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 respon-
sible for the management and administra-
tion 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 Edu-
cation & 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 Administra-
tion)
7. M.S. in MSIT (Masters of Science in
Instructional Technology)
Candidates for Dual Graduate Degree Pro-
grams are typically required to complete a
total of 48 credit hours to satisfy the re-
quirements 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 De-
gree programs as well as the graduate cer-
tificate programs/concentration areas within
the graduate curriculum.
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Graduate Degree Concentrations and Professional Graduate Certificates

Graduate Studies Division

Graduate Interdisciplinary Studies,
Graduate Degree Concentrations
and Professional Graduate Certifi-
cates
The following concentration areas can be
incorporated into the graduate programs
offered by the Schools of Engineering, Busi-
ness and Education & Human Resources or
some of the of the dual graduate degree
programs. Matriculated and non-matriculated
students can elect to obtain graduate certifi-
cates 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.
1. Accounting
REQUIRED
• GSB 508/ACCT 502 Financial Reporting
and Analysis
CHOOSE ANY THREE 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
• CS 435 Unix System Programming
• CS 440 Windows Programming
• CS 545 Component Based Software Design
• CS 555 Web-based Application
Development
• Any other course that is approved by the
Department of Computer Science &
Engineering
3. Bio-Medical Engineering
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
4. Bio-Tech Management
REQUIRED
• TCMG 535/MGMT 541 Foundations of Bio
Tech Sciences & Management
CHOOSE ANY TWO FROM THE FOLLOWING:
• 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
• 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 -
• MGMT 551 Foundation of Doing Business
in India
CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:
• 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
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

5. CAD/CAM 8. Computer Communications and

2. Advanced Applications and Networking
Systems Programming CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:
• ME 421 Computer Aided Engineering/
CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING: REQUIRED
Design
• CS 410 Java Programming • CpE 471 Data and Computer
• ME 422 Advanced CAE/CAD Projects
• CS 411 Advanced Object-Oriented Program Communication
with Java • ME 423 CAM & NC Machining

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• CpE 472 Computer Networks
ELECTIVES: CHOOSE ONE FROM THE FOLLOWING
• 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.
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:
• 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
10. E-Commerce
REQUIRED (MBA ONLY)
• GSB 552/ITIS 530 Internet Applications
and Opportunities
CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:
• CS 555 Web-Based Application
Development
• 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
• 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
11. Entrepreneurship
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 Anti-
Trust 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
12. Environmental and Energy
Management
REQUIRED
• TCMG560/MGMT 560 Foundations of
Environmental and Energy Management
CHOOSE ANY TWO 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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• 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
14. Finance
REQUIRED
• GSB 511/FIN 500 International Trade and
Finance
CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:
• 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
15. Global Business
REQUIRED
• GSB 562/MGMT 598 Advanced Intellectual
Property Management
ELECTIVE 1: CHOOSE ANY ONE FROM THE FOLLOWING
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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
• 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
• 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
16. Global Marketing
REQUIRED
• GSB 543/MKTG 543 Problems in Market
Research
CHOOSE ANY THREE 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
Technology Management or MBA program
director
17. Global Program and Project
Management
REQUIRED:
• TCMG 505/GSB 537 Global Program and
Project Management
CHOOSE ANY TWO 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
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
19. Human Resources Management
REQUIRED:
• GSB 533/MGMT 511 Human Resource
Management
CHOOSE ANY TWO FROM THE FOLLOWING:
• GSB 534/MGMT 512 Organizational
Development
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• 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
20. Information Technology
Management
REQUIRED
• GSB 554/ITIS 520 Information Systems
Requirements, Analysis, Design and
Deployment
CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:
• 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
21. Intellectual Property
Management
REQUIRED:
• MEEG 490/GSB 560/MGMT 580 Business
and Society: Intellectual Property and Anti-
Trust Law
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)
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• Any other course that is approved by the
Department of Technology Management.
22. Management and Operations
REQUIRED
• GSB 530/MGMT 530 Foundations of
Management and Organizations
CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:
• GSB 510/MGMT 550 Managerial
Economics
• 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
23. Manufacturing Management
CHOOSE ANY THREE 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
24. Microelectronics and Computer
Architecture
REQUIRED:
• CpE 410 Introduction to Computer
Architecture
ELECTIVE 1: CHOOSE ONE FROM FOLLOWING
• CpE 447 Logic Synthesis Using FPGA
• CpE 448 Introduction to VLSI Design
ELECTIVE 2: CHOOSE ONE FROM FOLLOWING
• 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
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
• CS 411 Advanced Object-Oriented Program
with Java
• CS 440 Windows Programming
• CS 555 Web-Based Application
Development
• Any other course that is approved by the
Department of Computer Science &
Engineering
26. New Product Development and
Management
REQUIRED
• TCMG 508/GSB 549/MKTG 551 Product
Management, Innovation and
Commercialization
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CHOOSE 2 FROM FOLLOWING:
• MEEG 490 Intellectual Property and
Technology/GSB 560/MGMT 580 Business
and Society: Intellectual Property and Anti-
Trust Law
• GSB 541/MKTG 550 Global Market
Management
• TCMG 534/MGMT 534 Strategic Sourcing
and Vendor Management
• GSB 540/MKTG 540 Buyer Analysis
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
28. Service Management and
Engineering
REQUIRED:
• TCMG 571/MGMT 571 Foundations of
Service Management and Engineering
CHOOSE ANY TWO FROM THE FOLLOWING:
• MKMT 552 Service Marketing
• TCMG 533/GSB 538/MGMT 533 IT
Strategy and Governance
• 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
• 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
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 Application
Development
• Any other course that is approved by the
Department of Computer Science &
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
• TCMG 505/GSB 537/MGMT 532 Global
Program and Project Management 34. Wireless and Mobile
Communications
• MGMT 552 Foundation of Doing Business
in China CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:
• MGMT 551 Foundation of Doing Business • CpE 481 Mobile Communications
in India • CpE 471 Data and Computer
• Any other course approved by Technology Communications
Management or MBA program director • CpE 5XX Advanced Mobile/Wireless
Communications
• Any other course that is approved by the
32. Supply Chain Management Department of Computer Science &
Engineering or the Department Electrical
REQUIRED: Engineering.
• 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
33. Very Large Scale Integration
(VLSI)
CHOOSE ANY THREE FROM THE FOLLOWING:
• EE 417 Modern Electronics
• CpE/EE 446 MEMS (Micro-Electro-
Mechanical 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
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