

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Course Selection at Brandeis: A Guide for New Graduate Students Liuba Shrira Professor and Graduate Program Director Volen 260