Program Overview
The Dual Masters degree program in Computer Science and MBA is one of the available Dual Graduate Degree Programs at the University of Bridgeport.
The Masters of Science Degree in Computer Science is intended to prepare individuals with a strong mathematical, scientific, or technical background for entry into the computer science field at an advanced level and for further study leading to the doctorate degree.
The MBA is a course of study intended to prepare individuals whose undergraduate background is in business.
The MBA Program requires 30 to 54 semester hours of study depending on the student’s academic background and level of academic achievement. Students with a recent four-year bachelor’s degree and good academic average from an accredited business college may be able to complete the program with 30 semester hours of advanced study. Students with a bachelor’s degree in a non-business field may require up to 24 credits of business core courses as foundation for the degree.
Curriculum Requirements
A total of 48 semester hours is required for graduation.
A. REQUIRED CORE COURSES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE: 15 CREDIT HOURS
- CS 400 Object Oriented Programming Using C
- CS 450 Data Base Design
- CS 502 Analysis of Algorithms
- CS 503 Operating Systems
- CpE 471 Data and Computer Communication
B. REQUIRED CORE COURSES IN MBA: 12 CREDIT HOURS
B1. Required Courses
- GSB 561 or MGMT 597 Business Strategy (Capstone)
- GSB 560 or MGMT 580 Business and Society: Intellectual Property and Anti-trust Law
- GSB 570 or MGMT 539 International Issues
B2. Experiential Learning (One of the following courses):
- GSB 581 or MGMT 581 Business Games
- GSB 582 or MGMT 599 Internship
- CPSC 500 Computer Science Internship
C. ONE COURSE (3 CREDITS) FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING MBA DISCIPLINE AREAS: 12 CREDIT HOURS
- C.1 Accounting
- C.2 Finance
- C.3 Management and Operations
- C.4 Global Marketing
The list of approved courses for the MBA disciplines are included in the MBA program catalog pages.
D. CPSC 597 COMPUTER SCIENCE MASTERS PROJECT: 3 CREDIT HOURS
E. ELECTIVES: 6 CREDIT HOURS
Students are required to study an additional two elective courses. A student may select these courses from among the graduate course offerings of the Computer Science and Engineering Department. These courses could be used to satisfy one or more of the concentration areas within the Computer Science graduate concentration areas. The list of concentrations is detailed in the catalog pages of the M.S. in Computer Science program. Please refer to the Graduate Studies Division Catalog for course work details for all the concentration areas.
Program Requirements
General M.S. Program Requirements applies