Course Recommendations: 

30 credit hours including the required applied project course (CSE 593)

 OR 

30 credit hours and a portfolio

Core Courses (All required and should be prioritized first when possible):

• CSE 565: Software Verification and Validation

• CSE 566: Software Project, Process and Quality Management

Concentration Course (Required and should be prioritized first when possible):

• CSE 591 Software Engineering Principles and Concepts

Elective Courses: 18-21 credit hours. Below are examples of possible electives.

Select 18–21 elective credits. At least 6 credits in CSE are required.

• CSE 564: Software Design

• CSE 598: Advanced Software Analysis and Design 

• CSE 598: Distributed Software Development 

• CSE 561: Modeling & Simulation Theory and Application

• CSE 598: Software Integration and Engineering 

• CSE 598: Web Usability: Principles and Techniques

• EEE 511: Artificial Neural Computation

• EEE 553: Coding and Cryptography

• FSE 501: Technology Entrepreneurship

• IEE 556: Introduction to Systems Engineering 

• IEE 572: Design of Experiments 

• IEE 598: Design for Six Sigma 

• CSE 543: Information Assurance and Security

• CSE 545: Software Security

• CSE 535: Mobile Computing

Capstone: Select one (1) culminating experience:

All students admitted to the M.S.E. program in engineering science with a concentration in software engineering must complete an applied project or a portfolio to serve as the culminating experience for their graduate study.

Applied Project 

• During this course you will work with your faculty leader to complete a self-identified project (ex: research proposal, development project). Faculty leads are instrumental in helping students with a variety of coursework solutions, including what is involved in your applied project, when it is due, and what the requirements are, this is enough reason for you to contact your leader to ask the finest details of your project

• Students will enroll in CSE 593: Applied Project and work with a faculty member to complete a self-identified project (ex: research proposal, development project) 

• Department override must be obtained before enrolling in this course. fultonapps.asu.edu/override/ 

  • Please ensure that you attach email approval from your faculty chair regarding your applied project topic to your override request. 

•  A grade of “B” or better is required on your Applied Project 

Click here to view the : Applied Project Overview 

Portfolio

• The portfolio contains three (3) projects and a written reflection statement. Each project is featured in a 500+ level course in which the final grade is a “B” or better. Please be aware that each project should not exceed a maximum of 25 pages each, otherwise, you will experience difficulties at the time of uploading. 

• Each student is responsible for determining which course projects they would like to use for the portfolio. You may reach out to your faculty leader for your program to ask questions regarding your portfolio, but it is as easy as uploading three of the projects that you did during your program, in which courses you received a grade of “B” or above in. 

  • • Final approval by the student’s faculty advisor and the graduate program academic director. The statement should have one or two pages, which summarizes the main things you have learned from completing the coursework in your program of study and how you plan to apply this knowledge. Your statement must reference the three supporting projects and how they contributed to what you have learned

    • Students should submit their portfolio prior to their last semester to allow sufficient time for review and approval.

    • To submit your portfolio, follow this link to fill out the information required and upload your supporting project documents: links.asu.edu/mse-se-portfolio-submission

    • After approval by the faculty advisor and the graduate program academic director, the GOEE graduate advisor will notify the Graduate College of satisfactory completion of the Project Portfolio. Once the portfolio is approved and processed, students will see the culminating experience satisfied through MyASU – iPOS tab.