CS PhD Qualifier Information
Body of Knowledge for CoC Areas
The list below represents the areas of research in the College identified for the Qualifier and Breadth Requirements. Each item in the list is a link to a page summarizing the material students should know in order to have a deep understanding of the area and to prepare for the exam. This material may include courses, books, and articles.
- Computational Science and Engineering
- Computer Architecture
- Database Systems
- Graphics & Visualization
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Information Security
- Intelligent Systems
- Learning Sciences and Technology
- Networking & Communications
- Programming Languages & Compilers
- Software Methodology & Engineering
- Systems
- Theory
Past Qualifying Exams
Spring 2009
- Computational Science and Engineering
- Database
- Graphics and Visualization
- Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
- Networking (Part 1) (Part 2)
- Security and Cryptology
- Software Engineering
- Systems
Fall 2008
- Architecture
- Computational Science and Engineering
- Graphics and Visualization
- Information Security
- Infosec and Theory
- Intelligent Systems
- Systems
Spring 2008
Fall 2007
- Computational Science and Engineering
- Graphics and Visualization
- Information Security
- Intelligent Systems
- Security and Cryptography
- Software Engineering
Fall 2006
- Architecture
- Computational Science and Engineering (pdf)
- Database
- Graphics
- Graphics Perception
- Learning Sciences & Technology (pdf)
- Systems
Spring 2006
- Architecture
- Bioinformatics
- Computational Science and Engineering (pdf)
- Database (pdf)
- Graphics & Visualization
- Intelligent Systems
- Theory (pdf)
Spring 2005
Fall 2004
- Graphics & Visualization
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Information Security
- Intelligent Systems
- Programming Languages & Compilers
- Software Methodology & Engineering
- Systems
- Theory(pdf)
Spring 2004
- Database
- Graphics & Visualization
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Information Security
- Intelligent Sytems
- Learning Sciences & Technology
- Systems
Fall 2003
- Database
- Graphics& Visualization
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Information Security
- Intelligent Systems
- Programming Languages & Compilers (pdf)
- Software Methodology & Engineering
- Systems
Spring 2003
- Computer Architecture
- Database Systems
- Graphics &Visualization
- Information Security
- Intelligent Systems
- Networking (pdf file)
- Programming Languages& Compilers
- Software Methodology & Engineering
- Systems
Fall 2002
- Database
- Graphics &Visualization
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Information Security
- Intelligent Systems
- Learning Sciences &Technology
- Systems
Spring 2002
- Database
- Graphics &Visualization
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Information Security
- Intelligent Systems
- Learning Sciences &Technology
- Networking and Communications
- Programming Languages and Compilers
- Systems
Fall 2001
Spring 2001
Fall 2000
- Architecture
- Database Systems
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Intelligent Systems
- Learning Sciences and Technology
- Systems
Spring 2000
- Database Systems
- Graphics and Visualization
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Intelligent Systems
- Learning Sciences and Technology
- Networking and Communications
- Systems
Fall 1999
- Graphics and Visualization
- Intelligent Systems
- Learning Sciences and Technology
- Programming Lanuguages and Compilers
- Systems
Spring 1999
Fall 1998
Spring 1998
Fall 1997
Spring 1997
Fall 1996
- Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science
- Graphics & Visualization
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Networking and Communications
- Programming Languages & Compilers
- Software Methodology and Engineering
