The combined Bachelor's + Master's degree programs allow students to complete 12 graduate credit hours while still undergraduates. These 12 graduate credit hours will count toward both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
DePaul Undergraduate Degree + Software Engineering (MS)
The Software Engineering (MS) combined degree program is open to all undergraduate majors across the university.
For information on admission criteria and combined degree program structure, see the CDM Graduate Academics Page.
Graduate courses for the combined degree program
The combined degree students take at most three graduate courses during their undergraduate degree selected from the following list of graduate courses. Students are encouraged to work with their undergraduate advisor in their home college and the CDM advisor to choose the three courses that best fit the student’s background and undergraduate degree.
Artificial Intelligence in Software Engineering Concentration:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Take three (3) graduate courses from this list | 12 | |
| CSC 421 | APPLIED ALGORITHMS AND STRUCTURES | |
| CSC 480 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE I | |
| DSC 441 | FUNDAMENTALS OF DATA SCIENCE | |
| SE 433 | SOFTWARE TESTING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE | |
| or SE 441 | AI-AUGMENTED SOFTWARE DELIVERY AND OPERATION | |
| SE 450 | OBJECT-ORIENTED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT | |
| SE 475 | MANAGING GLOBALLY DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT | |
Real-Time Software and Game Systems Concentration:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Take three (3) graduate courses from this list | 12 | |
| CSC 461 | OPTIMIZED C++ | |
| GAM 425 | APPLIED 3D GEOMETRY | |
| GAM 470 | RENDERING AND GRAPHICS PROGRAMMING | |
| (For this concentration, note that GAM 470 must be taken after both CSC 461 and GAM 425.) | ||
Software Development and Architecture Concentration:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Take three (3) graduate courses from this list | 12 | |
| SE 433 | SOFTWARE TESTING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE | |
| SE 441 | AI-AUGMENTED SOFTWARE DELIVERY AND OPERATION | |
| SE 450 | OBJECT-ORIENTED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT | |
| SE 475 | MANAGING GLOBALLY DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT | |
Students who want to substitute different graduate courses for courses in the recommended list must discuss the request with their undergraduate advisor in their home college and the CDM advisor. Requests must be approved by the CDM advisor.
In addition to the three graduate courses, students complete the MS in Software Engineering by taking an additional 36 credit hours (9 graduate courses) and any additional introductory courses that were not satisfied during their bachelor’s degree. Students will follow the master's degree program requirements for the term they are admitted to the master's degree program.
Prerequisite undergraduate courses:
Students are encouraged to work with their undergraduate advisor in their home college and the CDM advisor to complete appropriate coursework during their undergraduate degree to satisfy the introductory courses of the Master’s degree.
The suggested set of undergraduate courses that satisfy the Introductory courses for the MS in Software Engineering degree are listed here:
Artificial Intelligence in Software Engineering Concentration:
- CSC 400 Discrete Structures for Computer Science: MAT 140
- CSC 401 Introduction to Programming: (CSC 241 and CSC 242) or CSC 243
- CSC 402 Data Structures I: CSC 300
- CSC 403 Data Structures II: CSC 301
- IT 403 Statistics and Data Analysis: IT 223
Real-Time Software and Game Systems Concentration:
- CSC 400 Discrete Structures for Computer Science: MAT 140
- CSC 401 Introduction to Programming: (CSC 241 and CSC 242) or CSC 243
- CSC 402 Data Structures I: CSC 300
- CSC 403 Data Structures II: CSC 301
- CSC 406 Systems I: CSC 373
- CSC 407 Systems II: CSC 374
Software Development and Architecture Concentration:
- CSC 400 Discrete Structures for Computer Science: MAT 140
- CSC 401 Introduction to Programming: (CSC 241 and CSC 242) or CSC 243
- CSC 402 Data Structures I: CSC 300
- CSC 403 Data Structures II: CSC 301