MSCS3050
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
This course is offered in a current or upcoming term. Check the official course schedule before registering.
- Department
- Master of Sci in Computer Sci.
- Terms offered
- 9
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
Students consider the life cycle of large software projects, beginning with the elicitation and definition of users' requirements and continuing through software design, documentation, coding, testing and maintenance. Topics include modularity, coupling, cohesion, transformational and transactional structures and testing strategies. Working in teams, students gain practical experience developing software to solve concrete problems.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2022–2026
2022 2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 45% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2022. Department course count falling about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 18% below its recent average. | 2030 Spring: 32% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 4 spring terms since 2023. Department faculty is about 28% below its recent average. | 2030 Summer: 14% chance, low confidence. Offered in 1 of 5 summer terms since 2022. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 48% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2022. Department course count falling about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 18% below its recent average. | 2029 Spring: 35% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 4 spring terms since 2023. Department faculty is about 28% below its recent average. | 2029 Summer: 14% chance, low confidence. Offered in 1 of 5 summer terms since 2022. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 52% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2022. Section count rising about 1% per year over 3 terms. Department course count falling about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 18% below its recent average. | 2028 Spring: 37% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 4 spring terms since 2023. Section count rising about 1% per year over 2 terms. Department faculty is about 28% below its recent average. | 2028 Summer: 14% chance, low confidence. Offered in 1 of 5 summer terms since 2022. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 56% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2022. Section count rising about 1% per year over 4 terms. Department course count falling about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 18% below its recent average. | 2027 Spring: 39% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 4 spring terms since 2023. Section count rising about 1% per year over 3 terms. Department faculty is about 28% below its recent average. | 2027 Summer: 14% chance, low confidence. Offered in 1 of 5 summer terms since 2022. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2025 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | 2 sections | 2 sections | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | 4 sections | 3 sections | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Sat, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM JC120 2026
- Mon, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM JC217 20252023-1
- Sat, 12:00 PM–2:55 PM JC102 2025
- Sat, 12:00 PM–3:00 PM JC104 20242024
- Thu, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM JC215 2023-2
- Tue, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM ONLINE 2023
- Sat, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM JC102 2022
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Pawan K. Gupta | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 30 enrolled | 21926 |
| Fall 2025 | Pawan K. Gupta | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 35 enrolled | 21926 |
| Spring 2025 | Pawan K. Gupta | Lecture | 1 | 30 of 30 enrolled | 32835 |
| Fall 2024 | Omar M. Aldawud (He/Him) | Online | 1 | 12 of 30 enrolled | 22613 |
| Fall 2024 | Pawan K. Gupta | Lecture | 1 | 31 of 30 enrolled | 21926 |
| Spring 2024 | Atef Bader | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 60 enrolled | 32579 |
| Spring 2024 | Pawan K. Gupta | Lecture | 1 | 30 of 30 enrolled | 32835 |
| Fall 2023 | Omar M. Aldawud (He/Him) | Online | 1 | 29 of 30 enrolled | 22613 |
| Fall 2023 | Pawan K. Gupta | Lecture | 1 | 31 of 30 enrolled | 22611 |
| Fall 2023 | Atef Bader | Lecture | 1 | 60 of 60 enrolled | 22757 |
| Fall 2023 | Pawan K. Gupta | Lecture | 1 | 29 of 30 enrolled | 21926 |
| Spring 2023 | Firas S. Khasawneh | Online | 1 | 27 of 30 enrolled | 32580 |
| Spring 2023 | Atef Bader | Online | 1 | 29 of 30 enrolled | 32835 |
| Spring 2023 | Mohammed Mahmoud | Online | 1 | 30 of 30 enrolled | 32579 |
| Fall 2022 | Mohammed Mahmoud | Lecture | 1 | 35 of 35 enrolled | 21926 |
| Summer 2022 | Mohammed Mahmoud | Online | 1 | 18 of 20 enrolled | 11384 |