The MS program in Software Engineering (SSW) emphasizes the skills needed to apply software technologies to the realization of software products on time, within budget and with known quality. It is a systems-oriented approach to building software products and embedded software in other products. The MS in Software Engineering is geared towards these students:
- The computer professional whose educational background is not in computer science or computer engineering, but who has learned software skills on the job and who now needs software and systems engineering education.
- The student who plans a careen in business management or investment in software intensive industries.
- The systems engineer whom needs a firm base in software concepts.
This MS in SSW program consists of ten courses (six core and four advisor-directed electives) as follows:
Core Courses:
- SSW 540 Introduction to Software Engineering
- SSW 533 Software Cost Estimation and Metrics
- SSW 564 Software Requirements Analysis and Engineering
- SSW 565 Software Architecture and Component-based Design
- SSW 567 Software Testing, Quality Assurance and Maintenance
- SSW 689 Software Systems Reliability Theory and Practice
Students are encouraged to take an integrated four-course sequence leading to a graduate certificate for the four advisor-approved electives or four additional courses in SE, EM, CS, FE, SSW or ES. Most of these certificates are offered on-line via web-based instruction. Approved four-course sequences include:
- Agile Systems and Enterprises,
- Database Management Systems,
- Engineering Management,
- Enterprise Architecture and Governance,
- Financial Engineering,
- Project Management,
- Secure Network Systems Design,
- Software Design,
- Systems Engineering and Architecting,
- Systems Engineering Management, or
- Systems and Supportability Engineering.
A faculty advisor must approve other options. Note that all of these certificates are available to undergraduate students as part of the four plus one program.
Contact: Associate Dean John Farr, jfarr@stevens.edu
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