My OMSCS course plan
My OMSCS course plan
Four courses down, nine to go. This is the rolling plan for getting through OMSCS — focused on computing systems and AI/ML. I’ll keep this post current as semesters tick by.
By semester
Strikethrough = done.
| Year | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | |||
| 2026 | GA | ||
| 2027 | AOS | CN | ML |
| 2028 | DC | RL | |
| 2029 | SDCC | GPU | DL |
Lineup
Data from OMSCentral, sorted in the order I’m taking them.
| Course | Status | Rating | Workload (hrs/wk) | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Analysis (CS 6340) | Done | 3.55 | 12.70 | 3.20 |
| Human Computer Interaction (CS 6750) | Done | 4.14 | 12.40 | 2.56 |
| Artificial Intelligence (CS 6601) | Done | 4.06 | 22.50 | 4.07 |
| Graduate Intro to OS (CS 6200) | Done | 4.38 | 18.40 | 3.69 |
| Intro to Graduate Algorithms (CS 6515) | Planned | 3.28 | 19.20 | 4.06 |
| Advanced OS (CS 6210) | Planned | 4.41 | 16.50 | 4.14 |
| Computer Networks (CS 6250) | Planned | 3.47 | 8.90 | 2.42 |
| Machine Learning (CS 7641) | Planned | 3.12 | 22.56 | 4.15 |
| Distributed Computing (CS 7210) | Planned | 3.84 | 28.50 | 4.58 |
| Reinforcement Learning (CS 7642) | Planned | 3.84 | 22.34 | 4.21 |
| System Design for Cloud Computing (CS 6211) | Planned | 4.10 | 25.00 | 4.59 |
| GPU Hardware & Software (CS 8803) | Planned | 4.50 | 11.30 | 3.00 |
| Deep Learning (CS 7643) | Planned | 4.03 | 19.35 | 4.07 |
Resources
- Current courses — official list of what’s offered each semester
- CS 8001 Seminars — non-credit talks I drop into
- OMSCentral — community-sourced ratings and reviews
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