Software Engineering Graduate Certificate


Program Director
Linda Laird

Today’s complex and competitive business environment demands that companies vigilantly insure the reliability and integrity of computer systems to avoid costly and potentially catastrophic disruption. To guard against failure, alert industries engage technically qualified experts with sound managerial judgment. This four-course, instructor-led, online graduate certificate offers what you need to know to understand fail-safe computer systems, both rapidly and prudently. Managers and software professionals who enroll in these innovative courses will become authorities on quantitative, rather than qualitative problem-solving methods. Learn to deal with a broad spectrum of enterprises—from small-scale to large complex projects. Work in teams to solve problems generated by actual case histories. Following IEEE-sponsored Software Engineering Body of Knowledge guidelines, you emerge as a key player with superior knowledge of the principal elements of advanced software engineering—analysis and design, component-based architecture, configuration management, group dynamics, and testing, verification, and validation.

Required courses: SSW533, SSW540

Select 2 of the following to complete the 4-course Certificate: SSW564, SSW565, SSW567, SSW687, SSW689.  (Note: Elective course SSW687 is only available in module format.)



Course #Course NameInstructor (s)Semester
SSW533Software Cost Estimation and MetricsLinda LairdSpring I-2010
SSW540Fundamentals of Software EngineeringRobbie Cohen, Gregg VesonderFall-2009, Spring I-2010
SSW564Software Requirements Analysis and EngineeringMark ArdisSpring I-2010
SSW565Software Architecture and Component-based DesignGregg VesonderFall-2009, Spring I-2010
SSW567Software Testing, Quality Assurance and MaintenanceLinda Laird, Linda ChengFall-2009
SSW687Engineering of Large Software SystemsRichard TurnerFall-2009
SSW689Software Reliability EngineeringLinda LairdSpring I-2010


General Information
Credits 3 Credits Per Course/12 Credits Per Certificate
Tuition per credit $1100 per credit
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The Graduate School
Stevens Institute of Technology
Castle Point on the Hudson
Hoboken, NJ 07030
United States of America

A graduate certificate program from Stevens’ School of Systems and Enterprises available online. To enroll, you must have a minimum background in mathematics. Co-sponsored by AACEI, ACM, AIChE, ASCE, IEEE, NECA, NSPE,  and SNAME.

If you're a professional with a bachelor's degree, you can earn a graduate certificate or a masters degree in an outstanding online Software Engineering program delivered by the same superior faculty who teach in conventional settings. You receive the finest professional education using rich Internet features -- threaded discussions, chat, bulletin boards, e-mail, file sharing, whiteboards, and workgroups for in-depth participation. You also have online library privileges, with instant search and retrieval of important databases.

The WebCampus learning environment forces students to apply themselves. That’s what I like about it. Accountability is at its highest in Stevens’ WebCampus."
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