Graduate Program - Master of Science in Software Engineering Science

  MSES Degree Requirements

The MSES degree program requirements consists of course work and a master's thesis. Students must:

• maintain a grade of 3.0 (out of 4.0) in all courses in the curriculum,

• select an area of research study, thesis advisor, and thesis committee during their second year of study,

• submit a thesis accepted by the thesis advisor and the thesis committee, and

• complete 36 hours of classroom courses.

A recommended schedule of courses is listed below.

Year One Fall Term

• CIS5025 Programming Languages

• CEN5075 Software Systems Engineering

• COT5310 Theory of Formal Languages and Automata

• CIS5935 Introduction to Research

Year One Spring Term

• CEN5016 Formal Methods

• CEN5064 Advanced Systems Design

• Elective

Year Two Fall Term

• CEN5015 Software Development and Maintenance

• COP5614 Operating Systems

• Elective

Year Two Spring Term

• CEN5055 Software Project Management

• CEN5070 Software Verification and Validation

• Elective

• CIS5970 Thesis