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  1. Doctorate (PhD)

    The advisor must hold a Virginia Tech faculty position with either a tenured/tenure track, emeritus, collegiate faculty, or courtesy appointment in the Department of Computer Science, and hold a PhD or equivalent terminal degree. In place of a single advisor, PhD or MS Thesis students can instead choose an advisor and a co-advisor.

  2. Graduate Programs

    The graduate program in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech is becoming one of the top programs in the country. The resources and facilities for research areas such as human-computer interaction, bioinformatics, creative arts, and high-end computing are state of the art, and our growing list of active research areas provides ...

  3. Information for Prospective Students

    Information for Prospective Students. The Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech has a strong interdisciplinary research emphasis with flexible course requirements. We are gaining increasing recognition on the national level as a dynamic graduate program and a major producer of graduates at the masters and doctorate levels.

  4. Degrees and Programs

    The graduate program in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech is on its way to becoming one of the top programs in the country. The resources and facilities for research areas such as human-computer interaction, bioinformatics, and high-end computing are state of the art, and the growing list of specialized masters and doctoral ...

  5. Faculty

    Part of every Virginia Tech plate purchase funds scholarships; Resources for. Future Students ... Collegiate associate professor and director of the Master of Engineering in Computer Science program. Bio Item. Lifu Huang , bio. Assistant professor ... (703) 538-8370 (MS and PhD Program) (540) 557-7687 (MEng Program) Undergraduate Program ...

  6. Graduate Cybersecurity Education Programs

    Students interested in studying cybersecurity can take part in a number of graduate degree programs offered by Virginia Tech's Colleges of Engineering and Business. These degrees include: Masters of Information Technology. Virginia Tech offers the Online Master of Information Technology (MIT) Program to prepare you to be a technological leader ...

  7. How to Apply

    The Graduate School sends an official offer of admission to applicants upon the recommendation of the department faculty. Admitted applicants who are offered graduate assistantships at Virginia Tech are not required to make a decision to commit to the assistantship offer until April 15. See the assistantships page for more details.

  8. Cybersecurity Education Programs

    Graduate Programs. Virginia Tech offers Masters and Doctoral degrees in Computer Engineering and Computer Science based both at the main campus in Blacksburg and in Falls Church. MS and PhD in Computer Science with Cybersecurity Track. MEng, MS, and PhD in Computer Engineering with Cybersecurity Track. Masters of Information Technology with ...

  9. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Admissions

    Complete applications only will be reviewed by the EE and CPE Admissions Officers and the ECE Graduate Committee. The complete application includes: Virginia Tech Graduate School online application form; nonrefundable application fee $75.00. An up-to-date, electronic copy of all official transcript (s) must be submitted with your on-line ...

  10. Tuition and Costs

    The cost of graduate education includes tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, health insurance, personal costs, transportation, taxes and loan fees. Amounts can vary based on in-state/out-of-state status, campus location, degree program, and individual choices and circumstances. The Virginia Tech Bursar lists tuition rates and ...

  11. Department of Computer Science

    Computer science faculty and staff took nearly 30 percent of this year's Dean's awards. Students, faculty, and alumni gathered at the annual Virginia Tech Undergraduate Research in Computer Science competition to present and celebrate a semester full of research and innovation. Alumnus-turned-instructor shares his story about how a student can ...

  12. Ph.D. Programs

    Each Ph.D. student must complete a minimum of 92 credit hours, consisting of 30 course-credit hours, 60 credit-hours of research and dissertation, and 2 course-credit-hours of Seminar. The Seminar requirement is waived for students who earn a master's degree in ECE at Virginia Tech; this requirement is fulfilled at the master's degree level.

  13. Ph.D. in Cognitive Engineering

    Cognitive engineering is a multidisciplinary endeavor concerned with the analysis, design, and evaluation of complex systems of people and technology. This field of study embraces knowledge from human factors, psychology/cognitive science, human-computer interaction, and systems engineering.

  14. BIT PhD Program Overview

    The Business Information Technology (BIT) PhD program at Virginia Tech is a highly innovative and interdisciplinary program that prepares students to become leading faculty members in top-tier research universities. The program's STEM-based curriculum fuses operations management, supply chain management, management information systems ...

  15. Ph.D. in Computer Science

    Ph.D. in Computer Science. The Ph.D. degree culminates with the student writing and defending a dissertation based on the result of independent, original research that makes a significant scholarly contribution to the student's field of study. Please visit the UVA Graduate Record webpage for Ph.D. degree requirements.

  16. Masters of Engineering in Computer Science : r/VirginiaTech

    If you want to do a PhD, go for Master of Science in Computer Science. If you want to get a Phd, you need to go the research route and have a thesis (and ideally some publications). If you just want to work for tech companies, nobody will care that it is a coursework masters after a few years. You might have to dodge the question if you ...

  17. Computer Science

    Computer Science. All students wishing to study this major should apply to General Engineering. Computer scientists study the design, implementation, performance and usability of computer systems. The program emphasizes software—the aspect of computation that makes computing the powerful and transforming technology it is.

  18. UVA or Virginia Tech Computer Science : r/ApplyingToCollege

    UVA has more money for PhD research. Wait, this is backwards. While UVA is substantially wealthier in terms of endowment, VT does a lot more sponsored research, especially in STEM. The latest CMUP report is from 2016, found here. VT did $502.5m in total sponsored research, of which 4.2% ($21.1m) was in computer science.

  19. Research areas

    Hokie License Plates Part of every Virginia Tech plate purchase funds ... Follow Computer Science. Facebook X Threads Instagram Linked In YouTube. Blacksburg campus ... 7054 Haycock Road Falls Church, VA 22043 United States (703) 538-8370 (MS and PhD Program) (540) 557-7687 (MEng Program) Undergraduate Program Graduate Programs

  20. Alumnus plays large role in designing Innovation Campus' future

    Sven Shockey, graduate of Virginia Tech's School of Architecture, leads the team responsible for the contemporary design of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus' first building in Alexandria. ... will support the graduation of 550 master's and 50 doctoral degree students in the fields of computer science and computer engineering annually.

  21. Quantum computing

    Northern Virginia Center 7054 Haycock Road Falls Church, VA 22043 United States (703) 538-8370 (MS and PhD Program) (540) 557-7687 (MEng Program)

  22. Funding Opportunities

    Even as students, computer scientists are in demand. The vast majority of Blacksburg research track graduate students were on full-time support. (Depending on the funding source, that typically means a 20 hour per week work obligation as a GTA or GRA.) GTAs and GRAs include tuition, most (but not all) fees, and a stipend of about $2500/month ...

  23. Assistant / Associate Professor of Living Systems in Claremont , CA for

    The Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences (KDIS) at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) invites applications for a tenure-track position in Physics at the rank of assistant or associate professor. We seek candidates whose research uses experimental approaches to advance our understanding of living systems, ranging anywhere from the scale of biological molecules to whole organisms and ecosystems ...

  24. Master of Engineering

    Master of Engineering. Advance your career to mid-level or advanced positions in the computing industry by earning a Master of Engineering (MEng) degree from the Computer Science Department at Virginia Tech. This is a course-work only master's degree in Computer Science.