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Students must complete the core courses listed below.

must complete a minimum of seven technical elective courses from the list below. Subject to the approval of the dissertation Main Advisor, up to two elective courses (6 credit hours) can be taken from another relevant PhD program in KU.

PhD in Computer Science elective courses (3 credits each)

Students must complete a PhD Research Dissertation that involves novel, creative, research-oriented work under the direct supervision of a full-time faculty advisor from the Computer Science Department, and at least one other full-time faculty who acts as a co-advisor. The outcome of research should demonstrate the synthesis of information into knowledge in a form that may be used by others. The research findings must be documented in a formal Dissertation and defended successfully in a viva voce examination. Furthermore, the research must lead to publishable quality scholarly journal articles.

Dissertation

The WQE for a PhD in Computer Science consists of written examinations in three topical areas approved by the department. The topical areas are selected by the student with the approval of her/his advisor. The topical areas for a PhD in Computer Science are the following:

• Algorithms and Computing Theory
• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer and Network Security
• Computer Systems
• Software Engineering

Failing any of the above topical areas will result in the student failing the entire WQE. However, a failed WQE can be retaken only once and passed upon the next offering of the examination pending a written request from the student and the approval of the relevant department chair, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and the Dean of Graduate Studies. He/she will be required only to retake the exams in the topical areas that he/she failed during the WQE at the first attempt.