Graduate Studies Division

Administration
Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research, Dean, School of Engineering: Tarek Sobh Engineering Technology Building (203) 576-4111 Email: sobh@bridgeport.edu Dean, School of Education and Human Resources: James Ritchie Carlson Hall (203) 576-4192 Email: ritchie@bridgeport.edu Dean, School of Business: Merrill Forgotson Mandeville Hall (203) 576-4384 Email: mforgots@bridgeport.edu Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, School of Engineering: Khaled Elleithy Engineering Technology Building (203) 576-4703 Email: elleithy@bridgeport.edu Assistant Dean, School of Business: Ward Thrasher MBA Program Director Phone: (203) 576-4363 Email: mba@bridgeport.edu Director, Technology Management & Dual Graduate Business Degree Programs: Gad Selig Schools of Business and Engineering Mandeville Hall Room 302 (203) 576-4870 Email: gadselig@bridgeport.edu Director, Instructional Technology Program: Jerald Cole School of Education and Human Resources Carlson Hall (203) 576-4217 Email: jcole@bridgeport.edu GRADUATE STUDIES DIVISION PROGRAMS The Graduate Studies Division is responsible for the management and administration of graduate and professional programs, graduate concentration areas, certificates and dual graduate degree programs at the University of Bridgeport. The following graduate programs in the Schools of Engineering, Business and Education & Human Resources are the current programs that participate in the activities of the Graduate Studies Division. 1. M.S. in C.S (Computer Science) 2. M.S. in CpE (Computer Engineering) 3. M.S. in E.E (Electrical Engineering) 4. M.S. in M.E (Mechanical Engineering) 5. M.S. in T.M (Technology Management) 6. MBA (Masters of Business Administration) 7. M.S. in MSIT (Masters of Science in Instructional Technology) Candidates for Dual Graduate Degree Programs are typically required to complete a total of 48 credit hours to satisfy the requirements of two masters degrees. Some Dual Graduate Degrees require a different number of credit hours. The following pages contain the detailed description of all the Dual Graduate Degree programs as well as the graduate certificate programs/concentration areas within the graduate curriculum.

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Graduate Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate Degree Concentrations and Professional Graduate Certificates
The following concentration areas can be incorporated into the graduate programs offered by the Schools of Engineering, Business and Education & Human Resources or some of the of the dual graduate degree programs. Matriculated and non-matriculated students can elect to obtain graduate certificates in any of the concentration areas by satisfying the requirements of the respective areas. Certificates can be earned without being a student in a degree program. CS 435 Unix System Programming CS 440 Windows Programming CS 545 Component Based Software Design CS 555 Web-based Development Application Any other course that is approved by the Department of Mechanical Engineering

6. China/India Trade
REQUIRED MGMT 552 Foundation of Doing Business in China - or -

Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering

3. Bio-Medical Engineering
CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

MGMT 551 Foundation of Doing Business in India

CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

EE 510 Medical Electronics and Electrical Safety CpE 596D Digital Signal Processing Laboratory EE 5XX Medical Imaging Any other course that is approved by the Department of Electrical Engineering or Computer Science & Engineering

GSB 511/FIN 500 International Trade and Finance GSB 524/FIN 525 International Financial Management GSB 541/MKTG 550 Global Market Management TCMG 508/MKMT 551 Product Management, Innovation and Commercialization Any other course that is approved by the MBA program director or Technology Management department

1. Accounting
REQUIRED GSB 508/ACCT 502 Financial Reporting and Analysis
CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

4. Bio-Tech Management
REQUIRED TCMG 535/MGMT 541 Foundations of Bio Tech Sciences & Management
CHOOSE ANY TWO FROM THE FOLLOWING:

GSB 500/ACCT 500 Managerial Accounting GSB 501/ACCT 501 Intermediate Accounting GSB 502/ACCT 510 International Accounting GSB 504/ACCT 520 Auditing GSB 505/ACCT 530 Fundamentals of Personal Taxation GSB 509/ACCT 531 Fundamentals of Business Entity Taxation GSB 506/ACCT 511 Advanced Financial Accounting Any other course that is approved by the MBA program director

EE 446 Biomedical and Biometric Signal Processing EE 510 Medical Electronics and Electrical Safety EE 443 Applied Digital Signal Processing EE 481 Analog Electronics lab MEEG 440 Ergonomics Any other course that is approved by the Department of Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or Technology Management or MBA program director

