Course Work

The courses are divided into three major categories: core courses, specialization courses, and electives. An MS student, specializing in any area, will be required to take all the required core courses and minimum three courses from one of the area of specialization. The remaining course is elective and can be selected from the elective courses.

Thesis

Students will conduct research under the supervision of a faculty member in the Computer Science Department. It is recommended that during the first year in the graduate program a student must identify a faculty member of the department as advisor, and must choose MS thesis topic from the given list of projects. Students are encouraged to select projects of their own interest (but subject to the availability of relevant equipment and faculty member to supervise the project).

For the oral exam, the student after consulting his/her advisor will suggest two faculty members for the examining committee, for the defense of his/her thesis, to the Dean Iqra University. One member of the committee could be from outside the Department, or from other accredited institution in Pakistan/abroad, or from the industry. In the case of industry, the member must hold at least a Master’s degree in the relevant field. Upon successful defense, the student will submit his/her thesis for the award of degree. Minimum GPA requirements for graduation is 2.5.