MSSWE Systems Software Plan of Study

This sample plan of study is a guideline. You can create a plan of study that meets your specific needs, as long as it complies with the MSSWE degree requirements. 

Degree Requirements

Total credits needed: 30

• Two core courses:
  • Select one:
    • ECE 60800, Computational Models and Methods (3 credits)
    • CS 58000, Algorithm Design, Analysis, and Implementation (3 credits)
  • ECE 59500, Advanced Software Engineering (3 credits)
• One math course (3 credits)
  • ECE graduate student math course options
• A total of 18 credit hours of ECE and CS coursework, includes core courses

Recommended courses:

Course	Title	Offerings	Term(s) Offered	Credit Hours
ECE 50863	Computer Network Systems	On-campus and online	Spring	3
ECE 56300	Programming Parallel Machines	On-campus and online	Spring, odd years	3
ECE 57300	Compilers and Translator Writing Systems	On-campus only	Fall	3
ECE 59500*	Introduction to Compilers I: Compiler Basics	Online only	Fall	1
ECE 59500*	Introduction to Compilers II: Code Generation	Online only	Fall	1
ECE 59500*	Introduction to Compilers III: Optimization	Online only	Fall	1
ECE 62400	Multimedia Systems	On-campus only	Fall, even years	3
ECE 66300	Compiler Code Generation, Optimization, and Parallelization	On-campus only	Spring, even years	3
ECE 67300	Distributed Computing Systems	On-campus only	Spring	3
ECE 69500	Datacenter and Cloud Networks (Prerequisite: ECE 50863, Computer Network Systems)	On-campus only	Spring	3
ECE 69500	Introduction to Operating Systems	On-campus and online	Fall	3

*Together, these three modules are the same course as ECE 57300.

Recommended math courses:

• MA 51800: Advanced Discrete Math 
• STAT 51100: Statistical Methods 
• STAT 51600: Probability and Applications 
• STAT 52700: Intro to Computing for Statistics