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Director's Blog

Look for a relevant and innovative curriculum

By Dr. Deepti Suri
Posted 04/17/2008

As you are making life changing decisions about what college to attend and what program to major in, I would recommend that you spend a lot of time looking at the curriculum of the programs that you are considering. A good curriculum is the basic foundation on which your academic education rests.  We believe that the Software Engineering program at MSOE is strongly grounded in a well balanced, relevant and innovative curriculum which has been developed in close conjunction with industry professionals.

The following table provides an overview of the SE curriculum.

 

Area of Study	Number of Courses in SE V2.4	Additional Notes on the Software Engineering Curriculum
General Education, Math, and Basic Science
English	3
Mathematics	8
Physics	3
Chemistry	1
Humanities/Social Sciences	3
Business	2
Professional Development	4
Engineering Core
Computer Science	5
Computer Engineering	3	Additional CE courses can be taken as technical electives, a free elective, or as an application domain elective sequence.
Electrical Engineering	1	Additional EE courses can be taken as technical electives, a free elective, or as an application domain elective sequence.
Software Engineering	17	Additional SE courses can be taken as technical electives or as a free elective, to add breadth or depth in specific areas.
Electives
Application Domain	3	This sequence provides exposure to an area (engineering, science, business, or other) in which software engineering can be applied.
Program/Technical	2	CE, EE or SE courses can be used as technical electives.
Free	1	Any upper division (junior or senior) course can be a free elective.
Math/Science	1	An application domain sequence can also be taken in physics or chemistry.
Humanities/Social Science	5

 

It is no surprise that MSOE’s Software Engineering program is considered one of the leaders in the nation in Software Engineering Education, with its first graduates in May 2002! In fact, the SE program was one of the first accredited SE programs in the United States.

If you have any additional questions about the SE program at MSOE, please do not hesitate to contact me via e-mail or call (414) 277-7500. 

Click to find more information about the SE program at MSOE.

 

Deepti Suri, Ph.D.
Software Engineering Program Director