MS Degree Program

Area of Concentration in Software Engineering

The purpose of Software Engineering is to adapt engineering practices to software development. The goal of the specialty is improved software, which is defined by maintainability, efficiency, correctness, and reusability. The program is for students who want to learn the theory and practice of Software Engineering, knowledge engineering and software project management. Degree Requirements The Software Engineering concentration requires 30 credit hours of coursework (that is, 10 graduate classes), a 9 credit hour individual research project, and successful completion of a comprehensive exam. The course listings below indicate in greater detail the content of our training in Software Engineering. The 5 required core courses are: CIS501 Information System Design CIS502 Database Management Systems CIS503 Theory of Computation CIS504 Programming Languages CIS509 Knowledge Engineering 4 Area Courses are: CIS506 Advanced Operating Systems CIS507 Principles of Computer Networks CIS510 Software Project Management CIS562 Software Design Workshop   1 typical CIS elective is: CIS514 User Interface Engineering (replacing CIS505)   MS Research Project in SE (9 credits): CIS599A, CIS599B, and CIS599C     >> For students who lack an adequate computer science background, there may be prerequisite requirements of up to seven courses within a chosen concentration. Contact us