7. Computer and Information Security

REQUIRED CS 561/CpE 561 Network Security
ELECTIVES: CHOOSE TWO FROM FOLLOWING

CS 504 Artificial Intelligence EE 446 Biomedical and Biometric Signal Processing EE 453 Pattern Recognition Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science

2. Advanced Applications and Systems Programming

CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

5. CAD/CAM
CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

8. Computer Communications and Networking

REQUIRED CpE 471 Data Communication and Computer

CS 410 Java Programming CS 411 Advanced Object-Oriented Program with Java

ME 421 Computer Aided Engineering/ Design ME 422 Advanced CAE/CAD Projects ME 423 CAM & NC Machining

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CpE 472 Computer Networks
ELECTIVES: CHOOSE ONE FROM THE FOLLOWING

CS 410 Java Programming CS 411 Advanced Object-Oriented Programming w/ Java CS 440 Windows Programming CS 545 Component Based Software Design Any other course that is approved by the department of Computer Science and Engineering

CpE 473 Local Area Networks CS 561/CpE 561 Network Security Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

Any other course that is approved by the Mechanical Engineering or Technology Management departments or MBA program director

13. Fashion Merchandising

CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

GSB 542/MKTG 560 Mass Merchandising and Retailing GSB 544/MKTG 561 Fashion and Retail Buying GSB 545/MKTG 562 Advanced Textiles and Product Development Any other course that is approved Fashion Merchandising program director

11. Entrepreneurship 9. Corporate, Government and Information Security & Continuity Management
REQUIRED: TCMG 510 /MGMT 536 Foundations of Corporate, Government and Information Security & Continuity Management
CHOOSE ANY TWO FROM THE FOLLOWING:

REQUIRED GSB 531/MGMT 531 Small Business and Entrepreneurship

CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

MEEG 490 Intellectual Property and Technology/GSB 560/MGMT 580 Business and Society: Intellectual Property and AntiTrust Law TCMG 508/GSB 549/MKTG 551 Product Management, Innovation and Commercialization TCMG 484/GSB 535/MGMT 535 Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers TCMG 400 Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Issues and Practices for Management (core course for Technology Management degree) Any other course that is approved by the Technology Management department or MBA program director

14. Finance
REQUIRED GSB 511/FIN 500 International Trade and Finance
CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

TCMG 533/GSB 538/MGMT 533 Information Technology Strategy and Governance GSB 553/ITIS 550 Information Technology Security Any other course that is approved by the Technology Management department or MBA program director

GSB 520/FIN 505 Ad. Financial Management & Policy GSB 521/FIN 521 Fin. Management of Fin. Institutions GSB 522/FIN 541 Investment Analysis GSB 523/FIN 542 Financial Futures, Options and Swaps GSB 524/FIN 525 International Financial Management GSB 527/FIN 540 Financial Analysis and Modeling Methodology GSB 528/FIN 543 Technical Analysis & Trading Any other course that is approved by the MBA program director

10. E-Commerce
REQUIRED (MBA ONLY) GSB 552/ITIS 530 Internet Applications and Opportunities
CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

12. Environmental and Energy Management

REQUIRED TCMG560/MGMT 560 Foundations of Environmental and Energy Management
CHOOSE ANY TWO FROM THE FOLLOWING:

CS 555 Web-Based Development

Application

TCMG 533/GSB 538/MGMT 533 Information Technology Strategy and Governance GSB 548/MKTG 530 e-Marketing GSB 552/ITIS 530 Internet Applications and Opportunities (non-MBA) GSB 553/ITIS 550 Information Technology Security

15. Global Business

REQUIRED GSB 562/MGMT 598 Advanced Intellectual Property Management
ELECTIVE 1: CHOOSE ANY ONE FROM THE FOLLOWING

TCMG 561/MGMT 561 Economic, Regulatory, Political, Cultural and Social Issues in Environmental and Energy Management MEEG XXX : Waste and Hazard Materials and Treatment Management

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GSB 511/FIN 500 International Trade and Finance GSB 524/FIN 525 International Financial Management GSB 528/FIN 543 Technical Analysis and Trading
ELECTIVE 2: CHOOSE ANY ONE FROM THE FOLLOWING

Technology Management or MBA program director

GSB 530/MGMT 530 Foundations of Management and Organization COUN 525 Skills for Human Resource Professional Any other course that is approved by the MBA program director and the School of Education and Human Resources

