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Regardless of area, most faculty in the Department of
Computer Science strongly believe that al all graduate
students should at least be exposed to one theory
course and one systems course, both at the graduate
level. The most widely recommended theory course
is CS 473G Algorithms. Systems course recommendations
may vary depending on the student's research area and
interests. These expectations hold even if the student
has taken advanced systems and theory courses before
coming to UIUC.