The SMU Master’s degree program in software engineering offers a balanced approach to management issues, such as directing programming teams, scheduling and budgeting and technical expertise necessary to succeed in this critically important field. Many of the courses are based upon those proposed by the Software Engineering Institute, specifically founded by the Department of Defense to assist in the development of a sound foundation for this rapidly emerging field. Centering on the problems of working professionals in this field, the SMU program in software engineering serves the needs of both the full- and part-time student.
Software engineering covers both technical and management issues related to the planning, development, marketing, and evolution of large software systems used in society today, covering techniques, models, and processes from the initial market analysis and product planning, through product requirements gathering, system architecture and product design, product implementation, verification and validation, product release, and all the way to post-release product support, maintenance, and evolution.

1、Software Requirements

2、Software Architecture and Design

3、Software Testing and Quality Assurance

4、Software Project Planning and Management

5、Software Generation and Maintenance

6、Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

7、Software Metrics and Quality Engineering

8、Software Acquisition Practices, Legal and Economic Issues

9、User Interface Design

10、Software Reliability and Safety

11、Advanced Topics in Software Engineering

1、軟件需求

2、軟件體系架構(gòu)與設(shè)計

3、軟件測試與質(zhì)量保證

4、軟件項目計劃與管理

5、軟件生成與維護(hù)

6、面向?qū)ο蠓治雠c設(shè)計

7、軟件度量與質(zhì)量工程

8、軟件采集實(shí)踐、法律與經(jīng)濟(jì)問題

9、用戶界面設(shè)計

10、軟件可靠性與安全性

11、軟件工程中的高級專題