Software Engineering, M.S.

Major Code: 8050	Degree Awarded: Master of Science
Delivery Mode(s): Classroom only	Age Restriction: No
Admission Status: Graduate	Location(s): Main Campus - Melbourne
Admission Materials: 3 letters of recommendation, GRE

The Master of Science in Software Engineering serves students who have earned a bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science or a related discipline, as well as working software engineers who want to broaden their perspective while deepening their skills in software development. The program also accepts students who are already competent programmers wanting to prepare for careers in software engineering. Courses in this program are taught at a level that assumes that all students have a technical undergraduate degree and significant programming experience.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must have taken courses in differential and integral calculus, discrete mathematics, statistics and data structures and algorithms, as well as at least 12 credit hours of advanced coursework in undergraduate computer science that includes an introduction to software engineering principles and practices. Admission may be granted with the stipulation that deficiencies are satisfied by taking specific courses. GRE scores (General Test only) are required. Students with English language deficiencies are only permitted to enroll in a restricted set of academic courses.

Degree Requirements

The master’s program in software engineering requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of approved graduate study. Students are encouraged to complete and successfully defend a thesis. Students who decide against writing a thesis must pass a final program examination. The curriculum includes four required courses:

Curriculum

CSE 5272 Computer and Information Security
SWE 5100 Advanced Software Engineering
SWE 5120 Model-Based Software Engineering
SWE 5425 Advanced Software Testing
SWE 5450 Software Architecture and Design Methods
All students are required to pass CSE 5500 Computer Science Seminar or CSE 5501 Computer Sciences Internship twice during the degree program. The internship is completed with an information technology business or industrial organization and is available only for students without prior experience in a practical information technology setting.

Each student selects elective courses to fulfill their credit hour requirements. One elective must be selected from courses that require significant programming and another must be a fundamental course in computer science. A list of courses fulfilling these requirements is available from the department.

The department excels in several specializations of software engineering and students are encouraged to concentrate in one of these areas by careful selection of elective courses.

Total Credits Required: 30

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