The Computer and Information Science master's degree program, in conjunction with the Rackham School of Graduate Studies, is designed to prepare students for professional practice, as well as further studies and research in the computing field. The program offers a 30-credit hour curriculum consisting of required core courses and technical electives.

The department will schedule all CIS courses during late afternoons or evenings to enable students to earn their master's degree through part-time study.

All courses have access to a wide variety of computing resources: local area networks of over 200 PC's and Sun workstations, as well as the CAD/CAM/Robotics Laboratory, the Agile Software Engineering Laboratory, and the Games and Multimedia Entertainment Laboratory.

The program requires students to take four courses from two of the seven following concentration areas: computer graphics, geometric modeling and game design; computer networks and security; database management; information systems; software engineering; systems software; and web technology.

Students with an interest in pursuing doctoral studies or working in a research and development environment are encouraged to elect the thesis option.