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Software Engineering, Master of Science

The goal of the Master of Science in Software Engineering program is to provide a foundation in software engineering concepts and techniques, management, and integration using proven sound practices and effective teamwork approaches needed to oversee software projects of high technical complexity and agility. The program prepares students with competency based experiences to develop platform and device independent, scalable, cost-effective, and efficient software solutions for government and industry clients.

At the end of the program, students are able to:

  • Combine the principles of mathematics, science, and computer science to design software programs.
  • Integrate social, professional, legal, ethical principles in the use and development of computer and software technology.
  • Evaluate information from various sources in order to solve real world IT situations.

This program typically takes 28 months to complete for part-time enrollment and 14 months to complete for students enrolled full-time.

Required courses for MS Software Engineering (7 core, 5 elective) = 12 courses or 54 credit hours

Core Requirements (7 courses or 31.5 credits)

EBM 502Research Methods

4.5
EBM 680Project Management

4.5
ISM 521Database Systems Technology

4.5
ISM 531Ethics and Professional Issues in IT

4.5
SOF 535Object Oriented Analysis and Design

4.5
SOF 581Software Modeling

4.5
SOF 590Software Engineering Capstone I

4.5

Elective Courses (choose 5 courses or 22.5 credits)

ISM 550Human Computer Interaction

4.5
SOF 584Software Quality Assurance

4.5
SOF 586Software Eng for the World Wide Web

4.5
SOF 587Secure Software Design

4.5
SOF 588Enterprise Software Development

4.5
SOF 589Mobile SoftwareEngineering

4.5
SOF 591Software Engineering Capstone II

4.5
SOF 595Current Topics in Software Engineering I

4.5
SOF 596Current Topics in Software Eng II

4.5
SOF 597Current Topics in Software Eng III

4.5
SOF 598Current Topics in Software Eng IV

4.5