Program Overview
Software Engineering Program
The Software Engineering program at the University of Calgary is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of software engineering as a part of computer science. This program allows students to explore the design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance of software systems in a group environment using scientific methods.
Concentration Description
The purpose of this degree concentration is to provide students with an understanding of software engineering as a part of computer science. Students will explore the design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance of software systems in a group environment using scientific methods to discover how and why different processes are utilized.
Career Opportunities
Individuals working towards a concentration in software engineering should be interested in pursuing a career in software development in a business and team atmosphere. Most graduates begin their careers as software coders, progressing to positions such as software analysts and project managers for head offices, organizations, and corporations within Calgary and beyond.
Concentration Requirements
To complete a concentration in Software Engineering, there are some restrictions on the option courses that you can choose in your degree program. The University of Calgary calendar provides the concentration details concerning your program.
Faculty and Instructors
The program is taught by instructors who specialize in courses associated with this concentration, including:
- John Aycock
- Sonny Chan
- Majid Ghaderi
- Jalal Kawash
- Jon Rokne
- Ehud Sharlin
- Benjamin Stephenson
- Tony Tang
- Mea Wang
- Carey Williamson
Program Overview
The Software Engineering program is part of the Faculty of Science at the University of Calgary. The university is situated on land Northwest of where the Bow River meets the Elbow River, a site traditionally known as Moh’kins’tsis to the Blackfoot, Wîchîspa to the Stoney Nakoda, and Guts’ists’i to the Tsuut’ina. The University of Calgary acknowledges and pays tribute to the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy, the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda.