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Students in the Software Engineering M.S. program complete 30 units of graduate work, including 6 units involving a thesis. The core of the program comprises advanced courses in software engineering processes, including requirements analysis, software design and implementation, verification and validation, quality assurance, software maintenance and software project management. The electives may be chosen to form a concentration in an area of specialization or to provide a broadly based program of study, whichever is more consistent with the selected thesis.

Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Master of Science in Software Engineering will be able to:

• Understand software engineering concepts, techniques, practices and tools, and apply them to real problems in a variety of contexts.
• Define and apply a software process to large-scale real-world problems, including requirements analysis and specification, software design and implementation, verification, validation and quality assurance, maintenance of software.
• Analyze and estimate software process costs and manage software development from concept to delivery.
• Identify, analyze and apply software standards in software engineering practice.
• Analyze, assess and interpret professional codes of ethics and regulatory documents pertaining to software engineering, and understand societal issues.
• Generate and apply appropriate solutions to solve problems based on reasoned rationale.
• Work productively in a team or collaborative settings to achieve common goals or purposes, including the ability to lead a team.
• Analyze, evaluate and synthesize research, and apply theoretical ideas to practical settings.
• Effectively present ideas, designs and solutions in a logical framework in a variety of forms with proper language structure and mechanics, and produce appropriate written documentation.
• Recognize the need for and show an ability to deal with constantly changing technology and continuing professional development.