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Aug 31, 2024
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2018-2019 SDSM&T Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Computational Sciences and Robotics, MS
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Contact Information
Dr. Christer Karlsson, Program Coordinator
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
McLaury 211A
Dept: (605) 646-3130
E-mail: Christer.Karlsson@sdsmt.edu
www.sdsmt.edu/CSR
MS in Computational Sciences and Robotics
The Master of Science in Computational Sciences and Robotics (CSR) offers both a thesis option and a non-thesis option.
SD Mines students admitted to the Accelerated MS option may apply up to 10 credits of 500/600 level courses taken as an undergraduate to both the BS and the MS degrees.
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Degree requirements for thesis option
Distribution of credits
Core requirements: 6 credits
Research or project requirements: 6 credits
Elective requirements: 18 credits
Total credits: 30
A minimum of 15 credits of the 30 required must be taken at the 600 level or above.
Research or project requirements
The completion of a master’s thesis based on individual research, approved by the student’s graduate advisory committee and the Dean of Graduate Education, is required for this degree.
Elective requirements
- At least 18 credits of elective coursework
All electives must be approved by the student’s advisor and advisory committee.
Examinations
A thesis defense and an oral final examination are required for this degree.
Degree requirements for non-thesis option
Distribution of credits
Core requirements: 6 credits
Research or project requirements: 3 credits
Elective requirements: 24 credits
Total credits: 33
A minimum of 17 credits of the 33 required must be taken at the 600 level or above.
Research or project requirements
The completion of a master’s project, approved by the student’s graduate advisory is required for this degree.
Elective requirements
The CSR electives may be found at the CSR website: www.sdsmt.edu/CSR. All electives must be approved by the student’s advisor and the program coordinator.
- At least 24 credits of elective coursework
Examinations
No final degree examination is required for the non-thesis option. Individual courses may hold final examinations as part of the course.
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