A body of original scholarly work by an individual student. Involves the preparation of a research proposal, including a review of the literature, under the guidance of a thesis adviser, and its subsequent implementation. The School of Computing must approve a thesis committee consisting of the thesis adviser and two or more other faculty members. The student must successfully defend their thesis in a public, oral defense. Note: This course must be taken for a total of at least six hours prior to thesis defense. After all course work for the Master's program has been completed the student must take at least one hour thesis credit per semester until the thesis is completed.