MSE Engineering Science (Software Engineering) at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Master of Science in Engineering program in engineering science with a software engineering concentration offers you specialized courses founded on the fundamentals and principles of software engineering. You gain the knowledge and skills needed to become a software engineer or software task leader on large and small projects that require either agile methodologies or formal capability maturity model integration approaches.

Faculty: Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering | Department: Dean, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering | Duration: 30 credit hours | Study mode: online | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

30 credit hours and a portfolio, or 30 credit hours including the required applied project course (CSE 593) Required Core (6 credit hours) CSE 565 Software Verification, Validation and Testing (3) CSE 566 Software Project, Process and Quality Management (3) Concentration (3 credit hours) CSE 591 Topic: Software Engineering Principles and Concepts (3) Restricted Electives (18 or 21 credit hours) Culminating Experience (0 or 3 credit hours) CSE 593 Applied Project (3) portfolio (0) Additional Curriculum Information For an approved list of restricted electives, students should see the academic unit.

Career pathways

Software engineers solve a wide variety of disciplinary and transdisciplinary problems and apply new technologies to improve quality of life. Graduates of this program are prepared for advanced study in computing and engineering, and to become leaders of software engineering development projects and teams.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Applicants must have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in computer engineering, software engineering or a related field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 credit hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") for the last 12 units of the postbaccalaureate transcript. All applicants must submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts proof of English proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency. Applicants must provide evidence of demonstrated expertise in the area of object-oriented programming, advanced data structures, algorithm design and algorithm analysis; maturity in high-level programming; and successful completion of Calculus I (a minimum requirement).

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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