Overview

The Computer Science PhD programme at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) requires 33 credit hours of coursework beyond the bachelor's degree, including core foundational courses in algorithms, systems, and applications, followed by at least 18 credit hours of doctoral dissertation research. Ph.D. candidates must successfully pass a comprehensive portfolio evaluation, complete a preliminary examination to achieve candidacy, and publicly defend an original doctoral dissertation within four years of candidacy.

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Research across the doctoral program spans major faculty specialization areas, including intelligent decision support, reasoning under uncertainty, and autonomous multi-agent systems; data mining, knowledge discovery, and privacy-preserving machine learning; software engineering, operating systems, and distributed networks; and computer graphics, perceptual rendering, and human-agent interaction.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Design and Analysis of Algorithms

Advanced Computer Architecture

Advanced Operating Systems

Special Topics in Computer Science

Machine Learning and Data Mining

Multi-Agent Systems

Advanced Cybersecurity

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Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-07 00:00:00
Starting 2028-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-06-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

33 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Baltimore Highlands, United States

Disciplines

Computer Sciences View 224 other PhDs in Computer Sciences in United States

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General requirements

GRE General Test required with the option to waive.

Strong background in computer science and mathematics courses; see Graduate Catalog for detailed list of required background courses; Ph.D. applicants strongly recommended to have M.S. degree in computer science

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