Hands-on Learning

Our curriculum emphasizes practical application through real-world projects, ensuring you have the skills to hit the ground running in your chosen industry.

Towards the end of the program, you’ll put your skills to the test by working alongside industry partners on a real-world software project. Graduate with a portfolio that showcases your capabilities.

Full-Time Curriculum

Fall 1

Select four 2-unit courses for a total of 8 units:

SWE 240P Data Structures (2)
SWE 241P Algorithms (2)
SWE 242P Network Programming (2)
SWE 244P Concurrent Programming (2)
SWE 245P GUI Programming (2)
SWE 247P Applied Information Retrieval (2)
SWE 248P Neural Network Programming (2)

AND

SWE 262P Advanced Programming (4)
SWE 290P Advisement (0.3)

Winter 1

Select two 2-unit courses for a total of 4 units:

SWE 243P Database Programming (2)
SWE 246P Mobile Programming (2)
SWE 249P Applied Data Analytics (2)
SWE 250P Web Programming (2)

AND

SWE 261P Software Testing and Debugging (4)
SWE 264P Distributed Software Architecture (4)

Spring 1

Select at least three courses from the below:

SWE 263P User Experience and Interaction (4)
SWE 265P Reverse Engineering and Modeling (4)
SWE 266P Software Security and Dependability (4)
SWE 267P Cloud and Security Foundations (4)

Summer 1

Students will be enrolled in the following course for both Summer Sessions I and II:

SWE 275P Internship (1)

Fall 2

Enroll in all three:

SWE 270P Engineering Artificial Intelligence Software (4) *Course description available July 2025
SWE 276P Capstone Project (4)
SWE 277P Capstone Project in Software Engineering II (4) *Course description available July 2025

Part-Time Curriculum

Fall 1

Select two 2-unit courses and SWE 262P & SWE 290P:

AND

SWE 262P Advanced Programming (4)
SWE 290P Advisement (0.3)

Winter 1

Select one 2-unit course and one 4-unit course:

SWE 243P Database Programming (2)
SWE 246P Mobile Programming (2)
SWE 249P Applied Data Analytics (2)
SWE 250P Web Programming (2)

AND

SWE 261P Software Testing and Debugging (4)
SWE 264P Distributed Software Architecture (4)

Spring 1

Select one or two courses from the courses below:

SWE 263P User Experience and Interaction (4)
SWE 265P Reverse Engineering and Modeling (4)
SWE 266P Software Security and Dependability (4)
SWE 267P Cloud and Security Foundations (4)

Summer 1

No coursework.

Fall 2

Select two 2-unit courses (totaling 4 units) that were not taken in the previous Fall quarter & SWE 270P

AND

SWE 270P Engineering Artificial Intelligence Software (4) *Course description will be available July 2025

Winter 2

Select one 2-unit course and one 4-unit course that were not taken in the previous Winter quarter:

SWE 243P Database Programming (2)
SWE 246P Mobile Programming (2)
SWE 249P Applied Data Analytics (2)
SWE 250P Web Programming (2)

AND

SWE 261P Software Testing and Debugging (4)
SWE 264P Distributed Software Architecture (4)

Spring 2

Select one OR two courses not taken in the previous Spring quarter:

SWE 263P User Experience and Interaction (4)
SWE 265P Reverse Engineering and Modeling (4)
SWE 266P Software Security and Dependability (4)
SWE 267P Cloud and Security Foundations (4)

Summer 2

Students will be enrolled in the following course for both Summer Sessions I and II:

SWE 275P Internship (1)

Fall 3

Enroll in both courses:

SWE 276P Capstone Project (4)
SWE 277P Capstone Project in Software Engineering II (4) *Course description will be available July 2025

The full-time and part-time curriculums may be subject to change. Students are responsible for adhering to MSWE degree requirements as outlined in the Catalogue of the student’s year of matriculation. Course offerings are subject to change. Please contact the Program Director and/ or a Graduate Counselor for any questions.

Access Fall 2024-2025 Catalogue for more information.