Master of Arts in Software Engineering

The fully online, 39- credit hour MASE program runs on an accelerated 7-week calendar where students take 2 or 3 courses every seven weeks for four consecutive semesters. Students begin the program in Semester 1 by taking CS-601 and CS-603 in the first 7 weeks, and CS-605 and CS-607 in the second 7 weeks. Those four courses are offered every fall, spring, and summer semesters. After successful completion of the first semester, students may take the courses that are offered in the subsequent semesters in the order in which they are offered (the courses students take in Semesters 2, 3, and 4 depend on which semester they began the program). During the last 7 weeks of the last semester, students will take either CS-644 or CS-650 along with the other courses offered in that semester.

Semester 1
First 7 weeks: CS-601 - Programming Concepts and Techniques (3 cr)
First 7 weeks: CS-603 - Computational Paradigms for Software Engineers (3 cr)
Second 7 weeks: CS-605 - Program Design with Objects and Abstraction (3 cr)
Second 7 weeks: CS-607 - Data Structures (3 cr)
Credit total: 12

Semester 2, 3, or 4
First 7 weeks: CS-611 - Software Engineering Principles and Applications (3 cr)
First 7 weeks: CS-613 - Data Storage Systems (3 cr)
Second 7 weeks: CS-615 - Computer Architecture and Operating Systems (3 cr)
Credit total: 9

Semester 2, 3, or 4
First 7 weeks: CS-621 - Front-End Development (2 cr)
First 7 weeks: CS-624 - Data Mining and Machine Learning (3 cr)
Second 7 weeks: CS-626 - Algorithms (3 cr)
Credit total: 8

Semester 2, 3, or 4
First 7 weeks: CS-631 - AI and Large Language Models (2 cr)
First 7 weeks: CS-633 - Back-End Development (2 cr)
Second 7 weeks: CS-635 - System Integration & Security (3 cr)
Credit total: 7

Semester 4
Second 7 weeks: CS-644 - Software Engineering Internship (3 cr) or CS-650 - Software Engineering Capstone (3 cr) taken in conjunction with the student's other Semester 4 courses.
Credits: 3

Total credit for degree: 39