COURSE CURRICULUM

The Master’s in Computer Engineering highlights at the University of North Texas emphasize strong research infrastructure, advanced technical training, and strong industry relevance. The program provides extensive research lab space, including facilities for the Centers for Information and Cybersecurity and Net-Centric Software, along with 13 dedicated research laboratories that support both faculty-led and student-driven projects. A major strength of the program is the Center for Information and Cyber Security (CICS), which has contributed to UNT earning recognition as a National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security “Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education” as well as a “Center of Academic Excellence in Research,” placing the university among leading institutions in computer security education and research. Faculty research interests span a wide range of advanced computing areas, including theoretical computer science, databases, visualization, game programming, wired and wireless networks, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, computer systems architecture, agent-based systems, collaborative learning systems, parallel and distributed processing, and numerical analysis. Students benefit from hands-on technical environments, including access to hosted virtual machines running Ubuntu Linux that support remote SSH access, along with tools such as Apache web servers and MySQL database servers for practical system and application development. Career opportunities for graduates are broad and include fields such as software programming and app development, digital information processing, game development, hardware and software design, and information systems management, with strong job prospects due to high demand and a limited supply of qualified professionals. Graduates often enjoy competitive salaries, as computer engineering remains one of the highest-paying engineering disciplines. The curriculum includes advanced courses such as wireless communications, embedded hardware and software design, fault-tolerant system design, database systems implementation, networks-on-chip, and parallel processing and algorithms, all of which prepare students for both industry and research-oriented careers in modern computing environments.