Course overview
The School of Engineering and Computing offers a master's degree in software engineering (MSSE) as well as graduate-level certificate programs in select areas of software engineering. The MSSE program is intended to serve the needs of software application developers, web programmers, network and information security administrators, database administrators, and other information technology professionals. Students who do not meet a minimum experience level, or who have other skill deficiencies, will be required to take one or more bridge courses to strengthen their capacity to meet the MSSE curriculum demands.
The certificate programs allow software professionals to upgrade their skills in selected areas. Certificate program students enroll under "special student" status and participate in courses offered through the MSSE program, earning a Certificate of Completion. The certificate credits could count toward the MSSE degree should students choose to pursue it. Four certificate programs are available: Web Applications Development, Database Management, Information Security, and Network Technologies.