17. Global Program and Project Management

REQUIRED: TCMG 505/GSB 537 Global Program and Project Management
CHOOSE ANY TWO FROM THE FOLLOWING:

TCMG505/GSB 537/MGMT 532 Global Program and Project Management TCMG 533/GSB 538/MGMT 533 Information Technology Strategy and Governance TCMG534/MGMT 534 Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management TCMG 523/GSB 580/MGMT 523 Leadership, Teams and Managing Change
ELECTIVE 3: CHOOSE ANY ONE FROM THE FOLLOWING

20. Information Technology Management

REQUIRED GSB 554/ITIS 520 Information Systems Requirements, Analysis, Design and Deployment
CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

TCMG 508/ GSB 549/MKTG 551 Product Management, Innovation and Commercialization TCMG 533/GSB 538/MGMT 533 Information Technology Strategy and Governance Any other course approved by Technology Management or MBA program director

GSB 541/MKTG 550 Global Market Management GSB 543/MKTG 543 Problems in Market Research GSB 548/MKTG 530 e-Marketing TCMG 508/GSB 549/MKTG 551 Product Management, Innovation and Commercialization Any other course that is approved by Technology Management or MBA program director

TCMG 533/GSB 538/MGMT 533 Information Technology Strategy and Governance GSB 553/ITIS 550 Information Technology Security GSB 555/ITIS 551 Enterprise Architecture and Knowledge Management GSB 557/ITIS 552 IT Infrastructure and Service Management and Delivery GSB 559/ITIS 553 Enterprise Information Systems Any other course that is approved by the MBA program director

18. Health Care Management & Administration

REQUIRED: MGMT 570 Foundations of Health Care Management and Administration
CHOOSE ANY TWO FROM THE FOLLOWING:

GSB 533/MGMT 511 Human Resource Management ITIS 521 Healthcare Management and Administrative Technologies & Systems TCMG 523/GSB 580/MGMT 523 Leadership, Teams and Managing Change TCMG 484/GSB 535/MGMT 535 Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers Any other course that is approved by the Technology Management department or MBA program director

16. Global Marketing

REQUIRED GSB 543/MKTG 543 Problems in Market Research
CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

21. Intellectual Property Management

REQUIRED: MEEG 490/GSB 560/MGMT 580 Business and Society: Intellectual Property and AntiTrust Law
CHOOSE ANY TWO FROM THE FOLLOWING:

GSB 540/MKTG 540 Buyer Analysis GSB 541/MKTG 550 Global Market Management GSB 542/MKTG 560 Mass Merchandising and Retailing GSB 548/MKTG 530 e-Marketing TCMG 508/GSB 549/MKTG 551 Product Management, Innovation and Commercialization GSB 546/MKTG 552 Services Marketing Any other course that is approved by the

19. Human Resources Management

REQUIRED: GSB 533/MGMT 511 Human Resource Management
CHOOSE ANY TWO FROM THE FOLLOWING:

TCMG 512/GSB 562/MGMT 598 Advanced Intellectual Property Management TCMG508/GSB 549/MKTG 551 Product Management, Innovation and Commercialization TCMG 400 Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Management (core course for TM)

GSB 534/MGMT 512 Organizational Development

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Any other course that is approved by the Department of Technology Management.
CHOOSE 2 FROM FOLLOWING:

24. Microelectronics and Computer Architecture

REQUIRED: CpE 410 Introduction to Computer Architecture
ELECTIVE 1: CHOOSE ONE FROM FOLLOWING

22. Management and Operations

REQUIRED GSB 530/MGMT 530 Foundations of Management and Organizations
CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

MEEG 490 Intellectual Property and Technology/GSB 560/MGMT 580 Business and Society: Intellectual Property and AntiTrust Law GSB 541/MKTG 550 Global Market Management TCMG 534/MGMT 534 Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management GSB 540/MKTG 540 Buyer Analysis

CpE 447 Logic Synthesis Using FPGA CpE 448 Introduction to VLSI Design
ELECTIVE 2: CHOOSE ONE FROM FOLLOWING

GSB 510/MGMT Economics

550

Managerial

GSB 532/MGMT 540 Advanced Business Process and Operations Management GSB 533/MGMT 511 Human Resource Management GSB 534/MGMT 512 Organization Development GSB 536/MGMT 522 Conflict and Negotiation TCMG 505/GSB 537/MGMT 532 Global Program and Project Management TCMG 534/MGMT 534 Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management TCMG 523/GSB 580/MGMT 523 Leadership, Teams and Managing Change Any other course that is approved by the MBA program director

