Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Software Architecture
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 15.0
Instructional Delivery: Online; Campus
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 1 year
Financial Aid Eligibility: Not aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 14.0903
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 15-1133
About the Program
Software architecture is the primary carrier of system qualities, such as performance, reliability, modifiability, and security. Architecture helps ensure that a design approach will yield an acceptable system and holds the key to maintenance and sustainment efforts, ensures critical quality attributes, and holds every phase of a project together. An architect needs build comprehensive knowledge and skills and be prepared to fulfill extensive duties way beyond programming. This certificate equips software professionals with state-of-the-art practices for designing, analyzing, documenting, and implementing software architectures.
Admission Requirements
The certificate in Software Architecture accepts applicants who hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited university. Please visit the College of Computing & Informatics website for more information on admission requirements.
Additional Information
For more information about this program, visit the College of Computing & Informatics website.
Program Requirements
Core Courses | ||
SE 575 | Software Design | 3.0 |
SE 577 | Software Architecture | 3.0 |
Core electives | 6.0 | |
Choose 2 from the following | ||
Fundamentals of Databases | ||
Web Services and Mobile Architectures | ||
Software Reliability and Testing | ||
Requirements Engineering and Management | ||
Elective | 3.0 | |
Choose from the following or approved by the department | ||
Distributed Systems Software | ||
Human-Computer Interaction | ||
Introduction to Data Analytics | ||
Security Engineering | ||
Open Source Software Engineering | ||
Software Engineering Economics | ||
Software Project Management | ||
Total Credits | 15.0 |
Sample Plan of Study
First Year | |||
---|---|---|---|
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits |
SE 575 | 3.0 | SE 577 | 3.0 |
Core Elective | 3.0 | Core Elective | 3.0 |
Elective | 3.0 | ||
6 | 9 | ||
Total Credits 15 |