Software Engineering Graduate Certificate

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About the Software Engineering Graduate Certificate Program

The Graduate Certificate in Software Engineering is intended for those who do not need or wish to have a full graduate degree in software engineering or computer science. In particular, the certificate is directed towards working professionals and graduate students who are interested in systematic software development. In addition to any leveling requirements, coursework for the certificate requires 12 hours.

Required Software Engineering Core Course:

CS 5373 - Software Modeling and Architecture 3 Semester Credit Hours

Software Engineering Elective Courses:

CS 5332 - Special Topics in Software Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
CS 5363 - Software Project Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
CS 5374 - Software Verification and Validation 3 Semester Credit Hours
One of three courses may be replaced with one course in the following:
- CS 5379 - Parallel Processing 3 Semester Credit Hours
- CS 5356 - Advanced Database Management Systems Systems 3 Semester Credit Hours
- CS 5377 - Distributed Computing 3 Semester Credit Hours
- CS 5364 - Information Retrieval 3 Semester Credit Hours
- IE 5316 - Simulation Models for Operations Analysis 3 Semester Credit Hours
- IE 5319 - Risk Modeling and Assessment 3 Semester Credit Hours
- IE 5320 - Systems Theory 3 Semester Credit Hours