CpE 550 Advanced VLSI Design CpE 560 Performance Evaluation and Analysis CS 590 Parallel and Distributed Processing EE 417 Modern Electronics Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering or the Department of Electrical Engineering

27. Robotics and Automation

REQUIRED CpE 460 Introduction to Robotics CpE 570 Advanced Robotics
ELECTIVES: CHOOSE ONE FROM FOLLOWING

CS 504 Artificial Intelligence CS 580 Introduction to Neural Networks CpE 540 Image Processing CpE 584 Machine Perception CpE 585 Computer Vision EE 460 Controls Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering

25. Modern Data Base Systems

REQUIRED CS 450 Data Base Design CS 551 Advanced Data Base
ELECTIVES: CHOOSE ONE FROM FOLLOWING

CS 410 Java Programming

23. Manufacturing Management

CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

CS 411 Advanced Object-Oriented Program with Java CS 440 Windows Programming CS 555 Web-Based Development Application

28. Service Management and Engineering

REQUIRED: TCMG 571/MGMT 571 Foundations of Service Management and Engineering
CHOOSE ANY TWO FROM THE FOLLOWING:

MEEG 572 Manufacturing Technology and Techniques MEEG 573 Supply Chain Management MEEG 574 Principle of Logistics and Material Management MEEG 575 Manufacturing Strategy and Lean Manufacturing TCMG 534/MGMT 534 Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management Any other course that is approved by the Department of Mechanical Engineering

Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering

MKMT 552 Service Marketing TCMG 533/GSB 538/MGMT 533 IT Strategy and Governance

26. New Product Development and Management

REQUIRED TCMG 508/GSB 549/MKTG 551 Product Management, Innovation and Commercialization

GSB 557/ITIS 552 IT Infrastructure and Service Management and Delivery GSB 546/MKTG 552 Services Marketing Any other course approved by Technology Management or MBA program director

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29. Signal and Image Processing
REQUIRED: EE 443 Applied Digital Signal Processing CpE 540 Image Processing
ELECTIVES: CHOOSE ONE FROM FOLLOWING

TCMG 505/GSB 537/MGMT 532 Global Program and Project Management MGMT 552 Foundation of Doing Business in China MGMT 551 Foundation of Doing Business in India Any other course approved by Technology Management or MBA program director

34. Wireless and Mobile Communications

CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

CpE 481 Mobile Communications CpE 471 Data Communications and Computer

CpE 584 Machine Perception CpE 585 Computer Vision CS 580 Introduction to Neural Networks CpE/EE 453 Pattern Recognition EE 460 Controls EE 461 Controls Lab CpE/EE 543 DSP Lab EE 546 Biometric and Biomedical Signals CpE 585 Computer Vision Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering or the Department of Electrical Engineering

CpE 5XX Advanced Mobile/Wireless Communications Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering or the Department Electrical Engineering.

32. Supply Chain Management

REQUIRED: MEEG 573 Supply Chain Management
CHOOSE FROM ANY TWO COURSES:

MEEG 574 Principle of Logistics and Material Management GSB 511/FIN 500 International Trade and Finance GSB 540/MKTG 540 Buyer Analysis TCMG 534/MGMT 534 Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management GSB 559/ITIS 553 Enterprise Information Systems Any other course that is approved by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technology Management or MBA program director

30. Software Engineering

REQUIRED: CpE 489 Software Engineering
ELECTIVES: CHOOSE TWO FROM FOLLOWING

CS 440 Windows Programming CS 545 Component Based Software Design CS 555 Web-based Development Application

33. Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI)

CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering

EE 417 Modern Electronics CpE/EE 446 MEMS (Micro-ElectroMechanical Systems) EE 447 Semiconductors CpE 447 FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) CpE 448 VLSI (Digital) CpE/EE 458 Analog VLSI EE 482 Analog and Digital IC Design CpE/EE 548 Low Power VLSI Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering or the Department of Electrical Engineering

31. Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management

REQUIRED: TCMG 534/MGMT 534 Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management.
CHOOSE ANY TWO FROM THE FOLLOWING:

MEEG 573 Supply Chain Management GSB 511/FIN 500 International Trade and Finance

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