A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- MSE
- CIP
- 11.0101
- Total credits (published)
- 4
- Credits (computed from items)
- 30
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 215062
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_215062_5e83836f
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Curriculum
0 items
CIS Courses
0 items
At least seven of the ten course units required for the degree must be CIS courses. These seven courses include four core courses and three CIS elective courses described below.
electives · 0 items
Core Courses
major core · 1 item
- Select four courses from the following:Not resolved to a course4
Theory Courses
2 items
Systems Courses
4 items
- 1
Machine-Learning Courses
3 items
- 1
- 1
- As published: “Artificial Intelligence”1
Other Courses
2 items
- 1
The four core courses must include 1) at least one systems course, or CIS 5010; 2) at least one theory course; and 3) at most one machine-learning course. (the other machine-learning courses can still be taken as electives.)
electives · 0 items
CIS Elective Courses
electives · 1 item
- Any CIS courses numbered from CIS 5000 to CIS 7000Not resolved to a course3
At most one CIS 7000 class can be included
0 items
CIS or Non-CIS Elective Courses 1, 2
electives · 1 item
- Each of the three remaining courses must be a CIS course (numbered from CIS 5000 to CIS 8000) or a course from the list of approved non-CIS coursesNot resolved to a course3
Artificial Intelligence
14 items
- Select any 4 CU's from the list below:Not resolved to a course4
- or: CIS 5200 Machine Learning1
- As published: “Artificial Intelligence”1
- 1
- As published: “Computer Vision & Computational Photography”
- As published: “Principles of Deep Learning”1
Computer Vision
4 items
- 1
- 1
- As published: “Computer Vision & Computational Photography”1
- 1
Software Foundations
9 items
- Select any 4 CUs from the list below:Not resolved to a course4
- 1
- As published: “Computer-Aided Verification”
Systems
10 items
- Select any 4 CUs from the list below:Not resolved to a course4
- As published: “Wireless Communications for Mobile Networks and Internet of Things”
- 1
Theoretical Foundations
9 items
- Select any 4 CUs from the list below:Not resolved to a course4
Source. University of Pennsylvania, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.upenn.edu/graduate/programs/computer-information-science-mse/. Captured page pages/0387.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.