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Software Systems Architecture Certificate

Program Details

Degree

Certificate

School

Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science

Department

Systems and Enterprises

Available

Online

Contact

Office of Graduate Admissions 1.888.511.1306graduate@stevens.edu

Software systems architecture is one of the most important activities in any system development project. Systems succeed or fail because of their architecture. This graduate certificate provides an intensive, in-depth study of the best practices for software systems architecture and design from the perspectives of both the software engineer and the systems engineer.

The following courses are required:

SSW540
- Fundamentals of Software Engineering
SSW564
- Software Requirements Analysis and Engineering
SSW565
- Software Architecture and Component-Based Design
SYS650
- System Architecture and Design

Program Director: Dr. Zhongyuan (Annie) Yu

View more information in the Academic Catalog.